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  1. harringtondav

    Container ship Captain wanted. ....recent opening

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/suez-canal-backlog-grows-as-efforts-resume-to-free-trapped-tanker-11616668644?st=xrqazxunjo7za7c&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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    Attention Delta Faucet Owners

    If you own a Delta single handle kitchen or bath lav faucet that's leaking ...do not spend $33 for the replacement cartridge shown below. RP50587. This is Delta's "diamond seal technology", and it's warranted for life. https://www.deltafaucet.com/service-parts/warranty The only requirement is...
  3. harringtondav

    Updated: Momentum Management

    ....sorry, my first vid link was a dud. This one works. Story is that this is the computer steered superyacht GO. Cap was trying to leave port, but the computer had other thoughts. Self driving cars? ...not for me. I just hope others stay in their lane.
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    Momentum Management

    ....which this is not. https://www.facebook.com/groups/187866265059233/permalink/1067859493726568/ ..just realized this is a FB post. If you don't have FB it shows a large cruise boat gobbling up several feet of docking and decks.
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    Need advice on a Tecumseh 2 stroke diaphragm carb.

    I resurrected my folk's '82 Toro S140 snowblower for use at the river house. I has a Tec 2 stroke AH1584a engine with a 632103 diaphragm carb, with fan vane governor. Manual says back the front idle screw out 1 turn, inside power screw out 7/8 turn. It runs OK as long as I don't crowd it. If I...
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    We've been spending a lot of time at our river house this winter while I continue to work on the basement finish project there. Yesterday ended an eleven day trip away from our main home < 2 hrs away. When I opened the door at home I knew something was wrong. It was cold inside. A quick check...
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    Not sure if this is real, but it sure is cool

    ......copied of a boating pal's FB post
  8. harringtondav

    Mississippi Slough Icebreaker

    ..Alternate title: Ice Fishing Boat. I spotted this trio coming up our slough, crunching through the ice. 27 deg F air temp, 32 deg F water temp. They made it up to the channel and got stuck for several minutes. They broke free and went down a back slough for a while before coming back up and...
  9. harringtondav

    New Boat Bummer

    Last June got a verbal trade in offer on my Larson B/R. The dealer said if ordered then my new Regal 1900ES would be shipped in Oct. OK. Four months. Good to know. I used our Larson until Aug and sold it for 150% of the dealer's offer. I didn't want the new boat until this Spring, so I...
  10. harringtondav

    New DIY Learning Curve

    Continuing with our river house basement finish. I'm working to do it all myself. HVAC installation is a new frontier for me ...maybe the last at my age. Round ductwork is mostly erector set assembly, with a bit of cutting. Now I'm getting into the rectangular trunk sections. I watched the...
  11. harringtondav

    HVAC Heat Kit Installation Electrical Question

    I'll be doing a DIY installation of a new heat pump w/heat kit back up at our river house. I've sized the heat kit based on the worst case sub-zero Iowa winters. But I'm concerned under average winter conditions the system will over deliver heat in short interval blasts. With gas fired furnaces...
  12. harringtondav

    Best clearcoat safe tree sap remover?

    I fuss over our vehicle's finishes like I fuss over our boat's gelcoat. ...Clear coat is simple: Keep it clean, give it a coat of Liquid Glass LG100 once or twice a year. But we have a large clump river birch over our driveway. In the spring it mists down sap. I try to keep the vehicles in the...
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    Laptop looses wireless connection when on battery

    Dell Inspiron 15 3565 Intel 3165 wireless card driver Nov 2018 new My daughter's laptop. Her complaint is wireless internet connection drops when she is on battery only. All is well when she is on the charger. Battery seems fine based on the charge icon. I've tweaked power settings as best as...
  14. harringtondav

    The day two old boating pals realize they've become two old drifty/dozy boating pals

    I recently helped my long time boating pal Tom do a long overdue replacement of his Alpha II lower shift cable in the parking lot of his marina. Teamwork. I removed the trim senders and broke loose the bell housing pivot pins while he disconnected the cable from the shift plate. Outdrive off...
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    IBC stretch?

    Here is my question. When wiring a lighting only circuit downstream from 20 amp circuit protection is it safe (not a question about compliance) to use 14 ga/15 amp wire for the switch pigtails? Here's the back story. The original owner of our river house wired the whole place with 12 gage wire...
  16. harringtondav

    Boating Karma

    I saw this dead pontoon about 200 yds up our slough, two younger people paddling with an older guy than me in the boat. They weren't making much headway downstream to the ramp. Good current, but better south wind. I saw several boats pass with their heads turned away. This pricey wake boat from...
  17. harringtondav

    Air Boat on Deep Water?

    I heard this thing rumbling for 40 seconds as it idled up our slough. He opened it up in front of me. Clearly a big block engine. For the noise and power it uses it doesn't move very fast....not compared to a big block glass boat. It made my ears hurt from 200' away. I can't imagine sitting on...
  18. harringtondav

    Ficht Evinrude. Survivable?

    Another boating pal + wife are spending the weekend at our place. I noticed his O/B as I was helping him launch. 1998 Evinrude 150 hp Ficht. I recalled stories about the problems from this forum, but I didn't say anything. Last night he mentioned he heard about the issues and researched before...
  19. harringtondav

    Man of The Year...whoever his is.

    I watched this guy using his trolling motor go upstream to a local sand bar with his lady friend in front. Several hours later I saw them drifting back to the ramp. Trolling motor up, lady paddling/steering from the bow. He had his portable bimini up. ....thinking he had enough battery to steer...
  20. harringtondav

    River Hazards

    This deadhead emerged yesterday. Our slough is just off the Mississippi main channel. The river has dropped 3.5' in five days. I saw boats cruising over this thing earlier. I learned the hard way to keep to center channel in sloughs years ago. That's why I only use aluminum props. I haven't...
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