Recent content by Jeff J

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    Nobody fishing?

    The bones are why I only fillet fish. I don’t clean fish I can’t get boneless fillets from.
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    Nobody fishing?

    I used to do some fillets on the grill. Raw fish wrapped in foil with the seasoning you like. Can be done in the oven that way too. Really, I don’t see how it is cut has much to do with how it is cooked. Wife breads and bakes some. I do prefer fried but nearly everything tastes better fried.
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    Nobody fishing?

    Dad skins his catfish and I seem to recall watching him scale fish when I was a kid but I have never scaled or skinned a fish. Just fillets for the 45+ years I have been allowed to play with knives. Bluegill taste good but not much meat on them. Bass give good fillets but you never hear of...
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    best muffs to use on mercruisers?

    I just tank it using a large tote. I did have to build a 2x4 frame around the top to keep the weight of the water from deforming the tote.
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    Bearing buddy issues

    A lot would depend on how far it was run without the bearing buddy. Also, bearings and/or races can fail without much warning so I would not assume the bearings were good when the cap came off. I heard a “ping” one day while a buddy was backing me down the ramp. We pulled the hub in the parking...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I know I have gotten repackaged returned parts before and had to return them because they didn’t work. I have also received used parts in new packaging but that fault lies with incompetence of the person who allowed the return and put it back on the shelf. I have witnessed more than one person...
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    Bearing buddy issues

    While I agree with what you are saying and it is what I do, that kind of defeats the purpose of having a bearing buddy since they constantly push grease in. You either pack the hub full or pump the grease in with a gun. I just don’t use bearing buddies or the other grease gun options. Even...
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    Bearing buddy issues

    No reason to think a little heat from the sun or heat buildup from being on the road wouldn’t expand the air trapped under the cap and push them out. I had some caps that would push out just from the little bit of compressed air created while pushing them on. The pinhole idea is a good one.
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    No Vin for Trailer

    I don’t know about other manufacturers but Bear only uses the sticker. That was the deal 12 or so years ago when my trailer disappeared from the boat ramp. I took a metal stamp kit and put the vin number on bottom of the replacement trailer’s frame and on the removable tongue.
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    No Vin for Trailer

    That looks almost identical to my trailer. I wonder if it was made by Bear too?
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    No Vin for Trailer

    I wouldn’t think list weight for the boat would be very accurate (fuel, oil, water, grime, assorted equipment/tools and toys). If the office doesn’t require proof (scale tickets) someone with a set of scales for weighing race cars or aircraft you could weight it pretty fast at a boat ramp...
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    MS Office alternative

    I think if I was that hard on laptops I would just buy a Toughbook. Mine almost never leaves the office. Mine will not run without being plugged in. New Dell G15 in 2021 failed the charging system (got scary hot, hot enough I took it outside to open it and pull the battery) under warranty and...
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    MS Office alternative

    The older versions are fine but at some point someone will send stuff that the old versions cannot open. Not to mention it needs to be compatible with your operating system. For example Office 2013, while only $50 for the download version, will not run on Windows 11 according to the info on the ad.
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    MS Office alternative

    I just buy the home and student edition rather than screw with the 365 subscription. It lasts me several years so it saves a lot of money over 365 for the same period of time.
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    removing a pontoon off the trailer on land

    I don’t know how strong the clamp on forks hold for pushing and/or pulling. A ball could be put on the end of a fork if it can handle the load. I have seen it done with the bucket but I never liked poking holes in the bucket.
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