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    rant

    Worked for a farmer for a couple summers in my mid teens, who had the portable machinery to clean grain for seed, and took it around to other farms. Whether it was being fed at those places (I remember one in particular), small town cafes once in a while, or just the lunches his wife packed us...
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    PSA for inboard gas owners.....

    I usually smell the exhaust of the blower during pre-trip prep and/or before firing up once in the water, or have one of the kids do it. That only covers that moment in time though.
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    Hot water heater

    That's a good one
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    18ft Boat Launch with RWD Suburban

    5.7L (Vortec) Suburban with 3.73:1 (ltd slip) and 2WD. Works every time, but there are some ramps at my lake (one in particular) I'd be way too scared to try (steep and a longish way to the top). I don't think it ever even spins the tires, or rarely and only briefly. The one I use 99% of the...
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    Bad Gas

    I've told the story before, but I sold my previous one to get my boat in 2018. Didn't really plan to have one again until my son got one and got me back into it. That was 3 years ago. I have used it SO much more than the boat, mainly commuting.
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    Bad Gas

    I have used it very regularly. It hasn't sat long at all unless it's been down for some kind of maintenance, which has been a while. I ride it so much it's my 4-wheelers that I have to start/drive once in a while just because, to keep exercised, lol. Coming up on winter though, so...
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    Bad Gas

    Lol. Yeah, I'm never going back there either, for anything.
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    Bad Gas

    I've learned some stuff over this. I had my sample tested (the state agency overseeing got right on it), and it turns out to be phase separation or some such - a likely ethanol-water mix in the bottom layer, from which it takes a good long while for the water to separate out of (I think the guy...
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    Bad Gas

    Got a hold of some the other day... It was from a place I rarely buy gas from, but I forgot to stop at my usual (for 100%) on my way home, and so filled the bike (carbureted) with 91 E10 at this alternate place, as a matter of convenience. Well, long story short, I almost got stranded the next...
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    Epic launch

    A friend's dad had one in a 1980 Chevrolet P/U. I was a little surprised they were still being used then. Prob bought up north somewhere, no AC either. I looked at a pre-'73 Chevy that had one, sort of a project, but Dad was against it, so... I eventually wound up with a Monza with a...
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    Reminder to check gear before towing.

    I lost a couple of pipe insulation foams that I had on top of the side windows to protect the cover/tarp... and a padded trip piece off of the top of the engine housing... and a couple of other things years ago, unrelated to boating that I don't want to admit to, but got both back. I wonder...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Tilt, cruise, AC, and yes, wiper delay. Mirrors on both sides is good (lol), with blindspots. Ok, electric windows. Better have that for the mirrors too. Rear window defogger... A kid in high school had an early 60s Dodge with a pushbutton automatic transmission. Nostalgia. Not for that...
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    Finally, a Funnel Solution!

    My main concern is I don't want them getting dirty before I use 'em again (the skinny ones are hard to clean out, obviously), so I stick a paper towel in them, another one or two in the bottom of a Wal Mart bag and tie them up in there. Maybe put that in a small box. Ready to go next time I...
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    Let's talk skill...

    Practice the slow thing (idle power) away from the dock/ramp, with a reference point ahead. Eventually you get a feel for the timing and amount of steering input, and don't even really think about it anymore. Both of those can still be a challenge though sometimes (docking, recovery). If...
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    Girlie Ads on the Site

    Well, not always, perhaps. Why the heck would I post complaining about it if that was so? I'd more likely just sit back and enjoy them. So maybe the targeted question was misguided.
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