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    35hp choke linkage hookup?

    Correct. I just checked my 35 hp, and that is where it connects. From what I can tell, this spring just holds the choke open when it is not in use. There is very little tension on it.
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    Hot water heater

    As far as on going cost for using the recirculating pump, I have no idea. For me, the cost of the pump, over 60' of plumbing, and ripping into the basement ceiling in several places, was gonna add over $1,000 to the cost. Just too much to justify for the convenience of quicker hot water for...
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    Hot water heater

    I had a completely different experience. Specialized adapters ? Just tapped into cold supply, and connected to hot out, and a 120v outlet. Power vent unit exits out the wall. Increased labor ? Parts and labor, $2131.47. At $800 a year savings over the previous electric heater, cost fully...
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    Hot water heater

    Went from electric to gas to cut electric bill by $70 a month. Needed high capacity for the wife's new garden soaker tub, which will empty any conventional water heater. And needed a power vent heater and an 80 gallon PV runs about $2500 and you are always heating that tankful of water. The...
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    Hot water heater

    On demand heats the water at the point of use . So a heater, usually electric for convenience sake, in every room with a faucet. Tankless, simply replaces your current water heater with a super fast ( high btu ) heater. Mine is gas, 174,000 btu. Btu size has to be high enough for the number...
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    Hot water heater

    I don’t have on demand, I have tankless. So far so good, but only had it for 18 months.
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    Motor

    I'm wondering if the motor is off center, horizontally, port to starboard? OR... Is the motor not perpendicular to the water surface?
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    We had a bit of wind last night

    mazeophobia
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    Motor support racks

    Depends what you are building the rack out of. A welded steel rack, may only need a wheel in each corner. Something out of 2x6's on end, maybe 6 wheels. Something out of 2x4's, gonna need a lot of support. Why one rack instead of 3 separate racks???
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    Ideas for planters/raised beds?

    What is the benefit of a raised garden if you still have to bend over and reach down below your knees? Or actually get on your knees. If you are looking for good barrels, search out the food processing plants. They have barrels that contained corn starch, soybean oil, corn oil, vinegar, tomato...
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    Ideas for planters/raised beds?

    Neighbor is confined to an electric wheelchair. He uses 55 gal barrels cut in half (top to bottom). They are supported on a long 2x4 frame, high enough so he can access them with his wheelchair.
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    Boat Cover Repair?

    stitch a piece of kevlar on the inside where it rubs the windshield, and a heavy piece of upholstery vinyl on the outside.
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    StarCraft 181 SS conversion

    If I remember correctly, the splash well on my 18SS and my 70's mariner, was 34" front to transom. I then bought a newer Mariner ('82) and it had the smaller 11" splash well. So I gained 23" of boat interior space, but still had the same length boat. You can make the well as deep or long as...
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    Trailer Set Up

    Just buy a new appropriate (taller) winch post and winch. No sense in trying to make that one work, it is used up.
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    Stuck floor board over gas tank on Alumacraft

    screw 2 eye screws into it, on opposite sides, attach rope, and pull up.
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