I do understand the concept of taking on a project with an anticipated happy outcome with a view to lifting ones spirits...been there (still there🙂). Sorry to hear about your Dad .🙂
The boat ....after getting the heart involved ( I dont really know how to say what I mean ) I think I would get...
I had a sticky float ......turned out the inside of the brass seat had crap built up on the insides where the needle goes in , the (triangular ) needle edges had worn 3 stripes in the crap 120⁰ apart (down to the brass ) and as long as the needle sat with the edges lined up with the stripes the...
I figured that the torque spec was a bit "ball park" as it goes ....you torque the nut to spec and then either lean on it some more or back it off so the pin hole in the shaft lines up with the slots in the nut .
I cant see the point in using a torque wrench , just tweek it up to the point...
I dunno what that means Joe 🙂
I did try to post pix a while ago that I was told were to big so I give up , but later on after I found out I could crop pix I give that a go and it seemed to reduce the size far more than I expected ...like about a reduction from over 5mb to under 3mb but I only...
I recently did up a Tohatsu M18d ....it got new everything except the cover and casings . I stripped all the paint off it as the previous owner ( my brother in law ...one of them ...she has 8 brothers ) had brushed on house paint .
Having learnt ...way to slowly ..about the prep thing this time...
I guess it sorta depends on the circumstances......you say "a local welder" , was this job done as a "not really our thing but we will have a go" at a cheap price or did they charge you full whack ?
If it was the former then Id be prepared to let them patch it up as best as practical, but if...
The bit I dont get ......wouldnt you stop welding when you saw the distortion starting , I mean it didnt suddenly boing outa shape after the job was finished .
I believe thats a replacement panel job .....not fixable .🙂
Servicing the gear case and water pump is not hard or very technical . I guess it might seem like open heart surgery..... removing the gear case an all, but its pretty straight forward and there are heaps of vids showing how to do it , and basic tools will do it .
If you get a service manual it...
Yeah I like the crispy skin ....just never thought of givin the tail a sizzle....but I will , just that I usually chop the tail off to fit it in the pan ( flounder is probly the only fish I cook whole ...mostly fillet everything else )🙂🙂
Yep ,my neighbour is building a log splitter and needed a 33mm drill to go thru ½ inch steel plate ....43 bucks off ali ex and 180 bucks locally . Cheap one did the job and still looks new . Works for me ( mostly coz he used my drill press 😁)
