Search results

  1. D

    Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?

    When I rewired I have access to THNN wire oil and gas resistant wire.
  2. D

    Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?

    There is not a lot of wire in those motors, you can easily rewire a motor. I have a 1957 Mercury I can easily get parts for. Do a compression test. Post some pictures up please.
  3. D

    any roofers here?

    My home is in a trust for my 2 kids, it will be their shared cabin when the wife and I are gone. That is why a 50 year roof is what I want.
  4. D

    any roofers here?

    I will never have asphalt shingles on my house again.
  5. D

    Boat purchase

    Owner offers a test drive anything above that is on the buyer. Up to you what you want to risk but like others offered a survey done on the water will suffice. A good surveyor will see the signs of issues with the hull from the inside.
  6. D

    Boat purchase

    No it is a fact of life that experienced owners are offering.
  7. D

    Rant: Can't catch a break with weekend weather...

    Well the weather has finally come around, it is now hot and dry. Evidently perfect weather for pollen, the pine trees are puffing like smoke. My voice is gravel my eyes are caked shut in the morning, this is the opposite of fun.
  8. D

    rant

    I have a rant where do you draw the line? My son has big bashes at the lake, they are all very respectful and usually do not break stuff. This summer my son is only going to have one weekend party at the lake so it will be 1 combined group problem is 30 people. Yes we can do it but can we keep...
  9. D

    best way to carry gas to the dock

    Consider it part of your fitness regime, I go with the 5 gallon cans. The ski boat normally is pulled when not in use so I will just drive to town to put the 25 gallons in, the pontoon just has a 6 gallon tank so that gets filled every other week.
  10. D

    New project

    No but I may need one funny I gave away 4 window units when I moved. Actually I could use a portable unit the upstairs bedrooms get warm when the house is crowded.
  11. D

    New project

    No idea I like it for the weight. I am just going to put poly on it make it shiny
  12. D

    New project

    I am going to have to stick a window AC unit in the fish house to work on it, it is like a sauna in there.
  13. D

    New project

    got a text the milling is done on the basswood
  14. D

    Bayliner contessa wont plane

    Things happen
  15. D

    rant

    I know as I age if I come in for a break and have a sandwich or a beer it is hard to leave the AC to get drug around by a lawn mower out in the heat.
  16. D

    rant

    I worked on a 500 acre hobby farm in my youth, the mrs always had me in for lunch. Fed me head cheese sandwiches and fermented fruit sauce on ice cream for desert. She was the president of the Minnesota Republican Party at the time and politicians would come to discuss their possibility of...
  17. D

    Nobody fishing?

    I don't go in the water normally, I am allergic to lake water. Not my skin but I sneeze on a pontoon ride and if my head goes under water it is like cement in my sinuses. Why do I live on a lake then? ask the warden.
  18. D

    Nobody fishing?

    I have a dock light every night at 9 pm I go down with a pound and a half of pellets to feed the fish, I think the fish are preconditioned to eat anything that comes off the dock.
  19. D

    Bayliner contessa wont plane

    Call me crazy but have you done a compression test on the cylinders?
  20. D

    Nobody fishing?

    Google says sunfish don't eat turtles, well personal experience begs to differ.
Top