Cougar's, mountain lions and black panthers are around here. Rare, but I have seen them! Kinda weird and a bit scary when you run across a mountain lion or panthers…..
Don’t overthink it. Here’s what I did as I’m restoring my 85 Larson. The holes will be covered by the cushions, and give access to wiring and such in the future. I scraped the layer of foam with a flat scraper, didn’t take much effort. Laid a flat aluminum bar in there from the hardware store...
Several years ago at the cabin, around two in the morning we heard a crashing sound outside, I got up and turned on the porch lights and a bear was staring at me through the window in the door, paws up! I banged on the door and he ran away. The grill was laying on the ground in pieces! I managed...
Had one at the shop that did that. Tested with a different drive, noise was still there. Tried it with no drive on it, noise was still there. Coupler wasn’t hitting anything and was fine with alignment. Never did figure it out.
Once you get the old wood out/cleaned up, when installing new, be sure that the exterior transom area is straight, not bulged in or out,and at the proper angle for your setup. I didn’t and had some exterior work that I had to do to make sure ever was true.
Yes. I have the same one. I seal the backside of a hole with plumbers putty, then good plastic on the side where you attaching the hose to the pump. Depending on the moisture level in the wood, I’ll sometimes add a secondary catch can so the moisture doesn’t get to the pump itself. Seal all hose...
Your welcome. What I’ve learned working at a marina is pulling the moisture out works fairly well. Yes heat lamps can dry an area but it could move the moisture away a bit also. We have used vacuum pumps with success quite often.
have been chasing an electrical issue on this boat for almost as long as I have owned it.
what style of bilge pump do you have? Those new style ones will self test for water Every few minutes. They kill a battery over time. I always install old school pumps that have a float.
Yeah….. thinking of carrying bear spray just to mow the lawn! My cordless hole puncher can’t be used in town, besides, I live right across the street from the sherifs department. They frown at loud noises!
No two fuel pumps are “ exactly” the same. One might be slightly stronger than the other. That will cause one engine to starve for fuel. You will need two tanks, or a tank with two separate fittings.
Gee, I didn’t get the stab, heck, I don’t even get a flue shot ever. Call me what you want, but I haven’t been sick in many years. Still plugging away at 69 years old.
Reminds me of a guy in town. Refuses to get a car because they pollute. But his friend will pick him up with an old school diesel, blowing black smoke, take him shopping and drop him back off, clueless people are out there…..
