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    Removing Spiders

    Yeah, I dont hurt the ladybirds coz they eat aphids
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    Removing Spiders

    We get them here too ....on everything 😡 there is at least one in every rear view mirror on all my cars , in my quad headlights , on my fishing gear ........pretty much anything that you dont move for half a day . I use spider spray around the outside of the house and sheds .....like 50 litres...
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    Ethanol!

    There is no ethanol in any mainstream fuel here. One brand does sell E85 but not for general use but for racing . None of the 91 or 95 ron has ethanol . NPD sell 100plus ( still no ethanol ) which comes with anti corrosion additives and a stabiliser and is guaranteed to keep for 12 months in a...
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    Last weekend at the lake

    I fish lake , river and sea all year round ....but not today ...or yesterday , its blowing westerly like you wouldnt believe . My fence is on a lean ,cats in hiding ,even sucked the man hole cover up into my ceiling and the power is flickering and cutting out . 🙂
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    my new profile pic

    I used to be involved in running an annual motorbike rally (we thought the worlds southern most ) and during the festivities usually some arseholes would raise their heads .....always interesting to see what they were riding when they left the next morning . But yeah , they are out there. I sold...
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    80 HP Mercury trim

    🙄no , ergo means " there for " ( its latin ) . I dont know where the relays are situated , but here are some Basically little square boxes that plug in , most probly near the electrical connection bits on the side of your motor cylinder block .🙂
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    80 HP Mercury trim

    Might just be a relay . If your lucky you may be able to swap over the up relay for the down and see if the fault follows the relay . You could also use a volt meter to see if both relays are working. There is only one trim motor that spins one way for up and tother way for down ...ergo , if...
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    Repair of door latch

    Yeah ,before you find out what else they butchered . There is no excuse for that from a boat builder .
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    Penn fathom Electric

    Well I think that unless you are disabled or doing multiple drops into 600m of water you should wind it up yourself 😁I mean that that to its logical extreme and you should just go buy your fish 😁😁😁 I dunno about the Penn leckywinds but I bet they are like anything else you lean on in that...
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    Are Yamaha fuel filters universal?

    Do you think Yamaha make fuel filters ? .....about as much as they make spark plugs ....I wonder just where it is they get them from 🤔🙄
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    What kind of boat is this?

    Depends what you want ....for instance that would be ok for shallow water spearing . We use a glass bottomed box ( actually a plastic fish tub with a repurposed tempered glass fridge shelf glued into the bottom ) to spy flounders and other bottom dwelling tasties that we then spear or drop a...
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    non alcoholic beer

    Ugh 🤮 uk beers are ...well... ugh . They'd be better off learning how to make decent beer that thinkin up stupid names for the crap they do make .....Bischops finger ...Wobbly boot ....I mean baaaaarrrrffff😂😂
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    1962 Evinrude 40hp Lower Unit Leak?

    All the above ....and it doesnt take much blue smoke oil out the exhaust to slick up the water if your not on the move....gets obvious real quick . Good on you for resurrecting another old gem .🙂🙂
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    I have been working on a new project, Fishing Cart!

    Surf fishing with those little things 😁😁my surf caster is 14 foot long with a penn 950 spinfisher reel . And I use a 100psi bait cannon ....mostly co I only got one leg and on a gravely beach ( the good ones all are ) I cant cast well at all. We catch Elephant fish , spinney dogfish , the odd...
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    Just cant figure this out...

    I just disconnect the fuel hose at the motor and either run it out of fuel or drain the carbs ....🙄usually both 😁
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    Sand getting into Suzuki 20hp outboard - can I pull it out?

    Yeah me too , polished the paint right offa many a prop , never had an issue . Biederboat run the motor in a tub or on muffs and try shoving a bit of heavy fishing line ( like 1.5 - 2mm dia ) up the pee hole or take the hose off the motor and have a poke up there , could be just a bit of scale...
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    Used Glastron GX 205 with engine issues

    🙄 The only boat I ever actually sold (as opposed to swapping ,dealing ) ...I wish Id kept it . Not big or flash , I paid a grand for it on good trailer ...no motor ,16' fibreglass , home made plywood cuddy ,wound up with a 90hoss yam 2 stroke , in hind sight was a bloody good practical...
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    Used Glastron GX 205 with engine issues

    Run Forest run. The two happiest days of your life The day you buy your 1st boat , and the day you sell it
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    Is it Safe to boat, knowing you have partial rotten stringer?

    Result 👍😁
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    Deep pitting inside water jacket on power head.

    Yep ,the more the better 🙂
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