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Dragging chains causes them to wear. A “buddy” borrowed my dovetail and allowed the chains to drag the entire trip. I had to cut out 3 links and splice with a cheater link. It isn’t difficult to remove slack when hooking up a trailer. Just twist the chain a little. Same guy lost the lynch pins...

Some depends on the desired result. Cutting the tube and welding a flush patch looks best but most patches I have seen are just welded over the damaged area. I’ve seen patches welded over both dents and holes. New, undamaged look equals new tube. The last time I priced a side tube for a tri it...

10K behind an F150? They must have really upped the limit on the newer trucks. Mine legally caps out about 7500 pounds.

Sorry, I didn’t catch how shallow that rig is setup to run or that the transducer would pretty much be in line with the prop hub. My thinking above was along the lines of a motor mounted at a more traditional height. That is one heck of an anti-cav plate on the motor but I don’t know if it can...

I have never seen a transducer mounted in front of the motor as proposed. I don’t see a problem with doing it unless the lower unit can interfere with getting an accurate depth but it could be trimmed to be out of the way if needed when idling around.

He doesn’t have a through the hull transducer nor does he wish to install one. His question was about mounting a transducer between the hull and the motor. So, no, you certainly did not answer his question.

I agree. You will want someone very proficient welding aluminum. I can weld a lot of stuff and have welded aluminum but I would not attempt a repair on a tube because my success rate with aluminum is about 50%. Ask your local boat dealer/repair shop if they have someone they use. That’s how I...

Never had a problem with a repaired tube. I’m just a po broke country boy so a couple hundred to a good welder is much preferred to several thousand for a new tube. It costs just as much to ship one as it does to buy one plus a few hundred to have it swapped out if you can’t do it yourself...

A piece of light log chain will fall through a 45. Rattle it around a bit and most of the chucks will fall out. I have responded to chimney fires that had the pipe glowing and had the surrounding structure smoldering. Fastest way to extinguish a chimney fire is to throw a wet rag on the fire...

Not so different. Insurance will scam him all the same. If the other company doesn’t cover it, his may but his rates will go up. The primary difference is I decreased the value covered to afford to have some insurance while the insurance company decreased the value of the boat to the point that...

I have been kicking around the idea of a waste oil stove for my shop. I found some plans online for converting a hot water heater. Waste oil is a pain to get rid of legally so it makes sense to get rid of it while getting some use out of it. I was giving it to a guy with a commercial waste...

Insure a brand new vehicle and the rates increase as the vehicle’s value decreases. They will not replace with new even if you have paid them enough to replace it new at least once. A hail storm took out my skylight 20 years ago. Not knowing any better, I called in a claim and they sent an...

Anyone here know the reason the “boost” setting isn’t used to charge a battery? The same reason for not using an alternator to charge a dead battery would apply. Slamming a battery with high amperage for a few moments after a start doesn’t hurt them because it isn’t long enough for the battery...

There seemed to be a lot of Tohatsu motors used on the Swamp People show. I don’t know how many true to life rigs were used. I know most, if not all, the gator fishing was fake.

Yep, a person must follow the instructions if they want a shot at stuff working anywhere near what is advertised. Cleaning and oiling a K&N filter is not a 10 minute job.

National Championship Air Races. I was on leave and had been notified to return to duty by the time the towers fell.

This happens with aircraft all the time. Especially with older planes. The cost of an engine or replacing the fabric skin on a bird can easily exceed the market value of the package.

I talk to the local shops. They can’t match online prices but frequently come down to a difference I can stomach. No local shops, no jobs, no parts available for immediate needs, no tax money for roads, schools, hospitals…

I have seen lots of those on Volvo Penta. Never really worried about it much except for the one with the cooler. The cooler seemed to catch all of the bits.

The boat looks heavy on the hitch to me. It might be worth trying to slide it back a little but, as others have pointed out, you have to have weight on the hitch. Towing without enough weight on the hitch is not fun and can be dangerous.