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  1. dingbat

    Really dry around here

    Standard steel well casing size for around here... guessing 6"
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    Really dry around here

    What am I missing? My well is 275 ft. deep with a 1/2 HP submersible in it. No shroud.....just hang off the pitless adapter and a rope
  3. dingbat

    Garmin Striker shutting down

    Yes, that’s your problem. Take it somewhere to be load tested
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    Should my telltale always be cool?

    Depends on the water temperature and whether or not the tell tell is in parallel or in series with the cooling loop Your not generating enough heat at idle to open a stat unless running for a considerable amount of time.
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    Mercury oil injection - keep or delete?

    Hoses get "stiff", lose plasticity as the result of prolonged exposure ultraviolet rays (sunlight) and atmospheric ozone breaking down the polymer chains in the rubber, causing it to dry out and stiffen. The life expectancy of a neoprene rubber hose used in fuel delivery service is 10-15...
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    Building a fishing boat.

    Night vision cameras have been around for years. Same technolgy as a trail camera and “ring” door bell cameras. Night vision goggles start @ $100 and go up from there. A pan and tilt unit for marine use that plugs into your chart plotter runs roughly the same as a radar dome
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    Building a fishing boat.

    See more and more guys using FLIR for running in low light conditions. Supported by a number of Ethernet compatible chartplotters and MFDs
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    Ohm specs

    Ohm testing a coil isn't a reliable means to measure the performance of a coil. I've had more bad coils test good more time than I can count. The only true measure of performance is to test the output with a spark tester.
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    Nobody fishing?

    Heat index is made up hype. Was your 104 heat index the result of 94 degrees and 50% humidity or 84 degrees and 90% humidity?
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    What is this?

    Switch contacts are not replaceable. You need a new ignition switch. Recommend doing some basic troubleshooting before breaking out the "Parts Cannon"
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    What is this?

    Looks like a switch contact. Guessing the ignition switch failed
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    downrigger cable & radio question

    A bad cable connection doesn’t discriminate between radio checks and broadcast messages. Having said that, VHF is line of sight communications. If you can’t see the broadcast antenna, you can’t hear broadcast. On a typical day, you’re not going to hear anything that more than 3-4 miles away...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Old school is right..60+% of today’s population were not born yet…lol In comparison, my daily driver just rolled 250k miles on 12 spark plugs, 5k oil changes, and a fuel filter.
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Cleaning out my desk in the basement. My 30 yro kids had no clue what they are
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    Artificial Intelligence

    If your worried about someone seeing you naked, the first thing you do is close the curtains…then you lock the door and put the key in your pocket. Got rid of cable. Had my provider switch me over to Ethernet, installed a firewall on the router and browse behind a VPN First thing I delete...
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    Cleaning pitting aluminum

    Weld-O and a stainless toothbrush Best aluminum cleaner on the market https://www.harrisproductsgroup.com/en/Products/arweld0
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    deck waterproofing

    Not sure about brands, but the formulation makes a difference. For long term durability you want a penetrating oil, not “waterproofing” like Thompson. Been using Flood, CWF-UV since my deck was new. Still looks great after 25 years
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    Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries

    Doesn’t have to be “broken” to be leaking current across the windings
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    Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries

    Not necessarily. A 12V switch would be all that is required to actuate a remote battery isolation relay. If that is the case, that would be high on my list of things to check as well.
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    Better solution for this "seat"

    My last boat had a similar setup except it had a door and mounted a pedestal seat to the top
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