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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    Mine looked good also. I pulled it down anyway, sure enough it had a crack in the gasket. It won’t let water into the hydraulic oil, that’s a basically sealed system.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    You removed the hydraulic manifold cover. Did you drop the manifold itself?
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    The ship in the background is the Edgar Speer. I have a friend who is on that. They were holed up by Saint Marie waiting out the storm for a couple days!
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    rodent infestation

    Well it wasnt close till she built a house… So there is that!
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    rodent infestation

    Flashback, You hunt in northern Wisconsin?
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    rodent infestation

    Yeah, up here a lady bought property, built a house, fully aware that the gun range was 1.5 miles away. And she works for the dnr. The house is not in line with the range at all. But she was sending a petition around to make them move the range as the noise was too much. Wtf? Nobody sighed her...
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    rodent infestation

    Number 7: Our neighbor was skipping.22s up the river when we were kids, I was standing there watching for a bit till I heard a “ zing” I said what was that? He said ah, sometimes they come back! I got out of there! He never got hit but holy smokes!
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    rodent infestation

    neighbor was cleaning his gutters, out in the country. Suddenly right next to his head bang! A bullet hit the gutter. That side of his house was away from any neighbors by a couple miles. Never heard any gunshots and never figured out where it came from. Don’t know the caliber.
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    Another job for JB weld???

    Yup, seen it happen a few times. If you service your impeller every few years, you clean that cavity at the same time. Most don’t know that.
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    Removing gas from an old sportfish while in the water?

    I wouldn’t worry about it till it’s on the hard. Heck of a lot easier to do then. Depending on how much fuel you have, you could simply use 55 gallon drum and pump it into that with a small electric pump. Done a few myself.
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    Another job for JB weld???

    That crack won’t affect anything, it the drain hole for the cavity. grind it out a tad and jb. Drain the oil and pressure check the drive to make sure there is no other damage.
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    rodent infestation

    Peanut butter, and a handful of bird seed thrown on for good measure.
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    Must be cold...

    Even up here on Chequamegon bay on Lake Superior, when the storms hit, the logs, slab wood, and other debris gets ripped up from the bottom of the lake. back in the day there were massive sawmills on the shore around the bay. They would have log rafts also from the foresters and those still to...
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    rodent infestation

    I built a wood box with a slide open top, put a rat trap inside. The opening was just big enough for them to get about half way in. Nailed around six of them. Haven’t had an issue since.
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    marine formula debond

    5200 is a bugger to remove Reguardless. It’s had its issues at the shop, sometimes it never dries and other times it’s dang near impossible to remove. We don’t use it much anymore. 4200 or 4000 has been reliable for us. Depending on the application we also use lifeseal for stansions and such...
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    Pump themed anchor

    Looks good! I’ve seen people use a bowling ball, yes that doesn’t work well as it just slides across the bottom. Yours has a way of grabbing the bottom. Around here it’s not uncommon to get snagged on branches or logs making it difficult to get it out. But the only anchor I’ve ever lost is when...
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    Can I buy a trailer online?

    Buy local. A friend bought one online and it arrived looking ok. After a month it was surface rust all over it. He inquired about that and they said it comes with primer paint only, you have to paint it the color you prefer! I bought mine from the local L&M fleet, powder coated and it’s been...
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    Trail camera issues fixed, now pics from them ...

    I don’t have a cam like that but even if I did, it wouldn’t matter. The deer don’t come around when I’m there, they come around at night. Ugh.
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    Must be cold...

    Yeah, 4* f right now, preparing to go down to my son’s place 130 miles south of here. Maby be warmer there as it’s closer to the equator?
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    Jeez! What happened to global warming

    Gee, when I was burning wood I would go through around 15 cords every winter. It’s 4* f right now here in northern Wisconsin. The furnace is working perfectly for now.
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