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  1. matt167

    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

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    Bilge Plug & bilge pump placement

    Plug can go inside if it will fit. I put it in from the inside on my 14’. Can’t on my big boat.. zip ties aren’t a great solution but it will work, that’s how my big boats pump is mounted for the season
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    There is a full working SUN machine not far from my house for sale for $50. Hes dropped the price from $300. I want it badly but don’t have the garage space. My Heathkit dwell tach doe’s everything I need. But the scope would be cool
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    3.0L comparability

    3.0 is commonly cracked externally and able to be patched…. However they are pretty cheap to buy good used.. going up to 1990, is an almost bolt in. need your rear mounts as the spacing is different, and the riser might need swapped.
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    Engine misfires after rain storm

    New distributior cap, rotor, and wires with di electric grease in the connections.. see if it comes back. It probably won’t
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    1976 mercruiser 140 carb

    I’ve purchased a couple Chinese Amazon carbs and they seem to work fine. One was a Mercarb. I think Thundermingo or something like that was the brand. It ran a 3.0L just fine. Not the best quality but it did work
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    why I still prefer gauges in my cars

    It might have a needle and look like a gauge.. but it is a digital gauge. It is not directly connected to the sender. It connects to the ECM and is driven by a stepper motor through a digital interface that uses logic.. there is an actual temp range that will cause it to read dead center of the...
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    why I still prefer gauges in my cars

    That analog gauge is just a digital readout. Many modern engines replaced the thermostat with a coolant control valve which is usually buried
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    I’m hoping that I can get the winch stand raised up. I remember looking at the u bolts for it and it’s pretty crusty. Trailer is 99% excellent shape but you can kinda see the rust in that one picture. I have another trailer I could take another winch stand off of if I needed to
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    Only 2 pictures I have on the trailer are from just before I picked it up.. reason I really think it’s custom built is the lighting is built into the running boards like many equipment trailers and I can’t say I’ve ever seen a boat trailer built to that high of a quality
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    It’s got rollers and bunks and everything is adjusted correctly
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    Kinda what I was thinking.. boat/ trailer is still pretty new to me even though I’ve now ran it 5 times or so, this being the first real issue. I guess I never realized it was backwards. It was definitely custom built for a different boat, but it is extremely nice.
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    It doesn’t go under on mine, it goes over. I don’t have a roller stop, it’s one of those V butt things. The bow stop sits below the eye on mine. I should probably drop the height of the winch stand a little and re adjust everything. Either drop it or raise it anyway
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    The Hook on the strap kept getting caught on the bow stop and pulling it… I should have said pulling it over and not under.
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    I may have had it just not quite deep enough. I have launched and retrieved the boat from the same launch multiple times. I replaced the winch on it as the old one really was worn out and it may sit a little taller. But this is first issue. The trailer is custom built for sure but I think it...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    On the Lockheed brakes, they are fixed adjustment so the shoes do not float. The adjustments have cam eccentrics accessed in the back, but the gauge is needed to get them centered. Can’t do it with the drum on. There is a commercial tool available that is a nut and a bar welded together. I just...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Brake adjustment gauge for fixed position Lockheed drum brakes. Even after explaining how it works I got a blank stare
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    This one had the young guys thinking I was nuts when I put it together at work…. But I’m really not even that old.
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    I was ‘That’ guy at the ramp coming in yesterday.

    Took my big boat out yesterday ( Sylvan Offshore 22 ). Launched, nobody there. No stress. Nice day on the water. Went to go back in and it was busy. Multiple people tried stealing the dock. Finally got to the launch. Got truck, backed in and I could not keep the winch strap from pulling the...
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    1975 Mercruiser 165 valve cover gasket ?

    For a 1975 Chevy C10 250/4.1L with non integral head. Rubber and cork is available
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