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  1. Don S

    12-24 Volt

    Below is a drawing. I know it should work in theory, but will it in the real world? I know using the 12V acc will pull amperage out of battery A, but won't both battery A and B equalize voltage as A gets lower? And what will happen if the 24v trolling motor gets used at the same time as the 12v...
  2. Don S

    Failure to Prepare .................

    First holiday weekend coming up. I have to wonder how many boaters will drag the boat out of storage wash it off, go to the ramp and find the battery dead, or the engine won't start, or the motor/drive won't go down, or the engine overheats because the impeller is 15 years old, or the steering...
  3. Don S

    All Star qualifying is over, Now the race!

    OMG, could you imagine not having a pit road speed like they are doing in qualifying in a real race :eek: There would be bodies everywhere.
  4. Don S

    JGR Penalties Reduced

    Glad to see those crazy fines and loss of points were adjusted to a reasonable level. And Toyoto lost 2 more. Where the blame should have been to begin with in my opinion. I would hope that Toyoto is paying all the monetary fines. After a meeting that lasted more than six hours, the panel...
  5. Don S

    NASCAR Roof cameras removed

    First week of camera changes Seems to me after reading the article that Daytona and Dega would be the first places you wanted to remove the camera so the front car doesn't have the advantage and make them a bit more even. To much technology out there to not get that camera off the roof and...
  6. Don S

    How To Identify Alpha Style Outdrives

    Thought I would just put all this ID information into one thread to make it easier to find using search. Here is a .pdf download with ID information, and serial number ranges if you have a serial number. Identification and History and a couple of pictures. If you have the drive apart...
  7. Don S

    Anyone watching the truck race

    :eek: :eek: :eek: Yellow at less than ten to go, and these guys have raced like it's the last lap since lap one.
  8. Don S

    Photoshop, 6 hours, and all I get is an eye.

    Well, it was fun to do :) All digital BTW.
  9. Don S

    Look alike?

    I was looking at the online TV guide a bit ago and noticed the picture at the bottom under todays photo gallery. The picture was Nick Offerman that plays Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation's. Never watched the show, but the guy sure looks like NASCAR's Mike Helton, what do you think? Nick...
  10. Don S

    Ever looked at a flooded road and wondered how deep the water was?

  11. Don S

    Usernames....... the weird ones

    Ok, I can get a handle on most usernames where they have your name in them, type of boat, a bit of a saying, etc. But some usernames just don't seem to have any rhyme or reason behind the jumble of letters and numbers. For example (Not making fun of your name, just showed up at the right/wrong...
  12. Don S

    We Have a NEW Forum Guys.

    We now have a new forum for any forum or website issues, feedback, suggestions, ets. It's only for those issues, not boating or non boating questions, or anything else not related to the forums or the website. iboats Forum and Website Issues, Feedback, or Suggestions
  13. Don S

    Optical Illusions

    If you like optical illusions, you're going to enjoy these. There are 26 short videos that autoplay, or at least they should. Crazy Nuts Illusion! - YouTube
  14. Don S

    How to make NASCAR more fun to watch

    Would sure make it interesting at 200 mph. .
  15. Don S

    For all you 470 guys.

    If you have ever been curious about what service bulletins have ever been put out on the 470, well here they are. I went through every service bulletin from 76 thru 93 to get them all. Here they are if you want to download them http://www.4shared.com/office/nuoPUlYn/Service_Bulletins_470.html?
  16. Don S

    Gear Ratio Information for MC-1 thru Alpha I Gen II Drives

    Here are a some documents I put together that might come in handy for those trying to figure out what gear ratios they have in their MC-1 through Alpha I Gen II outdrives. It used to be commonly thought that the gear ratio only changed in the uppers, and all the lowers were the same. This if...
  17. Don S

    Woke up at 4AM with a desire to draw a green train...............

    Yeah, I know, sounds crazy but that's what happened. So I did. Found some sketches online of trains and made this one in Adobe Illustrator. That took several hours, but when I was done it just didn't seem like enough. It need to be setting at a RR Crossing, so I found a photo of a real...
  18. Don S

    TIME CHANGE again......... Grrrrr

    Yeah, if you are in an area that just has to play with the clocks a couple times a year, it's here again. Sure wish they would just leave it alone. :facepalm: Of course I have to admit that being retired it doesn't mean near as much any more.
  19. Don S

    How to use a DMM to test a battery that goes flat in a short time.

    This How To is by glenn property of pam I just did the pictures for him. If you have questions about the below procedure, please ask him and not me for clarification. Electricity is sometimes referred to like a liquid. a battery can be thought of as a bucket of electricity when everything on...
  20. Don S

    Wiring Diagrams, How To's, and other helpful information

    Disclaimer iBoats has no control over external links contained in stickies and to be aware that links are fluid and may or may not work. 1. Generic boat wiring diagrams.-- PLUS navigation light switch wiring Verified 2. Boat wiring diagram, adding second battery, color codes. Verified...
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