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  1. Captain Caveman

    Ideas for planters/raised beds?

    Keep in mind that the drums are plastic, and once were used to transport/hold oil or chemicals. One might want to ensure that all of those chemicals are removed. Then one might also have the question about all of the forever chemicals leaching out of the plastic and into your soil/plants/food...
  2. Captain Caveman

    4 all y'all still shovelin snow

    The funny thing is that some people think that the folks in the north are just aching for warmth and sunshine. I do like it, but give me -30 and snow any day over 98 degrees. You couldn't pay me enough to live somewhere that hot. Luckily we only see temps like that a couple of times per summer.
  3. Captain Caveman

    Getting impatient

    True for north of the Cities. It's all open from the metro and southward. I won't grab my boat for another month. I still have another snowmobile ride or two left, and then maintenance to put those to sleep for the summer! -14 degrees this morning on the iron range. Time to cut up the big white...
  4. Captain Caveman

    Getting impatient

    I did all of my work on a cold, fall day, so there isn't much left to do except to bring the boat home and transfer the gear that I used for ice fishing this winter (pliers, license, cheaters, etc). Luckily the lady who stores my boat doesn't care when I pick it up. She's always happy to see me...
  5. Captain Caveman

    Lubricate new water impeller rubber ?

    The impeller is intended to be lubricated by water. The only time that you would consider using something besides that is if you intend on running the motor without water. Some people think that for the initial startup, there isn't water in there to lubricate the impeller. This could be true of...
  6. Captain Caveman

    50th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's demise

    A storm so rough that it just sank the "Titanic" of the Great Lakes, and Captain Bernie Cooper turns his ore boat around to go back out and look for the Edmund Fitzgerald. Buy that man a beer.
  7. Captain Caveman

    Gas Pressure washer "turn off" instructions incorrect??

    Just fill it full of non-ethanol gas and a little fuel stabilizer and you don't have to worry about constantly draining the carb and fuel lines. The best move that I ever made was switching to non-ethynol gas in all of my tools/toys that sit for periods of time. I now leave the tanks topped off...
  8. Captain Caveman

    Loose Strap From Winch To Bow

    That was the lock that I used on my sled trailer prior to the current one. It rusted within months as well. There's a huge difference between being towed in a saltwater environment and being pelted by road salt kicked up by your tires for 500 miles.
  9. Captain Caveman

    Towing friends boat damage

    That's too bad but not surprising. He did the right thing in terms of offering to pay. No matter how smooth this all goes, it still puts a slight strain on the relationship. Hopefully everything goes well, and you putting this all into a post might save someone else from having an accident...
  10. Captain Caveman

    gotten one of these?

    I've certainly never seen anything like this in Minnesota.
  11. Captain Caveman

    gotten one of these?

    Interesting if that is really true. I was wondering why any Fish & Game would care about boat fuel usage.
  12. Captain Caveman

    Towing friends boat damage

    Great idea.
  13. Captain Caveman

    Towing friends boat damage

    Always go criss-cross applesauce on those safety chains! I've seen some pretty long safety chains too, which can also allow a load to smash into the back of a vehicle. About eight years ago I bought a used snowmobile trailer. It had safety cables instead of chains, and they were badly rusted. I...
  14. Captain Caveman

    Towing friends boat damage

    On some trailers, I've noticed that the latch arms can get in the way of letting the coupler fully seat on the ball. It's always something that I pay attention to especially when it's not my own trailer.
  15. Captain Caveman

    Sure Lube pin for Karavan trailer

    Has anyone found a good, local replacement for these Sure Lube cotter pins? I just replaced all of the bearings, races, and rear seals but realized that I didn't have replacement cotter pins. I don't want to wait a week to order new ones online. Online the size is: 1-11/16" x 1/2" x 5/32"...
  16. Captain Caveman

    Loose Strap From Winch To Bow

    I use these on my boat and snowmobile trailers. However, I quickly realized that they are not salt-resistant. The snowmobile lock didn't even last a season, so now I tow with a standard pin in the coupler and then put the lock on once it gets to its destination.
  17. Captain Caveman

    Water in bilge

    I suppose this is an I/O, so you're right.
  18. Captain Caveman

    Loose Strap From Winch To Bow

    Oooh, I'm not sure if the devil or angel on my shoulders would prevail if I caught somebody actively stealing my stuff. It's been too many years since I've thrown a real punch, but you've got me dreaming...
  19. Captain Caveman

    Water in bilge

    I did a quick internet search, and this is the AI response for how fast a water drip can accumulate: Typical drip: A faucet dripping at a rate of 10 drips per minute wastes about one gallon per day, which adds up to nearly 30 gallons per month. So you have two known leaks, each dripping once...
  20. Captain Caveman

    I added a 51.2V golf cart battery for almost 10kWh of lithium power

    I have no use for a huge boat battery, but the idea is intriguing. Why don't you post what you did (in a non-sales manner)? Is this battery for an electric main motor, an electric trolling motor, or just for ancillary power needs such as sonar, radio, lights, etc?
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