Old Ironmaker

7 minutes ago, Hack_Fisherman said:

Hook up anything you want to keep up to 600v

What's a 600v HF? I know it's electrically related but that's about it as I'm severly electrically declined. At the plant I had to get an electrician to change the batteries in my torch. I zapped myself once with 110 or 111 and my elbows are still tingling. 

All good responses. It all depends on needs. Tiller = more real estate, more room. Side council=more comfort. As long as there is enough room to stretch ones legs a tiller  is fine for a smaller 16' or less tinny.  Larger than 15' side council for me with a real deal wind shield that protects my head not just my body with only a bit of tucking behind it. Fishing smaller inland lakes big cold waves smaking you in the face probably isn't an issue. If possible spend a few days behind the wheel of a side council and then decide what is best for you personally, because it is a personal preference. My knees got so bad I couldn't run the tiller anymore because my legs were all crunched up behind the seat in front of me in the 14' tinny. 

I could leave my 2004 Chrysler Intrepid running with the keys in it for hours on the street and come back and the car was out of gas, worst car I ever owned. My 2011 Silverado was a month old when someone tried to steal it from the driveway. I can hear a leaf drop and heard them, turned all the lights on and they took off. No damage. It just discusts me, we work hard to get things and little creeps want to just take it from us. Nothing new, back in the 70's and 80's it was car stereos they took. I had so many stolen in oneyear around 87' my insurance broker couldn't find me comprehensive insurance coverage at any price. Little creeps. 

5 hours ago, dave524 said:

I made license plates back in the late 70's/80's when they were of hot dip galvanized steel 😃, no peeling in those days. Actually the place I worked at would precoat the usually white basecoat on a coil of steel and then slit it to the license plate width and ship the slit coils to Millbrook Correctional for further processing. Retired in 2008 as a slitter operator.

When were you released? Out early on good behavior?

Sometimes on weekends in there I felt like I was in prison Dave. I think we worked for the same company.  Especially in the summers of 81' and 90', I did 3 months in each year. 

I have always said "The cash is better in my pocket than the Governments." I have had ample of opportunities to pay it in town where there are the occasional line ups but why should I ? 

9 hours ago, misfish said:

My gawd Albert, yer a GEEK.

But Albert gets paid to be geeky. If you are going to be a geek it's best to be a well paid geek. 

I was told if you took a test with a car with a manual tranny it was a shoe in to pass. I used my older cousins brand new 340 Duster for the test. The 1st thing the young lady that did my test asked was if she could drive  the car before we went back to Kenora. I'll never forget that, or the young lady as a matter of fact. 

On 9/27/2020 at 7:43 AM, dave524 said:

We got one here too, same small town wait time usually. When I lived in Stoney Creek , almost 40 years ago the one there on Kenora was a nightmare , can't imagine what it is like there now.

Take a nice drive to Dunnville. A 2 person line up is rare Dave. And stop in for some Java. I take double cream.  I took my test from Kenora many years ago, around 69' maybe, it's always been a nightmare there. 1969, wowzah. 

On 9/23/2020 at 12:52 PM, glen said:

I never got my paper in the mail to renew the plate sticker.  I guess I’ll just go in.  I hope I’m not wasting my time.  
anybody else in the same boat?

Yep we are in the same boat. We got our 10 year renewal for the boats paperwork in March. I sent in the $$$ in March, I still have not received the new paperwork for 2020 to 2030 nor a receipt for the 10 yr. registration cost. 

16 hours ago, ketchenany said:

Get a Mac OI.

I'm on a fixed income Albert. A Mac is not in my meager budget. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all. It sure is tough to think of something that I can be thankful for this year. One of my Johnny D isms is "I am not as good as some but better than many," 

Had a big day for me. Did some yard clean up, knocked off a few items from the winterizing list and we went for a 1 mile walk along the lake. At 10 PM Ticha told me to go to bed because I was asleep in my chair. I wake and what I think is 8 hours later I am wide awake and go into the kitchen. It is 11 freekin' 30!!!!!!!!  1.5 hours later and I am wide awake and well rested.  Some nights I just am not tired enough to get to sleep. I try, toss and turn, turn and toss, get up, my head gets heavy, go back to bed and toss and turn and turn and toss and get to sleep about 30 some hours later, maybe. My wife has a job to get to and needs her rest to do it. My turning and tossing wakes her all night and she needs her rest. She's beautiful enuff, no sleep needed to keep her beeootiful nut needs a good 8 uninterupted hours sleep. I have tried every over the counter and my Nani's home remedies passed on through Mom, (RIP 2018) so far no good. Any suggestions that have worked for you guys?  I'm here on the nod feeling tired but can't sleep.  

On 10/8/2020 at 6:52 PM, SirCranksalot said:

So it's safe to use on cell phone?

The paperwork it comes with say it does. The thing that told me that is the plug init that fits electronics. I don't believe a 12 volt appliance will last long on a charge. If it does and I use it to power a 12V radio ietc. t won't be much use when I need a boost. 

Starting this past week each and every time I open my email I have a dozen or  more spam emails, everything from miracle wrinkle cream to female enhancement I am told to select block and then delete them, never open one that I feel is not legit. Just now I see an obituary for Sandy Blew, do I know him? I've had over 1000 work with me over the years so I might so I automatically open it to find oooops it is bogus. What is the best way if there is any to deal with this stuff? I plan on bringing my laptop into my PC Guru Tuesday. 

Mods, I know this should be under Computer help but I know many, many more will see it here.

I can't count the times I have stood at the side of the road or stood in a boat holding booster cables begging for a jump. I bought the exact CTC booster as shown above. I have an earlier CTC booster but bought this version because of it's compact size saving valuable space and keep it in the boat. I can't tell you if either one works, Since I finally bucked up and invested in a booster pac I haven't needed a boost of course. 

Always remember to check on the charge before heading out on land or sea. 

2 hours ago, grimsbylander said:

Hopefully they pull his Mickey Mouse Ontario boating licence too. Lord knows they do are so hard to get and educate boaters so well. 

As if revoking this duffuses boaters permit he will stop running a boat, like many idiots that have their drivers licenses suspended stop driving.  Until boating requires full liability insurance to operate a boat in Canada where insurance rates will increase when convicted of boating violations idiots like this will just keep on being idiots and the fines are just the price of entertainment, if they ever get caught and fined. 

That was easy, very easy, but no edit feature. Notice elbows tucked in arms not extended. 

Pop, pop, popsicles, ice, ice, icesicles, test, test, testing. 

Is it on my end because the edit feature no longer exists at the bottom right on my post. I need much editing often. 

13 hours ago, Fisherman said:

It's a recommended thing, preventive maintenance.  Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the atmosphere and can cause the internal workings for master cylinders, calipers, etc to become rusty inside.  Usually done on a 2 year cycle or mileage, depends on your vehicle.  The fluid is usually clear but turns yellow to brown after going bad.

A question, if the brake system and fluid is a completely closed loop how does moisture from the atmosphere get in it? 

My wonderful woman bought me a brand spankin new Silverado 4X4 in November of 2011. My 1st ever new vehicle ever. If I did each and every recommended service in the book it would take a big chunk of money out of my pocket. That doesn't mean I don't do any recommended service especially on the drive train which I had a warranty I paid for. I did all the services that were mandatory to keep the warranty. Fluids, yes, filters of course but not like stuff like a cabin filter.

The best thing I can recommend to you Cliff is to find a local independent service guy that is qualified to do service under warranty and run away from the dealer, run as fast as you can. A GM dealer had the audacity to charge me for 2 tire air stem caps at 2 bucks a piece or some ridiculous thing.  When I took the truck into a local family owned service shop for oil service I took 2 caps off the tires. They put new caps on at no charge. They passed my test. Bye, bye Mr. GM.  I have been with the 2 brothers that own the local shop for 10 years now. That's a record for me. My wife takes the truck to work, one of their guys go to her store, get her keys and take the truck in. They bring her keys and the truck back then she goes and pays them after work. Try and get a GM or any dealer to do that.  

On 9/19/2020 at 6:05 PM, GBW said:

No, 3 wheels is actually quite fun.  If I felt so inclined I can even fishtail it at times.

We put another 100KM on our toys today too.  

I will venture a guess 3 wheels can get you killed as well. After I lost a very good friend riding I sold my bike and never have sat on another one in over 30 years. Ride safe and smart. 

The title just about explains it all.  I fell in early July and tore up both knees badly, got better and fell again, on crutches and still need a cane some days. Having tests done to see why I'm falling. Got out fishing on the boat only twice last month because of my bad wheels. Most every one I talk to doesn't appear to have had a great summer. I especially feel for the little kids cooped up inside for most of the summer and for their parents. That must be tough to deal with. The summer that never was, 2020.  But must have been better than this guy last winter. 

A handy dandy prop slip calculator. Understanding the science of marine propellers isn't as difficult as it would seem, it's more difficult.  For me at least. Thank goodness I worked with good technical folk, they saved my butt a few times. 

https://www.mercuryracing.com/prop-slip-calculator/

Hurry up and stop.