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Before you start make sure that you have a viable motor that can be repaired within your budget before you start on the boat.Price out the controls and material needed to get the boat you want before spending it. Their is nothing worse than spending your budget on something and at the end finding out it is going to cost a big chunk more. Iboats has alot of good info for you to use as you take on the project.

Art

No worries, Art, I know you wouldn't have fed her anything.

 

Funny that you mention bald spots though, Moosy just came home from the vet with the top of her head shaved, she developed some serious "hot spots" on her scalp the last couple of days. You gotta wash off the Cajun spices from your fingers before mauling the dogs, lol. Actually, the vet figgers excessive wet head syndrome (imagine that), the heat and possibly some nasty deer fly bites.

The deerfly bite makes sense it is the thinnest place for fur and there is no meat below. I am sorry moosey had issues I am looking forward to her bringing her owners back next year.

Art

You can account for any bald spots on Moosey from excess petting from me ... no food was fed to the little girl though.

Art

Yaa but you missed the 2 bottles of "Canadian Killer" Joe and I brought up.

Art

Pull the float and rehook it up outside of the tank.Measure the resistance on the unit at full tank and empty tank and compare the readings with the factory manual readings. Then short out the wire to ground and see if the gauge goes to full. If it all checks out it seems you might have the float cockeyed in the tank make sure it is facing correctly and the linkage is not fouling with the side of the tank. Remove the grounded point or wire and clean with a metal brush. Reinstall and coat with battery corrosion sealer from the parts store.

Art

We are a little shorted handed for the next few days Thanks all for the reports we will do the best we can. With the help of everyone we will try to keep this under control.

Art

As long as the two Chris's don't play outboard motor and tiller in the cabin things will be o.k.

Art

Deep fried they are delicious.

Art

As you use the propane, the pressure in the cylinder drops. This drop in pressure causes a corresponding drop in temperature of the remaining liquid in the cylinder. Propane is a refrigerant (R-290) and like all refrigerants, they have temperature / pressure relationships. As the pressure drops, the remaining liquid temperature drops below the "Dew Point" and any moisture in the surrounding air condenses on the cold cylinder walls. If the temperature drops low enough, frost will form. Once you stop using the propane cylinder, it will pick up heat from the surrounding air and the frost will melt. Any condensate remaining will be re-absorbed into the air or n other words, dry up!

 

Heat always flows from high to low, so the heat surrounding the cylinder will flow towards the cooler cylinder.

 

It's all good, and normal!

Dude you should like check out being one of those guy's that work on air conditioning and stuff you would like be killer at it.

I had forgotten that propane was a refrigerant I guess I have been out of the HVAC school to long.

Art

So now can we name camp Jiggity Jiggity Ummpa Loompa Ville???

Art

Nice trip glad to see a PB too.

Art

Do we need to change your name to Carpfish 136 or will you get back to fishing for the worlds greatest fish the Catfish. Looks like it was a good time had and as Roy said it most likely was Suckers.

Art

I would love a day of fishin with Roy but their seem to be a theme here and Roy is a bad luck fishing gnome.

Here is hoping for a little bad luck some day.

Art

You should be compliant with just the gear needed to fish in the place were your boat is registered. While in Canada my U.S. life jackets are not certified by Canada's Cost Guard ratings but I do not get a ticket. The throw cushion is one of the cushions that you sit on but can be thrown out the boat to someone in the water.

Art

A great search bait is the white Bandit Shallow diving crankbait. You can cover a lot of water quickly and they seem to get some of the best reaction bites.

Art

Just had to do this one on a bolt. Soak it with a light lube and then a 1/4 extention chucked up in a hammer drill. Run it in reverse for the vibration factor for a few minutes a few times. Wash off with brake cleaner to remove the oil then try to see if you can stick weld an piece of square stock on the top of the plug base. Vacuum any spatter and re apply the oil then put the square stock into a socket and use the hammer/hand impact extractor.

Don't mess with it till Saturday so it has time to soak.

Art

I don't get a ride home, I just get the tickets.

You got to ask them in that special way to get the ride.

Art

Good job on the MNR they seem to have been at the right place at the right time that day.

Art

Ya I get the same thing when I go out in public.... o.k. maybe not the same thing but they do call the police to give me a ride home.....

Art

Thanks Brandon I will put it on my wish list.

Art

I would suggest he ask the counsel of elders???for the tribe they will know exactly what he can or can't do.

Art

Brandon hows about a short review and video of the gopro please.

Art

I think he is opening a fish and chip stand on Rice Lake Roy.

Art

you can either believe it works better because you have seen the evidence first hand or someone you trust has told you it is better. My mechanic swears by it and I have seen were components in my turbo diesel have less wear than other trucks similar to mine in age and usage. I have been a firm believer in maintenance to lessen the severity of repairs and using the best quality products just makes sense to me. If you get 150,000 miles on a motor and someone using synthetics gets 200,000 miles then the small cost of good maintenance practices and synthetics seems to be more cost effect in the long run.

Art

Welcome Devin you got a heck of a mentor in ChrisK I wish I was in your shoes when I was a teen.

Art