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Mike I run a Ranger boat just to give you an idea of what works for me and why. I have the back and front deck done in carpet to make standing and kneeling easier. The center of the boat has vinyl with floor drains and screen to catch anything not liquid. They drain into the bilge area and then taken out with the bilge pump. The vinyl area gets hot in the sun and I spend very little barefoot time on it. The carpeted sections are used heavily since I fish barefoot or sandals most of the time. I usually place a wet towel on the vinyl floor and when a fish is landed it is on the vinyl with the towel on it. After a day of fishing the floor gets wiped down and the towel trolled for a little bit to clean it. I lay the carpet with a waterproof glue and skim it all over the wood where the carpet is. This seals the wood to some extent and as long as you dry the boat after your trips they will last for many many years. ( Mine is 28 years and doing fine).

Art

Here is a site that makes pack rods they are well made and priced right. I have the 9ft med surf toro tamer and a diawa luna reel. It handles everything you will catch

near shore. It fits in my suitcase and no worries about carrying it on or excess baggage.

http://www.charkbait.com/cs/csrods-Travel-Rods.htm

Art

The power vent series needs make up air for two conditions one is the combustion process which is not as large as the power vent that uses the air in the room to cool the combustion so it can be piped out in PVC/ ABS. If there is not sufficient air there is an issue of the flue pipe overheating.

Art

Looks like a good time to put this one to bed. Thanks for the opinions but the personal attacks will get threads locked faster than anything else on this forum.

Art

Sorry I can't give you any help being Canada has different codes than US. The issue you describe is that the make up air is not from an exterior source. The different between the furnace and the heater is the furnace will have 2 pipes on for combustion air the other is exhaust. The solution according to US codes is an exterior source of combustion air that is not drawing from X distance from windows doors in the house.

Hope this helps.

Art

first week in August is better for Joe and I.

So for the first week in August we have Art and Joe, Roy and Jay, Joey, Allen and Paul, John and Barbara. . Any one Else for that dates?

Rich and Patsy are a no.

Art

Looks like Joe and I will be there the same week but I need to check a few things to make sure.

Art

Consulting is the sale of information it is what they are selling. When you go in to their business you are using the product they offer. For the future if you call a lawyer and ask him a question he will track the time he is on the phone with you and send a note to billing to bill you for that time. If an intern brings him a piece of paper for him to read pertaining to your account he will also bill you for that time. A retainer is just an amount that you have on deposit for him to draw on in the process of doing the action you have asked him to do. It is no different than going to a restaurant and eating the bread and then saying the bread is free since I didn't order from the menu. They do this because people will by nature shop around and if they did not charge for window shoppers they would lose quite a bit of billable time. I am a plumber by profession and if I offered free house calls and free estimates I would not have much to show for a hard days work.

Art

 

When it comes to predator management, in most cases the hunter or trapper will not eat any of the meat from the predators they're hunting or trapping. These people honor and respect their quarry just as much as a deer or waterfowl hunter.

I beg to differ I have seen many people shoot vermin and just leave them lay. I personally do not hunt bears because I do not like the taste of meat eaters. If it is a management program that is needed to balance something that is out of whack then predator hunting is fine. It is the shoot and let it rot attitude is what I object too.

Art

Check with the local plumbing codes to see if a backflow preventer is needed to keep you from contaminating your water supply when using the water pump systems.

glad you have the answers you needed to make your decisions.

Art

With a whopping 72 likes on that disgusting facebook site I think this is not the sentiment of 99.9 percent of the people in the USA. We for the most part have the same love and respect of wildlife and honor our hunted by being humane and eating our kills. Anyone who does other than that is look at with scorn in my eyes.

Art

I've been reading this post for the last couple of days. Very interesting! I have a Kinetico water softener in my house which is 30 years old. I have never done any maintenance, disinfecting etc. Is there anything I should be doing to ensure it is operating properly, such as disinfecting the salt tank? Last time I took a water sample to the Kinetico dealer was about 5 years ago. Me Bad!!

You can either replace it because it owes you nothing or have the water tested to see if it is still working. The advantage of replacement is the newer unit use less salt as well as the advancements in the resin beads will well be worth it. On a separate note a poorly working water softener is not a health risk so you are not risking much. I could use the old scare tactic of how it makes soap work better and you are killing your appliances but life is to short to worry about those things. if however you have any type of sanitizing system U.V., chlorine, ozone or carbon keep it well maintained your health depends on it.

Art

If you decide to go with the battery back up I recommend with hesitation( because they do the job marginally if you keep up on the batteries) zoeller 507 with 2 AMG deep cycle batteries in line (wired for 12 volt ) and a guest marine charger. This will give you a charging system that is as good as the one in your boat as well as excellent stand by capacity. The pumps will also need to have separate check valves if you need a diagram send me a P.M..

Art

back up sump pumps are rarely effective to prevent water damage. First most of the 12 volt units have cheap chargers that cook the batteries and a class 27 battery will run for 6 hours only. The second issue is if it pumps 2000 gallons an hour that is only when the battery is at 100 percent. At 75 percent it is only 1500 gallons an hours etc. The amount of lift and friction loss on a run of pipe will cut the flow rate way down so the 2000 GPH is decreased to 900 GPH with as little as a 15ft head and a 20ft run. They do give you a false sense of security but they are only a glorified marine pump.

The water monitor can notify any phone # so if you leave town the neighbor can take the call and get a small generator going on it.

Art

By pass valves can leak thru even in the off position. The correct way is to hook up a hose to the valve on the well tank and flush it for 5 minutes. Then disconnect hose and wipe down with alcohol and draw sample. If the sample comes back with out any bacteria you can at that time shock the well with chlorine and let that run thru the softener and it will sanitize it.

Art

If you cant find a box just a few more posts and you can list it in the classifieds here.

Good luck

Art

you can get a bicycle flag and put the bracket on the trailer. Just put the flag in place when you are backing down after you get finish just pull the flag. You will not have to get guide ons if you don't need them and it is a 10 dollar solution.

Art

To all of the other Veterans THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE you have made the world a better place by your sacrifices. There are so many war time stories to hear some heroic and some sad the fact is the ones that are not told by the people are the ones who joined the forces and keep the peace without firing a shot.

Art

very sorry to hear this. hopefully it will resurface and you will get justice.

Art

Our fearless leader has snowshoes for sale, here is the link to his site.

http://www.totalsnowshoes.com/

Art

Here is where I have purchased 2 rods from that are both very portable and well made.

https://www.charkbait.com/cs/csrods-Travel-Rods.htm

It is the only place I have found that has 9ft 4 piece rods that fit in my suitcase for my trips to the islands. (toro tamer)

Art

Good read Chris glad you got out to go hunting. We are just getting out of the bow season and into black powder down here and then the rifle season runs till March. We have soooo many deer around here we call them woodrats thus the long season to try to keep them in check.

Art

I am glad we have all had our time to say but as the poster has asked this thread can go to sleep now. Thank you for the mature way it was handled and hopefully we all can view this topic with the knowledge we have all shared.

Art

So far he has offered his professional advise on this subject at least to a dozen people with everyone of them very happy with the results. Waynes back round in metal work is due to his profession of rebuilding wreck aircrafts as well as making/ fitting aluminum floats from scratch.

Hope this helps

Art

As you can see we are all here for you Cliff if you find something I can do for you please P,M, me so I can help.

Art