aplumma

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Northern friends. Hopefully the year has been good to you and your families and another good year ahead.

Art

Happy Thanksgiving day to all of my Northern brothers and sisters. Enjoy and be safe.

Art

The tank in the boat is aluminum and is vented to the air. The temperature fluctuations as well as the high humidity of living at a marina makes water condensation in the tank a given. From the website of Stabil the blue marine does this

• Prevents Ethanol fuel related damage in marine engines
• Specially formulated for use in high-moisture environments
• Removes water from fuel to help prevent phase separation
• Prevents corrosion caused by Ethanol and moisture
• Cleans fuel system for improved in-season performance
• Stabilizes fuel to keep it fresh during storage
• For use at every fill up.

Hope this helps.

Art

Good to see you are taking steps to insure your future path in mind. I have been doing plumbing since I was 18 years old for 34 years years now. I started my own company 19 years ago and have stayed in the field being both the mechanic as well as the owner and it is how I survived the damage that occurs as we get older. As we get older contractors have to learn how to sell there skills and knowledge to compensate for the wear and tear that we have done to our bodies over the years. For me gone are the years of digging, heavy lifting as well as the 24 hour service calls.

Art

Looks like we are getting a wide range of opinions here. I use the blue marine stabil in every tank on the big boat. This is a 70 gallon aluminum tank on a boat that lives in the water 24/7. After 7 years I had the tank examined and there was no water damage in the tank or phase separation of ethanol from the gas. The carburetors where torn down this spring and both carb's had normal wear with no rubber damage. The fuel to the carbs are protected by filter that also are water separators. The filter which I drain every two months have not shown signs of water. Is it the result of Marine Stabil????? according to the manufacturer it does. Will I change what I am doing??? nope.

Art

Aplumma, I really like the santoku and pairing knives. Do you do your own heat treat?

I have found that the cost of the kiln and the other pieces of equipment to expensive to buy for just a hobby. I already have a Tig , Mig, plasmacutter, powder coating and Sandblasting booth for restoring motorcycles and cars as a hobby. I invested in an expensive knife sharpening set up and fund it with some custom knifes and a few chefs send me their knife rolls to repair there handles and regrind their edges. Most of my materials come from this site http://www.knifemaking.com/default.asp. they can get the full spectrum of blades from blanks to finished edges. The pairing knifes are actually a pretty high end blank they were made for a client who had them forged in Japan in the damascus style using a blue steel core and 128 fold overlay ( R 65).

Art

Actually lots of people do not know much about the tattoo technology that is available now a days. To show my age(53) most of the tattoos I am familiar with are military tattoos that where done in dark places and bad artists when they were drunk. I personally do not, then nor now understand getting inked and branded or pierced as a way of expressing myself to the general public. As I look at it I see a really nice piece of art that I would be proud to hang on a wall but the practical (old school) part of me sees it as an obstacle that could preclude you from the dream job that your mind may qualify you for. I know that as time goes on tattoos etc are getting to be the norm. and I am glad that is occurring soon I will be the abnormal one without my tattoos but since I am on the downhill side of the employment game I can afford to be the odd man out.

No offence intended to the tattoo friends I have and I love to see the artwork as it happens.

Art

Glad to see you got all of the folks out for a good fishing trip.

Art

I figured I would also post this picture of the bench and table my Pops built. He is a wood working genius. for sure.

Art

Nice wood work for sure. If you feel like doing knifes give me a holler I have a few sources here in the States that might be of help. The first photo you posted I thought you were making a coffin lol.

I use the electric one and it is set the jig and sharpen chains. I have 2 20 inch saws and keep 10 chains rotating between them. The offer from Big Cliff is one that I would take him up on if I was closer. The ability to sharpen a chain in the field is needed if you do not have enough chains to keep a days worth on hand.

Art

wish I was closer nice invite for sure.

Art

I have left hundreds of toilets with the pipe in the condition and never had a call back. We have run cameras down lines and natural conditions exist that are far more restrictive that what you have found. You just got to see one of the secrets that live in an average house that we as professions see every day.

Art

You spelled your dogs name wrong again it is BROOKE.

Art

Jimmer is correct with an additional adage what you are seeing is called uratic salts it is from the minerals that your body eliminates into the bowl. If you have a flapper that is running on a toilet that has urine in it the minerals are trickling out with the water and forming a crystal sludge type deposit. They are not harmful and usually do not extend past the first foot of the toilet. You might want to replace the flapper on the toilet and if you are a if it is yellow let it mellow to save water type of person it is a good reason to rethink this and flush after every use UNLESS you are wee weeing at night and you do not want to wake the spouse. lol

Art

Sorry to hear this Mike I am sure that he is still looking over your shoulder till the day you reunite.

Art

I feel your Pain Regan Joe and I found a rock when we were up this August and on inspection I will have to drop the lower unit and weld up the hole that we put in the bullet at low speed. Some thing to consider if you want to slow down in shallow water like that is to start trimming up the motor while on plane and as it starts to rev chop the motor while still raising it. You risk a low speed hit on the hull but the motor is safe. Then putt putt back into deep water. Hope this helps and sorry to hear about the strike your good nature of taking people fishing deserves a better reward than this.

Art

Regan as for the dewinterizing process make sure to use the Seafoam liquid additive in the gas tanks every tank or two. The spray is good for the air passages but it is the liquid that will clean the floats, seats and needles of the carburetor.

Art

I am glad to hear the good news Lew. I am confident that Dianne will be just fine. I have sent prayers since I found out just after our trip up north and it hopefully will continue to help.

All our wishes and prayer Dianne.

Art and Joe

I am sorry to say this but the phone stores are not allowed to service or advise on the apple products. If you have an issue you have to schedule an appointment at an apple service center to get help. A good friend of mine owns an AT T store and this is the route I had to go thru when my I5 had an issue on the last update after he expended all of his knowledge he personally knew about the product.

Art

Sorry I used the word Court instead of Magistrate my bad I guess the rest of the advise is wrong also. Reporting the offense is the correct approach taking the law into your own hands when both parties are doing something illegal is a losing battle. Is what I was attempting to imply in the above post.

Art

If you bring some kind of offensive weapon ( bat, Pepper Spray, Vinegar etc.) to the dog park and you use it on a dog that has previously attacked you dog then it is premeditated malicious wounding of the dog in the courts eyes. The self defense of preservation is thrown out the window when you returned and allowed your dog off leash in an area controlled by a leash on law. Be careful on some of the advise you choose to follow the legal system will bite you in the butt sometimes.

Art

Ummmm I scored a rubber ducky in the bathtub still.....

Art

I'll give you twice what you paid for it.lol You know how much ice fishing we do down here.

Art

The maps are draw like Google is it needs a data plan to refresh them as you move around if I am not mistaken.

Art