Fisherman

You ought to see the ones in Barrie at the on ramps, outright crackheads, for all I care they can freeze there.

Good one.

Ya think so..not hard at all. http://www.ehow.com/how_7345363_locate-tire-serial-numbers.html

Neither, you add another sump pump in the basement and wonder why your electric bill is so high. I still say to completely close the netting program, let the FN open a bunch of lodges and make a s pile of money with visitors.

Number one, is the trailer actually rated to carry the weight of the boat and motor. You can replace them with EE, however you would be required to to weld in the bracket for the rear shackle, maybe not designed for that or not enough room. Need some pictures.

Couple of flakes landed in Barrie early this morning too. Far faaaaaar to early for that.

Excellent to say the least!

Ca.... Califonia or Canada, we have our fare share of VW diesels up here so that stories busted. Diesel fuel in the US leaves to be desired. In about 35 years of driving diesel here, I've never had to change a filter because of clogging, waxing or water contamination. Heard some horror stories further south.

Q1. Yes Q2. You can use your Battery Tender for that. If it's a "smart" Battery Tender that has the maintainer mode, you can leave it hooked up all winter.

Well just you wait, there's a section of squirrels on the way..

X ad infinitum

I'm not religious by any stretch, but I'll give you an Amen on that line.

It will go as far as the next infected person and airplane take it. That's already a fact.

Should put a complete travel ban to those infected countries.

Damm, road trip I guess, they always make great stocking stuffers.

Watching Terry and Brian's videos of fishing.

http://"People kill more deep cycle batteries with poor maintenance practices, than die of old age!" Lead sulfation actually starts when you remove the charging voltage a lead-acid battery. The lead sulfate crystals are converted back to lead during the normal charging cycle. The real question is, if all of the lead sulfate crystals are not turned back into lead, how long does it take before they become so hard that they can not be converted? The answer is that varies--it could be weeks or months and depends on a number of factors such as the quality of the lead, temperature, plate chemistry, porosity, Depth-of-Discharge (DoD), electrolyte stratification, etc. Porosity is a measure of how porous the plates are. During the normal discharge process, lead and sulfur combine into soft lead sulfate crystals are formed in the pores and on the surfaces of the positive and negative plates inside a lead-acid battery. When a battery is left in a discharged condition, continually undercharged, the electrolyte level is below the top of the plates, or the electrolyte is stratified, some of the soft lead sulfate re-crystallizes into hard lead sulfate and it cannot be reconverted during subsequent recharging. This creation of hard crystals is commonly called permanent or hard "sulfation". When it is present, the battery shows a higher voltage than its true voltage; thus, fooling the voltage regulator or smart charger into thinking that the battery is fully charged. This causes the charger to prematurely lower its output voltage or current, leaving the battery undercharged. If a wet lead-acid battery is not periodically recharged, undercharged or not properly maintained, sulfation will account for approximately 85% of premature battery failures. The longer sulfation occurs, the larger and harder the lead sulfate crystals become. The positive plates will be light brown and the negative plates will be dull, off white. These crystals reduce a battery's cranking performance, capacity, and ability to hold a charge or be recharged. This occurs deep cycle and some starting batteries are typically used for short periods, seasonal powersports or applications, vacations, weekend trips, etc., and then are stored the rest of the year to slowly naturally self-discharge. Most starting batteries are normally used several times a month, so sulfation rarely becomes a problem unless they are undercharged or the plates are not covered with electrolyte. As a consequence of parasitic (key-off) loads or natural self-discharge, permanent sulfation occurs as a wet lead-acid battery discharges while in long term storage. Parasitic load is the constant electrical load present on a battery while it is installed in a vehicle even when the power is turned off. The load is from the continuous operation of appliances, such as an emmissions control unit, clock, security system, maintenance of radio station presets, etc. While disconnecting the negative battery cable will eliminate a parasitic load, it has no effect on the natural self-discharge of a lead-acid battery. Self-discharge is accelerated by temperature. For batteries that are over 77° F (25° C), the self-discharge rate doubles with a 18° F (10° C) rise in temperature. Thus, sulfation is a huge problem for wet lead-acid batteries not being used, sitting on a dealer's shelf, or in a stored vehicle, especially in HOT temperatures.

The thing I'd like to know is, if it removes water from fuel, where does it move it to?

Time for some people to read up on battery maintenance. I've got a couple over 10 years old, I keep mine on a maintainer plugged in constantly when not in active use.

Very nice report.

Hi Doug, did 3 chains this morning at work, maybe 10 minutes of time, one for the RCMWO who ate away a rather large stump behind his trailer at the camp, the other 2 were our work saws. He too was completely amazed at the result.

Exactly.

Go to Princess Auto and get either of the electric sharpeners. We have the expensive model at work, there's no wizzing around with this thing, set the angles and it takes about 3 minutes at most to get a new chain. http://www.princessauto.com/pal/en/Chainsaws/Timber-Tuff-Upright-Bench-Mount-Electric-Chainsaw-Chain-Sharpener/8279366.p or http://www.princessauto.com/pal/en/Chainsaws/Bench-Mount-Electric-Chainsaw-Chain-Sharpener/8252165.p I used to do ours by hand, no more.

Frost on the roof this morning.

18 years so far on the same boat.