Recent content by Al U Minium

Here is a link https://www.tinboats.net/threads/1968-mirrocraft-rebuild-continues.41185/ It shows what I did with the 2 part foam used for posts and mailboxes It is holding up very well and not deteriorating

My neighbor is a fan of using the 10-15% alcohol in the gas fuel, I am not My newest vehicle is a 2002 My Chainsaw, weed wacker, generators, leaf blower, lawn tractors, outboards, 2 cars, 1 truck never see alcohol in the gas Newer cars can handle the alcohol and the sensors in autos...

Would like to see pictures of your progress

Those little rails on the outside of the hull divert spray. If there are none or they are under water, you can displace the weight in the boat to let the hull ride better. If like most of us, the hull is at or over capacity, slow down

I use Ospho for rusted steel and iron. I let it sit for days outdoors after application with a brush. Wash with water hose and let air dry. Then I paint with oil based rut o leum thinned 10-15% with paint thinner. Give that a few days and follow up with just oil based paint and I have terrific...

Not too cold and not too hot with minimal temperature change Remove at least one connection clean the top of the battery well so as to leave no liquid or crud I prefer a low amperage trickle charger. what is an agm? I am only discussing lead acid battery storage

It's fun to have discussions like this with a topic I enjoy. Tell me how Crystal River is with the hurricane flooding that occured on Rt 19 and what about the sink hole in the parking lot of the grocery store!

A crimp connector provides a pressure connection to the wire and the terminal A soldered connection connects the wire to a terminal using eutectic metals of lead, tin, silver that are heated to the melting point and flowed into the wire and terminal. If the wire and/or the connector is not at...

Sorry, I have to disagree The battery that has been selected has enough amperage to instantly turn wires into molten metal with hazardous gases that can choke the life out of a person A good disconnect switch can break that high current without the switch failing Get the ring terminals...

I would say the first thing you should do is find out what size wire for the starter is required by Mercury. #10 wire to your fused/breaker switch panel I don't know what a combo battery is. Are you going lead-acid, Lithium, both? Battery On/Off switch does not need to be fused if it is...

Fantastic !

Set the metal tank on a carpet or mat so it doesn't rub metal to metal. The metal edge of the tank will eventually get the protective paint removed so do touch up from time to time with paint and let it dry well before using the tank .

I have experience wind and current events in a small boat once you move away from land. Sailboaters will understand because they have to pay attention to wind and current. This guy did use his head to survive and he did very well indeed.

See if someone in your area does soda blast cleaning. I don't recommend doing home air / media blasting because of the respiratory issues and the mess.

Get a really nice self inflating life jacket that makes you look great when you wear it. Get a really really sharp serated knife with a lanyard. Speed in a boat is awesome until you hit wake, make a turn, or can't stop. You may get knocked silly for a few seconds or get dunked so the self...