Recent content by bbot1967

There's a couple of fantastic youtube videos about thinning resins to "prime" the plywood and get good penetration. They were fiberglass related videos from a boat builder.

I have a big black cot that is difficult to fold up, I bet some of these lubricant methods would help.

I've done that! Put the impeller in so it was trying to push water instead of pull it.

Can't figure where this idea is coming from that ultrasound won't go through aluminum. It is solid, no gaps, so should work right through it better than it goes through the water itself. No side imaging I can see maybe, but some of these systems are amazing with their math so I would not say...

Had a friend do something similar and was just using his old ice fishing rig. Wouldn't handle much motion, slow troll at best. He silicone a toilet plunger to the bottom of his aluminum boat and cut the plunger such that it had a grip on the transducer. He kept a bail sponge that he used to...

Definitely need more battery for 14.5v charging, you'll burn it out quick. If you don't want big money into it, I use the battery from my lawn tractor during the winter to run my Vexilar, LED lights, tiny fan, and phone charging. Mine is a 320cc amps, I can run the old FL-8 for at least four...

Here too. The carpet can wear through eventually ant different points and by then the PT wood has dried out so much I've never seen a reaction. Gives time to replace the carpet. I use SS staples and always on the sides, no adhesive, and I leave the bottom open so as to not collect anything...

Try a composite prop, might even be able to go up in pitch a little as they're four bladed. Less expensive experiment and if nothing else you'll have an emergency prop. http://comprop.com/

I'm surprised MIG was possible. I've always been told TIG is not only the best way but the only way. I've got a TIG welder, she works for Caterpillar and makes it look so easy, but I might have to play around with the idea of MIG on some props I don't really have too much concern over. I've...

That 25hp motor might be a smidge under optimal power for the boat so don't through out the idea of getting a little bigger motor with T&T this time. I try for the max rating of the boat. Yeah, more money at some things vs others, everyone can't do that. Whale tails help lift the back to get...

Your not switching the ground, only the 12v and ground is going directly to the load, so no need to run a separate ground to the switch. Now if you have lighted switches and you want them to light, those need ground to light only but can share one ground as there's so very little load even if...

Also need to consider the possibility there's a small head gasket leak causing a bubble inside the water jacket. At low speeds it might not be much of a bubble but higher speeds the bubble will build up. Had this happen to me with a '90 Yamaha 30hp. Had I ignored the thermostat it is likely...

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