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Has anyone tried these? I have Rhino ramps but would like to get up higher. They are not crazy expensive.

I know hindsight is always 20/20. For $100 the camp could have installed a boat bilge pump switch near the ground connected to a boat horn or some weatherproof 12V siren and an AGM battery 20' up a tree or telephone pole. AGM battery would have easily stayed charged over the summer. They...

So I cleaned the deck with outdoor bleach, rinsed and waited for it to dry. Deck was very clean of any stains. Then sprayed "Wet and Forget" cleaner. It's suppose to clean and prevent future mold & mildew. Ammonia based. Sprayed and let it dry. No rinsing. Deck is under a large oak tree...

I have two outdoor electrical boxes in my lawn that support a floodlight shining on my house. Each box has a cover on one side and outlet on the other and spotlight attached to the top. It is a non metallic box. Pulling off the cover and outlet 6 out of 8 screws snapped. Normal outlet...

So it seems the Navy is in a hurry to rapidly onboard fuel the the USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego. The fuel depot can onboard fuel at the rate of 300,000 gallons/hr but I guess with other ships in port needing fuel the fuel depot cannot pump fast enough. So the Navy hired two barges to...

Looking for a mechanics stethoscope for under $50. I see some electronic ones for just under $50. Looking to find potential issues with something driven by the serpentine belt in my I/O boat engine. I have some mild hearing loss but no hearing aid. (Yet).

So let's cut to the chase. Whom over 70 is still working on their own vehicles? Doing more than brakes and oil changes? That's my limit.

This PS pulley does not have a grove where one can use a PS pulley puller? So a normal gear puller? May I can just remove the nut and the lock washer and then the larger washer. Or is larger washer part of the pulley?

I really need to start using my boat. But found one more thing to deal with. #16 in the diagram is pretty rusty and a wire brushing with what I had with me did not get it smooth. I see a little black powder in the bilge that indicates to me the rust is basically sanding down the belt. I...

I live in constant fear they will deport my mother in-law who lives at 1837 3rd Street, Los Angeles, Calif 90037, blue house, she gets off work at 6PM.

I have come up with a list. Others can add as they see fit. To be a true BITOGER you must have at least TWO of the following. 1) specific tool - oil filter cutter 2) specific tool - UOA sample pump 3) more than 10 cases of oil in stash (motor or gear oil) 4) more than 2 grease guns for Zerk...

We are doing video conversion from HDMI to SDI to HDMI and ending up with color space (green/pink video) as it seems the conversion must end up using RGB and the HDMI input only accepts YUV. Yet running a long HDMI cable between same PTZ camera and HDMI 1 input works fine. I read and color...

So my boat engine has a PS serpentine pulley has some rust. I will wire brush the rust but then do I paint, if so what would be best. Not looking to overdo things here. I was thinking of some Permatex Rust Converter and calling it a day. Will the belt wear off any paint? Future options are...

After over a years work on and off the bow thruster is in the boat and working fine. Issues were: 1) overheat thermistor permanently open 2) joystick work only to the right 3) new joystick (same exact model) need a wiring modification in the bow thruster wiring. On the positive side I can now...

So I was told to use a bearing retaining compound for a bearing in the raw water pump of 300 HP boat engine. It's between 1.5" and 2" OD. Like ice cream, many flavors to choose from. Bearing gets pressed in so not sure why it's needed. Six flavors in the 600 range from this company...

I am trying to understand why a manufacturer would make a change to a joystick (same model) that would make it incompatible with older ones without wiring changes. There must have been a reason. In the same model manufactured 10 years before the wire all the way on the right of the schematic...

So about half way through this OCI the CP4 was upgraded to a DCR HPFP. And crankcase ventilation box replaced. Both as preventative maintenance. Fuel dilution dropped dramatically. 158000 miles and 4103 hours at sample time.

Fire marshall stil investigating. Mechanic was working on draining the gas from the driveway sealer truck.

Do you drain the oil into a normal oil drain pan or one of the special Valvomax used oil containers? It looks like with a Valvomax used oil container the container needs to be held at the exact right height so the drain hoses can properly attach to the container. And depending on the oil...

In getting it ready for a new spindle I took off the pulleys on top of one of the blades. The top pulley driven by the engine seems also to be heavy metal flywheel. The pulley under under it drives the other blade and is plastic. It almost seems like the top pulley is held tightly against...