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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Days Ago

Replies: 9

Stove food

Views: 220

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Stove food

If you would like to see what an open alcohol flame looks like, put a quarter to a half teaspoon or so of denatured alcohol, ever clear or even 151 in a frying pan and touch it off in the galley. ...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

3 Days Ago

Replies: 36

Antifreeze in water line

Views: 741

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Antifreeze in water line

I wasn't aware that they even made -100 degree F antifreeze. If it got that cold here, the palm trees would be exploding along with everything else!

Sheesh!
O'

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

4 Days Ago

Replies: 84

Do dock lines go with the boat?

Views: 3,181

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Do dock lines go with the boat?

Dock lines are a consumable/wear item, just like T.P. and fuel.

This cheapskate has probably had them in service for years. If they are at all weathered or chafed, they are not worth worrying...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

1 Week Ago

Replies: 29

Remove your masking tape!

Views: 1,104

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Remove your masking tape!

Brand new shiny gell coat? Probably little if any discoloration and what there is could be cleaned up with a good cleaner/degreaser.

Old dull chalky gellcoat? Absolutely! If you clean off the...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

1 Week Ago

Replies: 394

Would a sailboat be a good place to be

Views: 26,803

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Would a sailboat be a good place to be

Do any of us really want to go there?

I suggest that everyone avoid Caribbean islands where the local witch doctors are making compounds of puffer fish guts. That should be an effective way to...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

1 Week Ago

Replies: 29

Remove your masking tape!

Views: 1,104

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Remove your masking tape!

Mineral OIL and mineral SPIRITS are two different things. Both can help remove old tape but mineral oil will leave an oily residue that may be nearly as troublesome as the tape. Mineral spirits...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 675

Sticky: Low buck projects- Let's see 'em!

Views: 179,555

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Low buck projects- Let's see 'em!

If an engine room camera and remote monitor is what you want, I would think one of the "backup cameras" you can find on line for much less than $100 would do the trick. It is all 12 VDC with no need...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 44

Marvels Mystery Oil

Views: 1,503

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Marvels Mystery Oil

We used to use Marvel Mystery Oil in our gasoline engines on the farm. A lot of equipment is seasonal use so it may sit for several months between uses. When the valves started to stick in one of...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 14

So we put the boat in the water today...

Views: 981

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: So we put the boat in the water today...

YUUUP! Gotta watch the angle of the boom as well as the weight of the lift. A load that is safe when the boom is nearly vertical can get very heavy as the boom is lowered, or swung.

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 11

More ballast

Views: 387

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: More ballast

He has form fitted ballast blocks. The paper and plastic that will slough off the bags will eventually plug up the bilge pump though.

Forum: Electrical Systems

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 3

Battery help!

Views: 263

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Battery help!

You want to add water if the level is low. Don't wait until the charging is finished. If you think it may be low, check! It costs nothing to check and a lot to replace a battery.

Also, NEVER...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 31

Overpropped; What to do?

Views: 1,435

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Overpropped; What to do?

Most "prop shops" have a "bargain board" of props they have taken in trade or salvaged from damaged props left by customers. Often you can get very good deals swapping for something on the "board". ...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 20

Keel cutter, this is sick!

Views: 1,241

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Keel cutter, this is sick!

Yes, but staying in practice so you you can kill your deer with one shot takes a lot more than one bullet. If you have your own range, you can salvage the lead bullets, clean the lead and use it...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

03-13-2013

Replies: 12

Propane tank adapter

Views: 491

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Propane tank adapter

A pressure gauge on a propane tank is a better indication of tank temperature than the amount of fuel remaining. If you want to know how much propane is left, weigh the tank and subtract the weight...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

03-01-2013

Replies: 23

What do you keep in your Dock Box?

Views: 795

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: What do you keep in your Dock Box?

What's a dock box?

O'

Actually, I see on my lease agreement that some slips may negotiate for a price to add a dock box but didn't really think about it.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

02-28-2013

Replies: 12

Propane tank adapter

Views: 491

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Propane tank adapter

OHHH YESSS! I have had to discard a few because they leaked. Sometimes the little valve just doesn't cut off when the tank is removed from the fitting.

You won't hear it, you won't see it but if...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

02-20-2013

Replies: 4

Inside the mast wiring connection-help!

Views: 322

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Inside the mast wiring connection-help!

I haven't tried these on my mast connectors but I know they work for lots of other things and make very good quick disconnects. They can be assembled stacked various ways and are polarized to...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

02-20-2013

Replies: 30

Icebox with no drain hole in the bottom??

Views: 1,148

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Icebox with no drain hole in the bottom??

If you put a drain into the ice box, be sure to put a trap into that drain. Just a "U" bend in the hose will do to serve as a trap. If you don't, all of your cold air will speedily find its way to...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-20-2013

Replies: 27

Atomic 4 inboard vs outboard

Views: 860

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Atomic 4 inboard vs outboard

I had an outboard fall off into the Intracoastal WW just about twenty miles North of Point Bolivar near Galveston, TX. Wish I'd had an inboard backup! I wish I'd had any backup! I'd of settled for...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

02-18-2013

Replies: 33

Favorite penetrating oil that DOESN'T STINK!

Views: 1,331

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Favorite penetrating oil that DOESN'T STINK!

Please be advised that acetone will attack many plastics to destruction. You don't want acetone in contact with polyester bonded fibreglass or you may find that your plastic boat is now feeling more...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-13-2013

Replies: 56

very strange yacht protuberance

Views: 2,678

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: very strange yacht protuberance

I am still wondering where the boat owner found someone willing to weld on a gas cylinder. That could get quite exciting depending upon what that bottle was used for just prior.

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-11-2013

Replies: 84

In regards to Lightning

Views: 2,315

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: In regards to Lightning

I personally think the proposed use of a 1 iron as a lightning protection device is a fantastic way to get the bag back into compliance with the ROG with no net loss of useful tools. I'm not sure it...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

02-11-2013

Replies: 36

Gelcoat Mildew-I'm so sick of gelcoat mildew

Views: 1,665

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Gelcoat Mildew-I'm so sick of gelcoat mildew

I went out and bought some "Wet and Forget" over the weekend. It says on the label something to the effect of not to apply it within 100ft of a stream, lake or other body of water to prevent...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-11-2013

Replies: 56

very strange yacht protuberance

Views: 2,678

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: very strange yacht protuberance

Looks like a redneck had a rabbit brained idea to me. Rabbits are much smaller, stupider and generally less well regarded than hares.

But then, what do I know! I might have tried it myself if I...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-05-2013

Replies: 292

Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Views: 17,192

Posted By OPossumTX

Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

I also have tried using a chop stick to maintain a position marker but this makes a bump in the TDM (Text Delivery Module). It also tends to gouge various parts of my anatomy if I carry the TDM in...

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