Recent content by Diesel Dan

pointless to some as it may be, I hope you smoke him. I havent even got to crank my new 20hp 4 stroke yet but when I had the ol 69 merc 200/20 on my boat it would haul tail. I've been told that the 4stroke is not going to be as peppy but cant make any determination yet. When is the bbq man...

One reason may be that these panels are made for all sort of boat sizes. The more wire you use in a circut the more resistance you add and the more amps it takes to push through. You may not need that much on your boat with a small bildge only 5 ft from your switch panel but a tugboat using the...

Hate to say it but it sounds like the solinoid is sticking or your key switch is. Unhook the solinoid and put a multi meter or a test lite on the signal wire ( it should be the small wire) and turn the key switch to start. you should either see some voltage or a lite come on depending on what...

I just looked at some At Home Depot for 5.48 a can (12oz can) I am going to buy 6 and go from there. I want to paint my boat the same color as my truck but they said the color I need is not availible in a quart so I may have to settle for the rattle cans. I wanted to put the paint on with my...

When the catfish start using it then I will too so I can figure out what they are doing and where they are at 24/7

After I wiped the tears from my eyes I thought about my 8 mo old pup and how she has become a member of or family. I know that has to hurt and I'm truly sorry for the loss of a great friend.

After reading through Brines build last night I came to the conclusion that my boat is a rhyan craft not a river craft. The ID tag is mostly destroyed so I just made it out he best I could but when I saw a post that said they were built in Elderado AR. I was pretty sure I just read it wrong...

Heres the way I understand it. The etching primer has some sort of acid or additive in it to cut through the oxide on the aluminum and get down to the real aluminum. Seems like I heard that all metal oxidizes because it is a reaction to the oxygen in the air but for some reason aluminum is...

10-4, thanks. am just trying to squeeze the pennies. My wife has started asking questions about what I am spending on this boat. I found some on sale @ Advance Auto Parts for $5.00 a can. I'll keep looking and if I have not found it cheaper by friday I'll get that. Recken how many cans should I...

where is the cheapest place to buy some self etching primer? I found some at Home Depot for $5.48 a can. Anyone know of a better deal? Also, how many cans do I need to buy for a 1440 flatbottom? Thanks.

didnt say treated, what I got was regular plywood sanded on one side which the lumber gurus at lowes says makes it outdoor grade.

Rich, what they mean by outdoor plywood or at least as far as I can tell is that one side is sanded. I guess the sanded side repels water better than the unsanded side. Don't guess it makes any differance when you seal the whole thing in urathane but thats what I got anyway. The unsanded side...

thanks Perchin, hey I see your a towerhand. I did that for 11yrs it was a lot of fun and a lot of work. I turn wrenches now. I am to fat to climb anymore, used to be able to climb 100 ft at a time now 20 feet would likely kill me.

I started on my transom rebuild this weekend. Removed all the old rotten wood and cleaned up behind it. Patched some holes up and removed the transducer. The wife picked me up some outdoor grade plywood at Lowes. (a benifit of her working there) cut 2 pieces of 1/2'' and glued them together...

I don't understand why they would not tell you to hook up the battery and then plug in the charger. That is how I do mine and it works good. There may be a reason that they don't want you to do that, I don't know. Also, there has been countless opinions on placing a battery dirrectlly on...