Recent content by Arminius

The oil sucker worked this year. The oil was hot and thinner after a day of 200 watt magnetic heater on the pan. Finally worked out why flow was inconsistent and removed oil filler cap to allow crankcase to breathe. I guess I will check my PCV valve. Put that heater on a baseboard heater...

Susan outshot me yesterday with her 9mil 365 Macro and had no malfunctions. She chose the Macro for its longer butt and better grip. She shot 147 grain a friend had recommended and sold me her remaining boxes of 115 Browning training rounds. It seems to be psychological. She held on tight and...

Toggles don't appear to keep salt water out of the electrical innards unless a boot is added. "Sealed waterproof (from front of panel)"

In theory, it should warm up enough on the muffs. Lots of cold tap water running out of this raw water cooled engine and running down the street though. I'll give the block heater a try. It no longer bothers me too much that I am not getting it all. When I first bought the boat, I tried...

Automatic pistols tend to jam in Susan's weak grip. I loaned her my full size 9mm as the consensus was that the inertia of the heavier frame would be the fulcrum the moving parts worked against in an orderly fashion. It jammed and I am rightly accused of loaning her a dirty gun. Today I will...

Sorry I got off subject which should be Dewinterizing. Changing the oil is an effort because the cold oil is so thick. This year I ordered a magnetic 200 Watt block heater. I thought I would let the oil heat for a few days before sucking the old out through the dipstick hole.

I did notice the bilge plug hanging loose. Drained the outdrive and the oil was not milky, a good sign. The water pump impeller can wait another year. Engine oil sucker-outer would probably work better on a hot engine. Incidentally, I took Susan to the range yesterday with the idea she should...

I dewinterized my boat with the Alpha One, Gen 2 outdrive by putting the plugs back in and testing with the muffs and garden hose. Water exited below the outdrive casting but not from the center of the prop. I rushed over to the marina with my cell phone picture. I was asssured that this is...

I had suggested the bump button so it was incumbent upon me to identify a resulting starting issue.

Thank you. Down to 2 volts and a year old. I'll have the Marina heft a new on if it seems weak. Glad to have found the issue. Chinese manufacturing is different from ours

Danger: The red illuminated light on my bump button depleted the battery. I thought it was an innocuous little LED. I removed the light leaving the button in place. The new battery maintainer is a NoCo Genius with automatic desulphating. I'm no genius but the warning light alerted me to an...

There's another 220SD at a local lake with a new long block for a good price. Owner has a small marine shop and seems to specialize in rebuilding neglected and freeze damaged boats. I liked him but his 1 year guarantee is not compelling. The boat needs a shake down cruise of substantial...

Help! I cleaned Susan's P320XComp Macro but it randomly failed to feed and I am to blame. It is unfair. Beyond the barrel, oiling the slide rails and meticulous carbon removal, I brushed the carbon off the tops of the followers on her four 17 rd mags pretty much for looks. At the range she is...

Rock Harbor has all these insanely priced displacement deckboats owned by club members/the club whose Code depreciation may have been deductible. If they don't have a fire, they will need to have an auction to realize the final losses. I'll keep my eye on them as my neighbor's Antares 7 with the...

Rock Harbor has an inventory of boats I haven't seen before. I asked the sales guy over the phone if there were a rich benefactor. No, it was established as a sales outlet for their 7 boat clubs around the country, not that I could Google any in its name. They have acreage for a storage yard but...