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[2kwik4u]

Louisville Boat Show

 

[Thermobrett]

Stimulating the economy…

 

[Neutron]

Started another project, even though i already ordered 8 grand worth of Trex decking to replace all my disgusting wood thats looks like crap and spots are rotting after only 7 years. All the Trex is being delivered Tuesday. But will be on hold till i clear this area of my property.
Putting a 40x61 shop up. The guy that is filling, grading and putting in the culvert and driveway is ready to go. Me and Jeannine are clearing the brush and smaller trees to save some money.
Cant wait to have my dream garage up.
Plan is to work on bikes, jetskis, and outboards with the occasional vehicle. There will be a 10000lb car lift and 3 motorcycle lifts, tire machine and balancer etc.
Big plans for the future. Getting away from working for someone and work for myself

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

Started another project, even though i already ordered 8 grand worth of Trex decking to replace all my disgusting wood thats looks like crap and spots are rotting after only 7 years. All the Trex is being delivered Tuesday. But will be on hold till i clear this area of my property.
Putting a 40x61 shop up. The guy that is filling, grading and putting in the culvert and driveway is ready to go. Me and Jeannine are clearing the brush and smaller trees to save some money.
Cant wait to have my dream garage up.
Plan is to work on bikes, jetskis, and outboards with the occasional vehicle. There will be a 10000lb car lift and 3 motorcycle lifts, tire machine and balancer etc.
Big plans for the future. Getting away from working for someone and work for myself
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Sounds like a great shop. Are you going to be storing the Yamaha inside as well.

Jim

 

[Neutron]

Sounds like a great shop. Are you going to be storing the Yamaha inside as well.

Jim

It will fit for sure without lowering the tower but it will stay on the pad its currently on. If a bad storm comes it will go inside for sure.
All my other yamahas and other toys will be inside it. 2 4wheelers, 3 motorcycles and the jetskis

 

[AZMark]

It will fit for sure without lowering the tower but it will stay on the pad its currently on. If a bad storm comes it will go inside for sure.
All my other yamahas and other toys will be inside it. 2 4wheelers, 3 motorcycles and the jetskis

Getting my boat inside was my primary reason for building my second garage. Make that thing bigger! Looks like you’ve got the space.
40x60 is huge but they always fill up.

 

[Neutron]

Getting my boat inside was my primary reason for building my second garage. Make that thing bigger! Looks like you’ve got the space.
40x60 is huge but they always fill up.

Its primary use is a workshop, not storage so it wont get filled up.
Plan is to work for myself instead of toyota by this time next year.

My boat is just fine next to the house covered up

 

[Thermobrett]

Looks like it might be a good day… maybe take a shake down cruise this afternoon?

 

[Coult45]

The answer to that question should always be yes.

 

[Scottintexas]

35 with 20mph north wind, cleared some space in the garage to reset the valve lash on the riding lawnmower, briggs has to have found a better way, third time in six years

 

[Thermobrett]

Found this in my iCloud. This was me back in 2019 in OBX jet-boarding. Highest I went was 30ft above the water, and it hurts when you lose your balance.

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Jetboarding in the Outer Banks 2019

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[John McLaughlin]

Found this in my iCloud. This was me back in 2019 in OBX jet-boarding. Highest I went was 30ft above the water, and it hurts when you lose your balance.

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Jetboarding in the Outer Banks 2019

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Right now I will have to leave this to my dreams and or imagination However it sure does look lie fun

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

35 with 20mph north wind, cleared some space in the garage to reset the valve lash on the riding lawnmower, briggs has to have found a better way, third time in six yearsView attachment 193468

In my experience racing fourstroke dirt bikes off road diminishing valve lash (I’m assuming the valve lash is getting tight) has a lot to do with very fine grit getting into the inlet tract. The obvious is to make sure the main air filter is clean and seated properly, a little grease on the sealing surface helps. The other thing that made a big difference for me was to put some kind of filter on the carburetor vent tubes. Just a simple piece of a cotton rag over them helps, or if you can rig them up to pull through a fuel filter or small oiled K&N crankcase breather even better.

 

[Scottintexas]

In my experience racing fourstroke dirt bikes off road diminishing valve lash (I’m assuming the valve lash is getting tight) has a lot to do with very fine grit getting into the inlet tract. The obvious is to make sure the main air filter is clean and seated properly, a little grease on the sealing surface helps. The other thing that made a big difference for me was to put some kind of filter on the carburetor vent tubes. Just a simple piece of a cotton rag over them helps, or if you can rig them up to pull through a fuel filter ovsmall oiled K&N crankcase breather even better.

I'm a junior grade mechanic so even my terminology might be incorrect,

my rocker arms get loose causing excessive gap/loose fit,

The mower doesn't like to start, like it's got a bad battery or starter, very slow to no crank,
supposedly their is a lobe on the cam that it supposed to stop the engine at no compression so that the starting crank happens easier (if I crank it with no spark plugs, it spins fast), it's possible that lobe broke off or I can't adjust valves because I set them going by the manual but it still has issues,

 

[Thermobrett]

Right now I will have to leave this to my dreams and or imagination However it sure does look lie fun

Once you get the hang of it and understanding your balance its a blast. I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I'm a junior grade mechanic so even my terminology might be incorrect,

my rocker arms get loose causing excessive gap/loose fit,

The mower doesn't like to start, like it's got a bad battery or starter, very slow to no crank,
supposedly their is a lobe on the cam that it supposed to stop the engine at no compression so that the starting crank happens easier (if I crank it with no spark plugs, it spins fast), it's possible that lobe broke off or I can't adjust valves because I set them going by the manual but it still has issues,

That little lobe or decompression lobe usually stays up or out via spring tension until the engine starts and then centripetal force stows it. If the spring broke then it would not be deployed…. If the valve lash is excessive it will not work either.

If the lash is increasing that is caused by wear. That smacks of poor lubrication, might want to revisit which oil you are using, but valves getting loose is better than them getting tight which is what most motors do. Tight valves usually result in bad starting at first since they are not sealing all the way, and burn valves later on..

The slow cranking is most likely a weak battery…. Try pulling it out and charging it with a proper charger first, the onboard charger may not being bringing it up to full charge.

Just got to be sure the cylinder is on TDC on the compression stroke to assure that you set the valves correctly.

 

[84rzv500r]

from sunday...

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Horseshoe crab?

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

Horseshoe crab?

Interesting, horseshoe crab blood is bright blue. It contains important immune cells that are exceptionally sensitive to toxic bacteria. When those cells meet invading bacteria, they clot around it and protect the rest of the horseshoe crab's body from toxins.

Currently, horseshoe crab blood is used for the testing of sterile (normally injectable) drug and vaccine products. The blood is used in the manufacture of a test called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate, or LAL, which checks batches of drugs and vaccines for endotoxin contamination. Bacterial endotoxins induce inflammation and fever, and can cause anaphylactic shock and death. LAL testing is relatively quick and easy, especially compared to rabbit testing (injection and monitoring for fever) that was done 40 years ago.

Horseshoe crabs are caught, bled, and then released. About 600,000 crabs are bleed every year. Unfortunately, the mortaliity rate is about 15 – 30%. Recombinant factor C has been developed and in the future likely will replace horseshoe for testing.

Jim

 

[zipper]

Tractor trailer of firewood leaving this morning. It has been cold enough to freeze up the ground to turn around a rig like this in the field.





Temps are locking up Malletts Bay and the outer bay to the right.