Recent content by glacierbaze

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    Cabin cushion covers in the washer

    If you do go that route, take them to a laundromat with a LARGE tumbler machine. I just did that to my 2 piece boat cover this week, and there was no stress on the fabric. Do not use a machine with a center agitator.
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    Average discounts in today’s market? 235 Freedom

    Just a quick read shows that labor got charged twice on job #5. And on job #6, 24 feet of red battery cable was $74.40, and 24 feet of black was $4,783.92. I would be giving that invoice a close inspection.
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    Pulling the trigger on a pilot house on the 228

    To wipe the entire window with a vertical blade, you need two arms for each blade, and a pivoting blade. Look at #6 in the link. Your windows are narrow enough that you could get away with one per window. https://www.a1-windscreens.co.uk/news/windscreen-wiper-movements/...
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    Average discounts in today’s market? 235 Freedom

    What part of the country?
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    Pulling the trigger on a pilot house on the 228

    That was a nice day's work! On the sliders, does the front half slide back, or the back half forward?
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    Freedom Trim

    Cruising along at best trim position, do your props blowout in a hard turn?
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    Pulling the trigger on a pilot house on the 228

    Do you have a schedule for your glass?
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    My next project!!

    You probably only need one good ground for the light circuit, but if I were replacing that bunch of grounds sprouting off of the single wire, I would replace that connection with a ground bus. Do you still have your old panel intact, so that you can at least see what color of wire comes off of...
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    Boat Hauling Company

    3,2,1……
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    Hard Top vs Bimini for Freedom 235

    So, sticking with the Freedom 235, how much is the hardtop option from Grady?
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    My next project!!

    Would be helpful to have a multi meter with an audible beep for continuity. One probe on the switch, the other to verify the wire at the end of the bundle.
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    Hard Top vs Bimini for Freedom 235

    And get a rocket launcher with at least six tubes straight up 15*, and maybe two out to the side. Four is just lost opportunity.
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    Steering wheel removal

    If it is original equipment, the nut should match the shaft, and it will be a heavy duty one piece threaded nut. If it is a replacement wheel, it may have an insert, which could be either threaded into the nut, or fit into a star shaped cut out on the back in the nut. YouTube is your friend, try...
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    Starting

    I missed that you were reconnecting the battery. As said, probably left off a ground wire, since there are usually more black than red. If you can’t wire tie your cables together when they are on the battery, at least run a wire tie through the terminal loops when you disconnect them for the...
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    Steering wheel removal

    Is that an Edson wheel? If it was just a cover nut for the “real nut“ it would pop off rather than unscrew. I believe it has an insert to match the threads on the shaft, so they will both come off together, and the wheel should then come off the shaft.