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Coastal Snow Storm   (1)
JamesG161 at 9:56am 01.22.25
@jssailem and I did attempt to Explain Heat Transfer during the Hurricane Season of 2024 here... T
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?   (1)
Hayden Watson at 9:48am 01.22.25
The one MAJOR reason why I have not gone with a mechanical seal is the requirement to replace the r
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SteveHughessails at 9:12am 01.22.25
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?
Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 01.22.25
The one MAJOR reason why I have not gone with a mechanical seal is the requirement to replace the ru
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?
dlochner at 9:08am 01.22.25
I've been down both roads, dripless and traditional packing. When I changed from a traditional stuff
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JamesG161 at 8:50am 01.22.25
Satellite view of Snow coverage !
Where to buy fresh mustang HIT rearm kits?
dlochner at 8:27am 01.22.25
Most of these PFD's use the same internal device to inflate the airbag. Open up your PFD to find th
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?
SV Temenos at 8:25am 01.22.25
Replacing the packing is cheap and has works well. In my opinion there is no need to spend a lot of
Coastal Snow Storm
Gene Neill at 8:19am 01.22.25
229457 229458 Brrrrrr That Florida state line pic is spectacular. I am stealing it and saving
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?
JoeWhite at 7:48am 01.22.25
I replaced the original bronze stuffing box with new bronze stiffing box an 6 ply hose. The packing
Where to buy fresh mustang HIT rearm kits?
Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 01.22.25
Most of these PFD's use the same internal device to inflate the airbag. Open up your PFD to find the
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Project_Mayhem at 7:46am 01.22.25
Bed-IT. Instead of doing a bunch of elbow grease trying to clean up the fiberglass, just bevel the e
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?
Project_Mayhem at 7:44am 01.22.25
I just finished doing some research on both. The dripless are expensive to buy, expensive to rebuild
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?
Justin_NSA at 7:33am 01.22.25
I replaced the 'plastic' stuffing box with a LasDrop Gen II dripless shaft seal. It has been leak an
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dlochner at 7:00am 01.22.25
Try East Coast Marine Transmission in NJ. East coast marine transmission.com
Coastal Snow Storm   (1)
JamesG161 at 6:47am 01.22.25
Here the Snow Depth model from NOAA. s of snow at my home
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Urban Hermit at 5:41am 01.22.25
Thanks for the pic. That's a really nice looking boat.
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dlochner at 5:29am 01.22.25
After using Danforth style, a Delta plow, an original Bruce, and a Rocna, we mortgaged our house and
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JBP-PA at 4:58am 01.22.25
Thank-you for the input. I was looking on Marketplace. I just saw a listing for a 17# dansforth.

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