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    for the folks who like guitars

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXtevBIs-f0&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share
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    Re: What would you guys do in my predicament?

    Make sure the trailer tires and bearings are in good shape and haul her south.
    Keep her under cover even if it is only one of the tent style sheds and keep up your varnish.
    I am sure there are...
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    Re: Weekly Photo Challenge

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/Star3_zpsf0da9597.jpg

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/Star2_zps52ca32b3.jpg

    We refer to this as the "star".

    My son Geoff...
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    Re: Female Hair-Long or Short. Why?

    My wife had long red hair when I met her. Have to say it was a major attraction. Her hair is thick as is mine.
    She keeps it fairly short now and it has darkened some but she has almost no gray hair...
  5. Re: Why can't we get people excited about climate change?

    The simple answer is that we don't truly trust the folks who are trying to sell us on the idea.
    We are suspicious that they have ulterior motives and intend to fleece us along the way.
    And, sadly,...
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    Re: Car recommendation

    For what you have described, you will not beat the Suburban or Tahoe.
    Suburban if you need a bit of luggage space behind the 3rd seat and Tahoe if not so it will be a bit easier to park.
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    Re: Building a Slick from Scratch

    http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=how+to+make+a+slick+chisel&oq=how+to+make+a+slick+chi&gs_l=hp.1.0.0i22i30l2.354.786.1.3716.3.3.0.0.0.0.177.475.0j3.3.0...0.0...1c.1.7.psy...
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    Re: Building a Slick from Scratch

    http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=62599&cat=1,41131
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    Re: Baot launch trouble: Don't drown in your car

    Giesbrecht has been interested in this sort of stuff for a long while. He is mainly interested in the effect of cold on a person. Do a google search for Dr. Popsicle.

    The University of Manitoba...
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    Re: now looking for inexpensive used car

    If you just want cheap transportation, look for a used Ford Focus.
    I have a friend who has had a couple of them and loves them

    Randy
  11. Re: best sounding engines, cars, boats, motorcycles and airplanes

    I do not have a recording to share with you all, but I like the sound my car makes at about 75 mph. It is a 1976 Mercedes 115 300D. 5 cylinder and non-turbo.

    Randy
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    Re: '49 Mercury custom hot rod

    Cool, but just because you can, does not mean you should. I cannot help but feel that it was a waste of his effort and talent.

    My preference would be the Checker Marathon. Essentially a larger...
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    Re: A thread with a few nice pictures on it

    Ok, if we have moved into jumping off places, so to speak, how about this one?

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/six_zpsd63651dc.jpg

    On the big island of Hawaii. If one goes down...
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    Re: A thread with a few nice pictures on it

    These were on the lot at the marina.

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/2012_0716Hawaii_Wedding0279_zpseb96a7aa.jpg
    ...
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    Re: A thread with a few nice pictures on it

    Another.

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/2012_0716Hawaii_Wedding0269_zps2f864dc1.jpg
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    Re: A thread with a few nice pictures on it

    [QUOTE
    Olddsub, looks like a lot of plastic.. but at least there's a 'forest 'o masts' & a few sweet lines pulled my eyes and made me wish for a closer look!

    enjoy
    bobby[/QUOTE]
    ...
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    Re: Name that plane...

    The aircraft are cool but do take note of the trusses in the old hanger behind some of the planes near the end of the series of photos.

    Randy
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    Re: Use for cove & bead remnents

    I have been thinking about a cap for my truck too. It is an 02 Supercrew so a bit of an oddball. Ford only made that model in 01, 02 and 03 so used ones appear to be scarce and new ones expensive....
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    Re: Use for cove & bead remnents

    Interesting. I wondered what it was intended to be and it never dawned on me that it was a mailbox.
    I wondered if it was a cover for a portable sewing machine.

    Randy
  20. Thread: Jan Gougeon

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    Re: Jan Gougeon

    Please do not take this the wrong way. I mean no dis-respect to the poor man.

    But when I read "respiratory failure" I could not help but wonder if it was partly due to a lot of epoxy dust being...
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    Re: CNC Milling Machine

    You are losing me on this one. Z axis is the vertical is it not? So then x and y are the horizontal, side to side and forward and back.

    Randy
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    Re: College admissions

    So, off on a tangent maybe, but is a university degree really worth getting these days?
    Don't get me wrong, I think that university can be a good experience for most young folks but I kind of doubt...
  23. Re: on the top of the receipt were the words "Fat Girls".

    Only when the girls were using the sauna.
  24. Re: on the top of the receipt were the words "Fat Girls".

    The usual defence to slander and defamation suits is "fair and honest comment", so, if the girls were a bit on the hefty side, then there really ought not to be much to complain about. Calling them...
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    Re: Double pole breaker...a dud?

    Watch this. It takes him a while to get going but he shows you what I mean about the bars interleaving in the panel.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMgwZDtR4tw
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    Re: Double pole breaker...a dud?

    I also have to wonder if you might not have the right kind of breaker. I am not an electrician and I am uncertain about this, but I also think there are double breakers intended to fit into a slot...
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    Re: Awright Ottawa, you get one more chance!

    Well, there are over 700,000 of us in Winnipeg so it is difficult to meet everyone.

    Randy
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    Re: Double pole breaker...a dud?

    A bit difficult to tell by your description, but do you have the breaker installed correctly in the panel? With 220V you need to have the breaker in the panel in such a way that it straddles one of...
  29. Re: Makita Power tools - comments, recommendations?

    I have had several Makita products for a long while. The little quarter sheet sander is great. I have the small portable planer pictured above and it is fine. I don't use it all that often but when I...
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    Re: Awright Ottawa, you get one more chance!

    Hey, wish I could have been there.
    You can see the Victoria Park hotel from the balcony at my son's apartment.

    Randy
  31. Thread: cheap boats

    by oldsub86
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    Re: cheap boats

    It probably is not a good candidate for a whole lot of work and money but he might well clean it up some and sell it for more. I think I would have a closer look at the engine and drive. If it is not...
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    Re: Scarfing tool on Ebay

    Wouldn't you think the seller could take the time to brush the leaves etc off the thing before taking the photos?

    Randy
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    Re: Kitchen cabinets.Build your own vs buying?

    Interesting how a 4year old thread can pop out of the proverbial woodwork based upon a post by someone who had never posted before.
    One would think that a new poster would be looking at current...
  34. Re: Time for me to make a fool of myself? (T-Bird restoration)

    I would say forget it unless you have a real passion for old T-Birds.
    It will cost a fortune to repair it properly and then you will have a car that you are afraid to drive. I cannot see myself...
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    Sticky: Re: Just fore the fun of it:)

    So, Peter, has your new government in Quebec figured out a way to raise the taxes on your boat? I read in the paper this morning that they are raising the taxes on some of your medicines.

    I'm in...
  36. Re: Home alone this holiday but nevertheless cooking up a storm

    You are making me wish I lived next door.

    Randy
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    Re: Single Axle Trailers

    You need more tranny cooler or you are going to buy a transmission.

    Randy
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    Re: A simple home built alcohol stove

    Where is your "Tim Allen" spirit? Can't you just see one of these made out of a 5 gallon can?
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    Re: Single Axle Trailers

    I wonder if there is any "grandfathering" of this sort of thing from a legal perspective? I had, but have since parted with, a 22' fiberglass cuddy with a small block chevy I/O that came to me on its...
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    Re: Canoe Repair, what would you do?

    It is a Peterborough. And yes, it has waited a long time. I'm getting old and other projects keep interfering. Won't happen this winter as I have no heated place to work on it and a main bath torn...
  41. Thread: pr0n

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    Re: pr0n

    [QUOTE=Paul Pless;3597181]Then I met Katherine, owner of a large motorboat with dreams of a starting a family.


    So, what happened to the motorboat?

    Randy
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    Re: Canoe Repair, what would you do?

    This one has been waiting for me for a long while.

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/Image001-2.jpg

    http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/oldsub86/Image005-1.jpg

    I took the...
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    Re: Canoe Repair, what would you do?

    Certainly looks good.
    How many hours do you have in this project?
  44. Sticky: Re: Another Bauer family boatbuilding project - Deer Isle Koster Class

    So, is the project on hold until spring?
  45. Re: STRAP WRENCH to tighten the nut on the flywheel

    There should not be a whole lot of stress in holding a flywheel given its size.
    I have a couple of commercial strap wrenches around here that have a plastic handle. I expect a good chunk of maple...
  46. Re: STRAP WRENCH to tighten the nut on the flywheel

    I would assume that there is a torque spec in the manual and that one would be well advised to follow it.
  47. Re: The IEA predicts the U.S.A. to be the world's top oil producer by 2017

    But will there be any water to drink if they keep up the fracking?
  48. Thread: Tiller Help

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    Re: Tiller Help

    Certainly looks like a 3 to 5 HP Briggs.
    Try calling these folks : http://www.jackssmallengines.com/Products/BRIGGS-STRATTON/Starter-Part/Starter-Recoil-Assemblies/150320/61273/s
    Or, find a local...
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    Re: Repairing a tiny hole in a hull panel

    Epoxy
  50. Re: STRAP WRENCH to tighten the nut on the flywheel

    I believe I recall seeing something on the net that suggested using an old (or new, I suppose) flat serpentine belt from a car to make a strap wrench. Should be able to make about any reasonable...
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