JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
JimH wrote:
I misjudged the waterline on my boat when I applied the epoxy barrier
and
bottom paint.

I will not try to fix the epoxy barrier coat coverage but I will be
raising
the bottom paint line when I put the boat on the trailer (in
preparation for
our vacation on Put-In-Bay) next week.

So how do you remove the scum line? I have brushed it off every time
I have
been in the water and washing down the boat and outdrive, but a scum
line
remains.

TIA!


JimH,

Scum Line Remover (Oxalic acid)

Did you decide to change mechanics? One who forgets to change the
impeller when asks and uses incorrect parts is an even more very
expensive "accident" just around the corner.

There is an old expression "Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice,
shame on me".


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Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

How many times do I have to tell you the he did not *forget* to change
the impeller.

Why are you so obsessed with this, especially bringing it up in a
totally unrelated thread?
But do you think that mechanic is a good one? After all, you did ask
him to change it, and they didn't. After that, it failed, causing you
engine to overheat. Overheating an engine is never, ever good for it.


I've decided that there are more good mechanics than we realize. The problem
is that many of them are lousy teachers & communicators, and without those
skills, a lot of repairs go badly. Example: My son and his girlfriend
recently went to a concert 2 hours away, in her car. I said I wanted to look
the car over before they left. Turned out she had 3 different brands/models
of tires on the thing, and none of them had much life left in them. If rain
had been in the forecast, I wouldn't have let them go in that car.

She said she couldn't afford a set of tires. I told her to keep the one pair
that matched (in the rear), and buy a matched pair for the front. Then, when
she had the bucks, replace the rears. She said nobody at the tire stores had
suggested this idea. It's exactly what my mechanic would've recommended,
since he's a reasonable guy who prefers that his customers remain alive.

Doug,

I have always told my mechanics I expect them to treat me the way they
would their mother (that is if they loved their mother). I expect them
to make recommendation that will save me money, in the long run. I also
tell them if I catch them making recommendations to "make work", I will
find another mechanic. I tend to keep my cars and boats longer than
some, so I want them well maintained.

JimH thought I was being obsessed with his impeller, but that is a
perfect example of situation that others, especially someone new to
boating can learn from, and is a great on topic discussion. Changing an
impeller every other year, is very cheap insurance. A mechanic who
checks an impeller by running the engine for an hour, and determines the
impeller of unknown age does not need to be changed because the water
temp remained at at safe level, is one that a reasonable boater should
run from. I was told you really can't tell how "safe" an impeller is by
feeling it, it should just be replaced either annually or every other
year at the very latest. When a mechanic tries to recommend new part
specs for an engine, it is time to look for another mechanic.

This conversation is not for JimH because he is not interested, but
these are two glaring examples of when I know I would look for another
mechanic.


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Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!