On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:40:52 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Friday, 21 June 2013 13:54:29 UTC-3, wrote:
On Friday, June 21, 2013 12:29:42 PM UTC-4, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:

On 6/21/2013 10:58 AM, True North wrote:





Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.





Drive to a local garage and give the guy ten bucks to tighten it for

you.... or maybe you can just get him a cup of coffee?



Tim Horton's? I was up in Detroit earlier this week, and noticed that Horton's has infiltrated up there! Didn't someone see them sneaking in?



Speaking of Detroit, what a ******** downtown is. Really interesting architecture, but it's so run down and dilapidated. They really need some leadership to do an "urban renewal".

Every once in a while I'll see a program about the architecture of decaying American cities. Too bad...they all seem to have had that big boom period from the 1870's until WW2.
Detroit and Buffalo are two examples.

Buffalo is second on the list with about 30% of the population below the poverty level. Those folks
are *really* smart. They've not elected a Republican mayor since 1954.

John H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

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On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:54:29 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Friday, June 21, 2013 12:29:42 PM UTC-4, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On 6/21/2013 10:58 AM, True North wrote:


Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.


Drive to a local garage and give the guy ten bucks to tighten it for
you.... or maybe you can just get him a cup of coffee?

Tim Horton's? I was up in Detroit earlier this week, and noticed that Horton's has infiltrated up there! Didn't someone see them sneaking in?

Speaking of Detroit, what a ******** downtown is. Really interesting architecture, but it's so run down and dilapidated. They really need some leadership to do an "urban renewal".

Detroit is first on the list of high percent of the people living below the poverty level. Was about
32%. They're a bunch of smart folks though. They've not elected a Republican mayor since 1961.

John H.

You are a stupid fool if you think that Detroit's problems are the
result of not electing a Republican mayor.

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says...

On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:40:52 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Friday, 21 June 2013 13:54:29 UTC-3, wrote:
On Friday, June 21, 2013 12:29:42 PM UTC-4, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:

On 6/21/2013 10:58 AM, True North wrote:





Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.





Drive to a local garage and give the guy ten bucks to tighten it for

you.... or maybe you can just get him a cup of coffee?



Tim Horton's? I was up in Detroit earlier this week, and noticed that Horton's has infiltrated up there! Didn't someone see them sneaking in?



Speaking of Detroit, what a ******** downtown is. Really interesting architecture, but it's so run down and dilapidated. They really need some leadership to do an "urban renewal".

Every once in a while I'll see a program about the architecture of decaying American cities. Too bad...they all seem to have had that big boom period from the 1870's until WW2.
Detroit and Buffalo are two examples.

Buffalo is second on the list with about 30% of the population below the poverty level. Those folks
are *really* smart. They've not elected a Republican mayor since 1954.

John H.

You are a complete moron if you think that Buffalo's economic problems
are the result of not electing a Republican mayor.

On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:22:53 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:12:10 -0400, John H
wrote:


The weight on the tongue should be about 8% of the gross trailer weight, and then the trailer should
be level - or fairly close.

John H.
I found out my pontoon boat trails a lot better if the bow is pitched
down. I think it gives me more down force and sticks it to the road
better (basically increasing tongue load) without actually increasing
the weight.
It tows straight at interstate speeds.

Did you ever think of putting one of these on the ass end of that pontoon boat?

http://www.carid.com/images/pages/sp...lers-wings.jpg

:)

John H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

On 6/21/2013 1:43 PM, True North wrote:
On Friday, 21 June 2013 13:54:29 UTC-3, wrote:
On Friday, June 21, 2013 12:29:42 PM UTC-4, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:

On 6/21/2013 10:58 AM, True North wrote:





Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.





Drive to a local garage and give the guy ten bucks to tighten it for

you.... or maybe you can just get him a cup of coffee?



Tim Horton's? I was up in Detroit earlier this week, and noticed that Horton's has infiltrated up there! Didn't someone see them sneaking in?



Speaking of Detroit, what a ******** downtown is. Really interesting architecture, but it's so run down and dilapidated. They really need some leadership to do an "urban renewal".

BTW..I'm in the minority when it comes to Tim Horton's coffee, I find it too bitter.
One of the co-founders is from this province and he used to keep one of his motor boats at the Yacht Squadron I sailed out of.


Probably Colombian Coffee... eeeeech... We like a more Jamacian blend...

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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"True North" wrote in message
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Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and
the Highlander is almost 3 months old.

I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with
a
2" drop receiver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg

D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths
wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's
locking washer.

I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the
chrome but it's too slippery.

Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable
wrench.


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Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to
the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.
http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html

Wonder how long that nylon will last?


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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are nicks
where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed thousands
of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every couple
years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is
happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in unhitched
and ball is still installed.

On Friday, 21 June 2013 20:40:48 UTC-3, Califbill wrote:
"iBoaterer" wrote in message

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"True North" wrote in message

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Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and

the Highlander is almost 3 months old.



I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with

a

2" drop receiver.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg



D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.

I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths

wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's

locking washer.



I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the

chrome but it's too slippery.



Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable

wrench.





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Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to

the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.

http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html



Wonder how long that nylon will last?





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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are nicks

where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed thousands

of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every couple

years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is

happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in unhitched

and ball is still installed.

I don't recall seeing that style ball up here.
Is it available in the 2" size?

True North wrote:
On Friday, 21 June 2013 12:16:18 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:58:27 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:



Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and the Highlander is almost 3 months old.
I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a 2" drop receiver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg
D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's locking washer.
I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the chrome but it's too slippery.
Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.


Trailer looks pretty level to me. Am I missing something?



John H.

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Hope you're having a great day!
Here's a photo with my torpedo level sitting on the trailer frame.
Bubble is in the lest marked space.
They do say that it's better to have the trailer slightly down and tongue heavy rather than up too high.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psb53853ba.jpg
It's not the position of the trailer as much as the weight
distribution. The boat can be moved forward if necessary and maybe
backward if the transom is supported. Is Laura your wife?

On Friday, June 21, 2013 10:58:27 AM UTC-4, True North wrote:
Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and the Highlander is almost 3 months old.



I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a 2" drop receiver.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg



D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.

I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's locking washer.



I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the chrome but it's too slippery.



Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.

Too bad its on a piece of **** " Bunk " Trailer. Guess you weren't smart enough to get a proper trailer, ****wit.

On 6/21/2013 8:13 PM, True North wrote:
On Friday, 21 June 2013 20:40:48 UTC-3, Califbill wrote:
"iBoaterer" wrote in message

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In article ,

says...



"True North" wrote in message

...



Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and

the Highlander is almost 3 months old.



I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with

a

2" drop receiver.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg



D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.

I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths

wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's

locking washer.



I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the

chrome but it's too slippery.



Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable

wrench.





------------------



Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to

the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.

http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html



Wonder how long that nylon will last?





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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are nicks

where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed thousands

of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every couple

years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is

happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in unhitched

and ball is still installed.

I don't recall seeing that style ball up here.
Is it available in the 2" size?

I see you parked your boat in front of the house that's you alledge
isn't yours, again.