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On Friday, 2 August 2013 17:03:35 UTC-3, John H wrote:
Very good. Most of the advice you've received was free anyway, so why pay attention to it? Hope your new trim gauge helps you run much more efficiently. John (Gun Nut) H. -- Don't feel so put off, Johnny. I listened to all the advice, weighed the options and made a decision. Blame it on Gfre... He reminded me of one of the main considerations.. that is boating in shallow waters where the motor is tiled up to avoid striking the propeller while slowly motoring along. I've come out of those areas a number of times and forget that the motor is slightly tilted up until the bow reaches for the sky. |
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 13:46:56 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:
On Friday, 2 August 2013 17:03:35 UTC-3, John H wrote: Very good. Most of the advice you've received was free anyway, so why pay attention to it? Hope your new trim gauge helps you run much more efficiently. John (Gun Nut) H. -- Don't feel so put off, Johnny. I listened to all the advice, weighed the options and made a decision. Blame it on Gfre... He reminded me of one of the main considerations.. that is boating in shallow waters where the motor is tiled up to avoid striking the propeller while slowly motoring along. I've come out of those areas a number of times and forget that the motor is slightly tilted up until the bow reaches for the sky. You forget to check the motor, but you'll remember to check your trim gauge. Good. Oh, and I'm not the least put off. I simply complimented you and wished you well. John (Gun Nut) H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote:
On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. |
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On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:16:22 -0400, Hank©
wrote: On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote: On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. === What about an altimeter? It's good to know what the sea level is. |
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On 8/2/2013 8:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:16:22 -0400, Hank© wrote: On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote: On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. === What about an altimeter? It's good to know what the sea level is. Absolutely. And a backup camera. |
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On 8/2/13 8:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:16:22 -0400, Hank© wrote: On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote: On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. === What about an altimeter? It's good to know what the sea level is. The Asshole Brothers, W'hine and FlaJim, always encouraging boating posts. |
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On Friday, 2 August 2013 22:25:06 UTC-3, Hank© wrote:
On 8/2/2013 8:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:16:22 -0400, Hank� wrote: On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote: On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. === What about an altimeter? It's good to know what the sea level is. Absolutely. And a backup camera. Y'all southern boys sure do need a lot before proceeding away from the dock.. You should come up here and we'll teach you to do more with much less. |
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On Friday, 2 August 2013 22:28:47 UTC-3, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 8/2/13 8:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:16:22 -0400, Hank© wrote: On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote: On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. === What about an altimeter? It's good to know what the sea level is. The Asshole Brothers, W'hine and FlaJim, always encouraging boating posts.. At least this lame attempt at humour isn't as bad as their usual offerings. |
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On 8/2/2013 9:34 PM, True North wrote:
On Friday, 2 August 2013 22:25:06 UTC-3, Hank© wrote: On 8/2/2013 8:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:16:22 -0400, Hank� wrote: On 8/2/2013 12:37 PM, True North wrote: On Thursday, 1 August 2013 19:30:13 UTC-3, Tim wrote: On Thursday, August 1, 2013 7:42:15 AM UTC-5, True North wrote: Unlike the majority in here, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful day of boating. First I'll drop into a local Mercury dealer to get an estimate on installing a 'trim gauge' and sender pkg. Then I'll have to decide whether to boat on the largest freshwater lake around here... or explore either of two beautiful ocean bays...St. Margaret's or Mahone Bay. Winds are supposed to be light.. although from the South, so hopefully it won't be too rough for the wife. Hope you had fun, Don. Had the mechanic look at my Mercury 60 Big Foot yesterday and discovered that in addition to the wiring for a trim gauge being present in the wiring harness, my motor had the sender already installed (from the Chinese factory?). Since that reduced the cost to the gauge and an hours labour, I told him to go ahead and order a trim gauge that would match the 4 other gauges already installed in my console. He'll call me when it comes in and we'll make an appointment for the install. I'll have one spot left for a 2" gauge after this ... guess I should have asked him what would have been a useful instrument to add. I'm thinking maybe an oil pressure gauge...or an engine temperature gauge. I'd like to check the engine impeller status while underway without having to turn all the way around, but I suppose a small mirror could handle that. Get a pitch and roll indicator to compliment your trim indicator. === What about an altimeter? It's good to know what the sea level is. Absolutely. And a backup camera. Y'all southern boys sure do need a lot before proceeding away from the dock.. You should come up here and we'll teach you to do more with much less. Nah that won't be necessary. Just show us your equipment inventory and we'll review it. |
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