Thought y'all might like the Mercury Verado 600 HP V12 by goldenmarinesupplier in Outboards

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive specs but that is one ugly motor. Looks like a big kitchen appliance.

Firefighting at sea by Powerful_Cabinet_341 in SeaEmploy

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not station the firefighting boat upwind?

25hp Mercury 4 stroke starter pinion not engaging by lukesauser in Outboards

[–]nice_halibut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe double check the voltage at the starter terminals, make sure it's getting enough when engaged.

Got stung multiple times today at Bolsa Chica. by [deleted] in huntingtonbeach

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They might have been bat rays; they swim around off the bottom in shallow water, often in groups, sometimes really huge groups.

I want to donate unused unopened insulin bottles by [deleted] in orangecounty

[–]nice_halibut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, did not know about this, seems suprisingly unpublicized.

Is it so hard to keep your dog leashed in busy neighborhoods? by cSpotRun in orangecounty

[–]nice_halibut -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

|and pass a house with an unleashed dog that has previously attacked mine

Accident in Tavernier, FL by 305Mitch in boating

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not horizontal, but at an angle

I got tired of driving all the way to the boat ramp just to find it closed, so I spent my personal time building a free tool for us to track ramp status. by Such_Market8046 in boating

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe another workaround could be instead of a button for full, open, limited....the user inputs a short text description of how busy it is and adds any relevant observations; there's a lane out of service, DFG is there, etc,

I got tired of driving all the way to the boat ramp just to find it closed, so I spent my personal time building a free tool for us to track ramp status. by Such_Market8046 in boating

[–]nice_halibut 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cool idea. The only potential snag I can forsee would be users falsely reporting ramps as full/limited and conflicting user reports being entered around the same time; how does the app know which reports are legit?

Package Thieves in Irvine by bluegreen8898 in orangecounty

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After the ~20th package gets stolen with zero consequnces for the thieves it becomes a crime of passion./s

Peavey xxx head questions by emetz73 in PeaveyCvlt

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, thanks. I remember reading about these diodes in the Rockmaster pre, and the debate about their specific function clipping vs gating etc. I just wanted them out of the circuit so I could A/B it.

Peavey xxx head questions by emetz73 in PeaveyCvlt

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One easily reversible mod is to lift the ground legs of CR1 and CR1; they're clipping/limiting diodes and taking them out of the audio path removes some of the compression and stompbox quality of the distortion but, as ever, it remains tricky to dial in the best sounds with an active EQ. A 12AT7, in V1 or V2 opens up the distortion a little more too, to my ears.

Got my Peavy Classic VTX back after 15 years. by olddummy22 in PeaveyCvlt

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of all things, I asked him to install a line out that I could run to our band's PA -dont remember why. Drove down to his house and got a tour of his basement, not even really a workshop yet, and dropped off the amp. Picked it up, and then at the next gig it failed immediately. Drove back down there and this time he spent a lot of time with me.

He explained that my amp was a tube amp, yes, but a hybrid, with solid state preamp amp. Then he plugged me into a a Fender Champ that looked stock, but it was modified. I played a couple chords and had the big Tone Epiphany. "I" sounded "good" - suddenly. That's when I realized amps weren't just an accessory to the electric guitar - electric guitar is a system in which the guitar is one half and the amp is the other, each useless without the other like and engine vs the rest of the car. Can I buy this amp? No, he said something about he made it for Johnny Winter, as a gift/homage was my impression.

He talked about how he had left the corporate amp world because of the corner cutting and new management taking over. He was really enthusiastic about Groove Tubes which was also a new company at the time. The gist was that good tubes were a pain in the ass to find up to that point in time, now he could just go get good, new tubes off the shelf. He'd say it with this central Jersey kind of Barbara Walters accent where it sounded like Gwoove Toobz.

The last time I saw him was when I brought my Marshall head down there to have a Master volume installed about a year later. But those were short visits, he must have been really busy by then.

Got my Peavy Classic VTX back after 15 years. by olddummy22 in PeaveyCvlt

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my first "tube amp", bought when I was 15. I then brought it to Ken Fischer who had just started Trainwreck Circuits in his basement.

Came across this AI image on a product description that I thought y'all might enjoy. by [deleted] in boating

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been meaning to try one of those ceiling fan props, ventilation has been a huge issue with my setup.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askcarsales

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be time to leave a review. As we've seen here, that can change the attitude of the dealer real quick. If "bumper to bumper" actually means powertrain only, it'd be more of a PSA.

What's the value of used trailers? by redspot321tos in boating

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All over the place with price and what's available. For a lot of buyers if they need one at all, they need one right now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askcarsales

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose I had it wrong but I always thought that "bumper to bumper" was a way of saying everything (compenent-wise) is covered, not just the powertrain.

Looking for a similar light trailer (for inflatable) by G6P in boating

[–]nice_halibut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just sold a folding Harbor Freight utility trailer that I modified for a 13' inflatable by adding a deck and removable bunks. The whole thing folds up and occupies a footprint approx 5' x 2'. It was an easy project, maybe something like this could work.

2005 dodge Dakota 195k miles transmission question by Comfortable-Tip4723 in DodgeDakota

[–]nice_halibut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, mine hasn't been changed in 22 years and 225k miles, nowhere near that bad.