Bizarre boating death

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Something to be careful of I guess.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...f-the-ozarks/2...

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Yeah, but we can dream, right? ...

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I know I'm over complicating things here, but when I get ready to drill a fairly large hole in the bottom of my boat, I like to think it through. ...

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I also found Groco which I think is made right here in "The Land of Pleasant Living" (Maryland)

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I'm shopping for a thru-hull garboard drain. I find one from Perko for about $100 and one from Buck Algonquin for about $50. Anybody know what the difference...

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Thanks for all the sage advice. It was kind of between the Colorado diesel and a Honda Ridgeline. The Ridgeline gets good reviews, but is pricey. I may...

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I discovered my bilge pump not working earlier this week and got it fixed just as the first rain drops were falling. Power was out and just came back...

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I'm looking at a Chevy Colorado for my snow truck/haul junk/tow boat truck. I don't tow the truck often or far. It's usually towing it up a launch ramp...

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If I can somehow steer this back to Garboard drains...

I get the advantage of drilling from the outside, but since the inside location...

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What did you upgrade from/to?...

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Any idea how thick it is there right next to the keel?...

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That is the type of connector I’m replacing. The one I had was well gasketed and had a good locking mechanism that seems to seat well on the gasket....

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I can't think of anything worse than wire nuts for electrical connections on a boat, but these puppies are rated for direct burial. They have silicone...

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It occurs to me that my recent bilge pump failure would have been less of a big deal if I had a garboard drain. The best place to put it (I think) is...

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I'm using a Johnson pump last time because it had the electronic float feature. I figured fewer moving parts was better. This time I'm hoping to get a...

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It does seem like soldering them would make the best connection. However, I was looking for something that’s easily undone and re-done because it seems...

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My bigger pump died and some testing seems to indicate that it's actually the connector. It was connected using a three prong connector that's allegedly...

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While I was busy fixing my air conditioning, I ignored the boat and found it full of water when I checked it today. Now I'm looking for a replacement...

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When I scrubbed the blades, I knocked off a balancing weight. I found it on the floor. The harder part was figuring out where it had been on the squirrel...

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I got my blower motor replaced and had the ingenious idea to painstakingly clean all the accumulated gunk off the blades. BIG mistake! Now the blower...