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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Boating Lessons Learned: Calibrating a Thermometer
BLUF: I use ice water to check the calibration of thermometers. In my last post I shared with you a trick my Dad taught me where he briskly rolls a warm drink can in ice water to chill the drink … Continue reading
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Boating Lessons Learned: Keeping the Beer Cold and Other Uses for Ice
BLUF: Ice can be used for more than keeping the beer cold. One of my fondest memories is of all the cousins at Grandmother’s house on a hot summer afternoon making ice cream. It took three of us to operate … Continue reading
Boating Lessons Learned: Don’t Forget the Ground
Boating Lessons Learned: Â Don’t Forget the Ground. BLUF: Â IÂ often focus all my attention on the positive portion of a 12 volt DC circuit when I am troubleshooting and I neglect the ground portion of the circuit. I was troubleshooting … Continue reading
Boating Lessons Learned: Pulling Cable, I need one of those “Fish Thingies.”
BLUF: A fish tape turns a frustrating job into an easy morning’s work. LuLu is a really good friend of mine and when she asked me to help her fix her television cable I couldn’t help but agree. Why the … Continue reading
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