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Nice feed of fish to have for tea. Which is dinner if you don't speak proper...

Anyhow, this 135 Optimax @Only the Tony @Bilge Rat .
I cut the top off a 50 gal blue barrel, and then a trim n tilt relief slot too. Can't get the outboard down enough to get the barrel flat on the ground without basically digging a bit of a hole underneath it however. Barrel does have to 'flex' to get over the gear case but it does work.
I took a bit of notice of some running Temps for once. In the water at 4250rpm the guage says 45c 113f, on the ear muffs and in the barrel at idle 69c 156f.
Ambient cooling water ocean and hose 20c 68f. Recycled barrel water considerably warmer but no difference in idle guage temp.
I think the oem thermostats are 87c 188f?
Dunno what any of it means yet but thought I'd record it somewhere, and you lot need something to read ay.
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@Kiwioilboiler Looks like you are fine with your temps. Just remember when you are running with higher RPM's your vanes on the impeller will flex inward and the motor relies on the forward momentum of the boat to push water through the engine. One of the reasons they say not to run the engines at a higher RPM when in a static tank is because of this. Got you a bit of reading material as well.
 

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@Kiwioilboiler Looks like you are fine with your temps. Just remember when you are running with higher RPM's your vanes on the impeller will flex inward and the motor relies on the forward momentum of the boat to push water through the engine. One of the reasons they say not to run the engines at a higher RPM when in a static tank is because of this. Got you a bit of reading material as well.
Legend.
 

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Supposed to get some more serious snow this weekend. Forecast between 5 and 12 depending on how it sets up. I hope it is on the lower end of that scale.

We have a new sled so I may injure something important with my grandson 😅

Marty the wayward kitten has settled into life here very well. Very smart dude and not afraid of anything. He will be running things here by summer 😎

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@Wonkydonkey don’t you dare 😂
 

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I just looked !!!’ And thought, ummm nice p7##6.

Then read below 😘

lol
Supposed to get some more serious snow this weekend. Forecast between 5 and 12 depending on how it sets up. I hope it is on the lower end of that scale.

We have a new sled so I may injure something important with my grandson 😅

Marty the wayward kitten has settled into life here very well. Very smart dude and not afraid of anything. He will be running things here by summer 😎

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@Wonkydonkey don’t you dare 😂
 

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Worked 10 hours got to my sister's at 4am
Unlocked the door walked through the house to a bedroom
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Get up at 6am to drive an hour to a doctor's appointment
It's going to be a long day.
 

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Good Morning All!! A bit of a warm up overnight, 1f feels like -6f but only a one day reprieve.

Working from home as I need to take wifey to her 4th different neurologist as we search for some relief for her hand pain.
Have a friend that has painful swelling in his hand. He is taking medication for pseudo gout in his hand.
 

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Good Morning All!! A bit of a warm up overnight, 1f feels like -6f but only a one day reprieve.

Working from home as I need to take wifey to her 4th different neurologist as we search for some relief for her hand pain.
Hoping for some real relief for her. Pain in the hands is so frustrating!
 
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