Yup. And maybe weld a 45 degree piece of steel to each leg and the platform.
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Top DIY Fails?
- Thread starter always89y
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Recent fail....was so amped to camo paint my new tree suit platform....that I didn't rough up the slick powder coat that comes on it and applied multiple layers that immediately started coming off (could scratch off with a fingernail easily). I thought I'd just strip it down to metal and start over with acid etching primer. It took me over a week (working a few hours before soaking in citrus again) and two containers of citrus stripper, brass brushes, and power washer to get it down to bare metal. It would've made more economic sense to buy a new one. I must congratulate Tree Hopper on their incredibly durable powder coat process though!
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I once decided to fix up a 4hp johnson outboard that I got as part of a trade. Figured it'd be a good way to learn about motors, and cheaper than taking it to a shop. Bought a book about OMC repair and the service manual for that model, and jumped it.
I ended up replacing the head gasket, fuel pump, points and condensers, water pump, and rebuilding the carb. Not a lot of money, but a considerable investment in time seeing as I had never done anything like that before. Did not want to run. Couldn't figure it out. Sold it to a buddy for what I had in the thing in parts.
He called me the next day. The spark plug wire had rubbed against the flywheel and was shorting out. He replaced it and has been running that stupid thing for 5 years. Just puts oil and gas in it. I'm still mad at myself, but I learned a lot about motors. Mainly, that I don't enjoy working on them and should make full usage of warranties and marine shops, but it's nice to have a basic knowledge.
I ended up replacing the head gasket, fuel pump, points and condensers, water pump, and rebuilding the carb. Not a lot of money, but a considerable investment in time seeing as I had never done anything like that before. Did not want to run. Couldn't figure it out. Sold it to a buddy for what I had in the thing in parts.
He called me the next day. The spark plug wire had rubbed against the flywheel and was shorting out. He replaced it and has been running that stupid thing for 5 years. Just puts oil and gas in it. I'm still mad at myself, but I learned a lot about motors. Mainly, that I don't enjoy working on them and should make full usage of warranties and marine shops, but it's nice to have a basic knowledge.