Forum: Boating
Yesterday, 07:00 PM
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Views: 1,079
Every time I go over the LI bridge late in the...
Every time I go over the LI bridge late in the day and see kids, smirks on faces waiting for me go pass by/go away so they can jump, I have the same thought. There ought to be a late summer, midweek,...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-09-2022, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,847
That's not such a good idea for a large section...
That's not such a good idea for a large section of wall, in this climate. That puts a vapor barrier on the outside of the sheathing, which presents a problem in winter. Water vapor diffusing through...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-06-2022, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 4,747
Our house is heated in the winter, cooled in...
Our house is heated in the winter, cooled in summer by the heat pump. The heat pump of course uses electric power to run, so you'd think that the highest months of power use would be in winter. Most...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-06-2022, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 4,747
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-01-2022, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,847
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-31-2022, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,847
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-31-2022, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,847
The places where a roof slope intersects a...
The places where a roof slope intersects a vertical wall must have step flashing on the wall at each course of roofing, or an equivalent installation for keeping water from getting under the courses...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-30-2022, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 4,747
For humidity to be higher in the attic than...
For humidity to be higher in the attic than outside most of the time, there must be a source of moisture from within that is migrating into the attic. This could be from interior moisture-producing...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-29-2022, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,450
This thread and the one on reducing electrical...
This thread and the one on reducing electrical consumption in a home are related, in that they address what to do to reduce energy costs for a home. Addressing this for an existing house does involve...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-29-2022, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 4,747
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Forum: General Discussion
07-20-2022, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,918
It's not myth, and humidity does factor in. As...
It's not myth, and humidity does factor in. As the dew point of air climbs out of the 50s (nice and dry!) into the low 60s (noticeably humid), and into the 70s (downright muggy - tropical), the rate...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-10-2022, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,592
The deck on the "new" mower is totally sound,...
The deck on the "new" mower is totally sound, without any hint of rust, and underneath was fairly clean also, without any layer of wet cuttings practically glued on. It may be that the mower hadn't...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-09-2022, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,592
Success!
Earlier this week, I grabbed a Craftsman 21" push/walk-behind mower at the town dump. Decoding the serial number told me it's a 2008, only 14 years old. It has a Briggs & Stratton 5.5 HP 158 cc...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-03-2022, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 825
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-01-2022, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,947
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Forum: Boating
06-16-2022, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,914
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
06-15-2022, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,550
This morning my grandson is washing down our...
This morning my grandson is washing down our deck, without use of anything but a hose and a wide soft-bristle push broom. That quickly loosens the accumulated tree debris and pine pollen.
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
06-09-2022, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,432
The "deer reduction program," as the BWMANH...
The "deer reduction program," as the BWMANH (https://sites.google.com/view/bwmanh/home) prefers to call it (not "hunting"), is ongoing every fall. The program was started some years ago in designated...
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Forum: Lost & Found
06-03-2022, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,341
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-28-2022, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,592
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-28-2022, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,592
Lawnmower body needed
I have a 25-yr old Craftsman 20" walk-behind mower. The 5.0 HP engine runs well, but the "deck shell" or "deck housing" (whatever the right name is), onto which the engine is bolted, has rusted out...
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Forum: Lost & Found
05-27-2022, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,341
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Forum: Automotive
05-13-2022, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,048
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-08-2022, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,505
Our home, built 2010-11, has a double-stud...
Our home, built 2010-11, has a double-stud exterior. Wall insulation is dense-packed cellulose to R40 or so, attic floor is loose-blow cellulose to R60. Then there is 4" foam under the basement slab...
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Forum: Lost & Found
05-06-2022, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,341
Watercraft found adrift
A small watercraft was found adrift in close to shore on Long Island. Provide a complete description to claim it. Marine Patrol will be notified also.
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