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there a bugger to clean but oh so worth it. mom used to brown it rolled in flour and salt and pepper. put it in a roaster add onions, dry onion soup mix and bake it. depending on how bog or old it was pretty much depended on how long it needed to bake!!!!! usually a good 3-4 hours!!!! -
Any recs on how to find a good general dentist in Stamford? I will be paying cash. Getting a referral from a trusted friend or family member would be nice but let's say this isn't an option. Thanks
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always cool to see them!!!!!!!! taste pretty good to. but boy did they change the laws on how you can harvest them.
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First snapper yesterday. It was looking for Leech! Was that Leech?
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Baked taters grilled pork chops and Califlower . Had better Califlower though.
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We get eggs from locals who have chickens. The difference in shelf life between washed and unwashed eggs was weird the first time I heard it. Months for unwashed; maybe a month for washed. Farm fresh is a fair amount different than from the grocery store. Bigger yolks and thinner shells are two of the more noticeable differences. I had my first red yolk eggs a few weeks ago. Kinda freaked me out but it’s no big deal really.
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here is a helpful checklist:
NOTE: Avoid injury due to accidental engagement of your prop, we recommend you remove the prop from your motor before winterizing.
If your motor is water cooled; running your outboard without an adequate source of cooling water will result in severe damage to your outboard!
1. Fill your fuel tank and add a conditioner. Mix thoroughly
2. Run motor for about 5 minutes at fast idle to ensure the gas with stabilizer has entered the carburetors and floats. Make sure you use a flusher over water intakes to keep engine cool check to see if water is coming out of the telltale.
3. Use engine tune up spray on your engine before winterizing. The spray works better on a warm engine. Make sure engine is off.
4. With engine running fog in the carb's with a good grade outboard fogging oil.
5. Fog until engine stalls. Make sure you alternate between carb's or better yet use two cans of fogging spray. Do this in a well ventilated area. It will be smoky.
6. Change gear oil. Put a pan, to catch the oil, under the lower screw hole. Unscrew the lower hole first. Then open the upper one and the gear oil will drain into the pain. Check your oil, it should not be cloudy, that indicates water in the lower unit. Which means you need new gaskets. Metal shavings mean gear problems.
7. Refill by inserting the new gear oil tube spout in the bottom hole and squeezing until oil over flows out of the top hole. Keep pressure on the tube or quickly the lower hole to keep the oil from pouring out. Replace the top screw first then the bottom screw. Be careful not to cross thread the screws. Tighten the screws. Do not over do it and strip the threads. Your screws are steel and your gear case aluminum.
NOTE: It's easier with the quart or larger containers and the small hand pump designed for them. The pump has a hose and a fitting on the end that will screw into the lower hole. Then you pump until oil comes out the top hole, replace the top plug, remove the hose, and replace the lower plug.
8. Grease all motor zerks.
9. Remove fishing line around the prop thrust washer.
10.Disconnect your batteries. Clean the terminals with baking soda solution, dry thoroughly and Charge Them Up! If this can be done in a warm environment, so much the better. Put Vaseline over the cleaned terminals. Store them in a well ventilated area, preferably above the freezing point. You should also recharge the battery once a month during the off-season to prevent electrical discharge and degradation of the electrolytes.
11.Store outboard in down position if possible. If not, and you're in an area that freezes, then cover exhaust outlet in center of prop so water won't collect and freeze.
Other Considerations:
12.Grease trailer hubs and bearings.
13.Wash and wax the hull.
14.Inspect all nuts and bolts.
15.Block up trailer axle, remove the boat weight from the tires.
16. Remove drain plug, this allows drainage during storage outside.
17.Open all hatches. Place an open bag or two of charcoal in the bilge and in any other enclosed areas. It won't hurt the opened area's either.
Any other good ideas to throw in here?
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