June B.S. Thread
VT Chapter Ldr
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From: Orange, Vermont
I wasn't ignoring you Jay. For some reason I couldn't get back on FTE after I posted last night. I thought the site went down so I gave up after a while
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From: Suppertown, MN
Good morning everyone! Welcome to Hump Day everybody!
Well I got the boat all fixed last night but no time to get it on the lake so that will have to wait for another night. It was a PITA but it is done.
So Dave the word on the street is you got that gap on your truck filled in but yet no pics??
Well I got the boat all fixed last night but no time to get it on the lake so that will have to wait for another night. It was a PITA but it is done.
So Dave the word on the street is you got that gap on your truck filled in but yet no pics??
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From: Wharton, NJ
Morning Troy, what was the issue with the boat?
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Well last winter I rebuilt the motor and then when I finally got a chance to test it out I backed in the water and realized I had water coming in quite fast. Turns out the shift cable bellow was tore open so I replaced that last night. Should be all good now I hope. I would like to do all the bellows just because but that will wait till this winter I think.
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I've had this idea for years now, but with an early 50s f100 and a 7.3 
matter of fact i think i have a couple trucks i should be looking at:
1954 FORD F100
1953 ford f100 pickup
matter of fact i think i have a couple trucks i should be looking at:
1954 FORD F100
1953 ford f100 pickup
I'm not looking to add more registers. There are two 18" registers ineach of the upstairs bedrooms with one cold air return in each.
I'm looking to get the hot air out. There are no roof vents other than on the ends of the house and a broken power vent. I'm probably going to start by fixing the broken power vent. I might need to seal off the ends and open up the soffets to prevent a short circuited air flow. Ice dams are also a problem in the winter. I'm hoping that by insulating and getting the hot air out, this will help that problem as well.
If that doesn't work, I'm looking at a whole house fan as well to pull the air through the house. My parents had one in CO. It was very effective. It won't take care of humidity, but it will at least reduce the load on the air conditioner.
I did change the filter tonight. It was definitely due. Air flow is definitely increased. We'll see if it makes any difference upstairs.
Time for bed. Night all!
I'm looking to get the hot air out. There are no roof vents other than on the ends of the house and a broken power vent. I'm probably going to start by fixing the broken power vent. I might need to seal off the ends and open up the soffets to prevent a short circuited air flow. Ice dams are also a problem in the winter. I'm hoping that by insulating and getting the hot air out, this will help that problem as well.
If that doesn't work, I'm looking at a whole house fan as well to pull the air through the house. My parents had one in CO. It was very effective. It won't take care of humidity, but it will at least reduce the load on the air conditioner.
I did change the filter tonight. It was definitely due. Air flow is definitely increased. We'll see if it makes any difference upstairs.
Time for bed. Night all!
Good Morning all.
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From: BLT, MN
Good morning everyone.
I could not either so I gave up. Seems like a lot of nights FTE goes wonky about that same time.
He said there were vents on the gable ends only. Definitely help to get some roof and soffit vents.
He said there were vents on the gable ends only. Definitely help to get some roof and soffit vents.
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Well last winter I rebuilt the motor and then when I finally got a chance to test it out I backed in the water and realized I had water coming in quite fast. Turns out the shift cable bellow was tore open so I replaced that last night. Should be all good now I hope. I would like to do all the bellows just because but that will wait till this winter I think.
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From: BLT, MN
Hello Troy. She seems to be doing ok. It is a constant struggle to get her to not push herself too hard but I think I am succeeding a little anyway.
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From: Lunchtown
There are no roof vents other than a broken power vent. There are vents on the peaks of the gables. I'm not even sure the soffits are open. The bottom side is vented, but I haven't looked to see if they are sealed above the siding or not.
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From: BLT, MN
If there are not vent chutes in the attic rafters odds are things are blocked from air flowing through there Michael.