Recent content by meboatermike

Had a local wrecking yard haul a 1990 Cadillac Seville out of a fabric garage where it has rested for the past 15 years on an estate property. Stayed good and dry during that time, looks fairly good on the outside, though the wood floor he had it sitting on is all deteriorated. The driver knew...

The clean out continues of father-in-laws stuff......so many questions. It may have the numbers 1884 on the end view.

Replaced a 4 ft. section of a large old mill beam laying on the ground under the cabin at the lake in a crawl area with 12 x 16 blocks and a bunch of digging. Once the beam was out and rolled over you could see that it was on its way to being at least half rotted through which is not surprising...

Not to be-labor this but couldn't resist. Two bench dogs. The old reddish gal loved the snow and water.

My wife put some kind on the lower sash of a living room window at home to keep our dog (the Aussie doddle) from seeing things it thinks needs herding down to a dull roar, but then she cut out a couple small holes so we could see out a little if sitting on the couch beside it. Took the dog about...

Came close to finishing the re-boarding of a cedar deck. Hauled more stuff (tools, small appliances etc.) home from my in-laws estate, still need to unload the truck and find room for it in a shed for now. Put up a for sale ad on CL for a long sitting 76 Hondamatic 750 of father-in-law and an...

Thanks Captain Spaulding. They very well could go with pool ladders and railings that haven't been used for at least a couple years now.

I have had a Shelter Logic or equivalent in Maine winters for many years -- well in excess of 10 probably going on 15. However, I religiously clear off the snow either after each storm or multiple clearings if a large prolonged storm. Also I have covered over the original cover with a heavy...

If there is going to be an apartment upstairs I would recommend that no flammable liquids be stored in the garage. I know it is a garage but with living space up above it is just not a good idea in my opinion. I have a separate roughly 4' by 4' by 6' long plywood sheathed storage "shed" that...

Welcome from Maine. There are certainly a lot of ideas and knowledge on this forum.

We have a fairly deep ditch at the end of our driveway (3-4' roughly) and the existing driveway and culvert at the end was always more or less adequate. It was probably there for 20 years before we moved in and then we have been there about 45 years. However, we obtained a 5th wheel trailer...

Re-torqued the wheels outside on my Accent and on my mothers little Chevy as the tires got rotated. With the cold today and fairly heavy wind it was just about all an old duffer nearing his 7th decade could stand today. Did get the dogs out for a walk in the woods for half hour though and cut...

Cut and fit some 2" styrofoam to close in the side of the old minimal one car (barely fit a 76 Honda car in it back in the day) garage crawlspace being turned into a small shop. Now will need to cover the foam with something.

I have an "Allstart" brand made in China -- have had it for years. Has usually been kept in a vehicle here year round (though currently it is in the cellar, not sure why :headscrat ). Has always worked well and maybe got charged a couple times or more per year. I think maybe mine is getting...