Peter_C
Contributor
Yours appears very similar to my 2.5 gallon unit, as they all look very similar. Did water cause much of the issues? Gotta work hard to keep my board dry! Thanks for serving as a warning 
Fortunately mine has a drain, so water is never really running down the sides.
Fixing stuff is the best way. At the least, you can almost always scavenge parts and recycle in one form or another. I can't believe what people sometimes throw out.
Other than building a bilge pump mount base, and a mount for it sewn up that was glued into the boat, I bent up a couple of aluminum pieces to hold my table saw sled onto my table saw for storage. That means less crap laying around the garage. My friend suggested hanging it in the garage, and I asked "Where?", as there is no wall space to hang it from. I also started building a router table drop in for my table saw. Although I would really prefer a dedicated shaper table, I don't have space for it. I don't even have a work bench. Instead I use an X-table outside with 1/4" plate on top with a vise mounted to it. The plastic has enough metal embedded into it, using it for diving would leave the entire thing rust colored. (Mind you I do have a tool box with 1/4" plate and a vise too, but try to not throw too much metal working debris around inside the garage.) You would laugh at me if you saw my sad working conditions. There is always 50' of air hose and two extension cords, on the ground, to trip over.
---------- Post Merged on July 24th, 2012 at 11:49 PM ---------- Previous Post was on July 23rd, 2012 at 11:05 PM ----------
My friend today asked if I could fix his little 9.9hp kicker outboard, as it wouldn't idle. I tore the carb down finding some corrosion. 10 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner and it looked new again
They are an awesome machine to have around, even if it is an HF Special (Harbor Freight Special). Once put back together the motor idled smooth as expected for an engine with only 2 hours on it.
The water was clear mostly at the start with a tinge of Simple Green. Now you can see it is cloudy.
Fortunately mine has a drain, so water is never really running down the sides. Fixing stuff is the best way. At the least, you can almost always scavenge parts and recycle in one form or another. I can't believe what people sometimes throw out.
Other than building a bilge pump mount base, and a mount for it sewn up that was glued into the boat, I bent up a couple of aluminum pieces to hold my table saw sled onto my table saw for storage. That means less crap laying around the garage. My friend suggested hanging it in the garage, and I asked "Where?", as there is no wall space to hang it from. I also started building a router table drop in for my table saw. Although I would really prefer a dedicated shaper table, I don't have space for it. I don't even have a work bench. Instead I use an X-table outside with 1/4" plate on top with a vise mounted to it. The plastic has enough metal embedded into it, using it for diving would leave the entire thing rust colored. (Mind you I do have a tool box with 1/4" plate and a vise too, but try to not throw too much metal working debris around inside the garage.) You would laugh at me if you saw my sad working conditions. There is always 50' of air hose and two extension cords, on the ground, to trip over.
---------- Post Merged on July 24th, 2012 at 11:49 PM ---------- Previous Post was on July 23rd, 2012 at 11:05 PM ----------
My friend today asked if I could fix his little 9.9hp kicker outboard, as it wouldn't idle. I tore the carb down finding some corrosion. 10 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner and it looked new again
They are an awesome machine to have around, even if it is an HF Special (Harbor Freight Special). Once put back together the motor idled smooth as expected for an engine with only 2 hours on it.The water was clear mostly at the start with a tinge of Simple Green. Now you can see it is cloudy.
