Recent Topics ctfisherman.com en-us Tue, 26 May 2026 09:05:06 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm 5 connecticutfisherman@gmail.com https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1851794#Post1851794 mattmann7
on: 08/27/24 09:42 AM

Just thought of a place. Pops exhaust. He has multiple locations. There is one in Wethersfield near City fish

Lamores auto on Silas Deane across from Wethersfield Town hall is excellent.

I take my truck to them. They have been busy since before 1970 when I used to walk by the shop on my way to school every day.]]> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:42:03 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1851794#Post1851794 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1857148#Post1857148 Buck
on: 08/21/25 11:18 AM

I just did this project a few weeks ago on my 15' skiff I trailer to Florida. It was an EZ Loader and old enough that it used a 49" axle when for the last ten years they made this sized trailer with a 40" axle. I finally ended up speaking with 411 Marine Co. down in Hardeville SC. which promoted themselves as the largest EZ Loader dealer in the country. They scoured the national network of dealers and found three 49" axles in the country and had a new one sent to me. It had new hubs, new leaf springs, all of the hardware such as the hangers, etc. and the total bill was less than the best quote to have a customer made axle done up in my area of western Ct. and Eastern NY. I cut off the old stuff with a cut off tool for the really rusted stuff and got it cleaned up. Installed the new complex in a day with the help of a couple of guys who volunteer with me at the Great Hollow.
Depending upon your age I would recommend having a buddy help you. The good suggestions above should provide solutions for the parts but if at a dead end call the manufacturer and find out if they have the parts or who their biggest dealer is and where they are located.
When I am travelling back and forth to Florida on the I95 the most common reason for a boat/trailer rig to be parked on the side of the road disabled is:
1. Flat tire with no spare tire or changing equipment
2. Failed leaf springs
3. Broken axle at the hub junction
This stuff needs to be inspected every spring.
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on: 06/11/22 06:54 AM

Well, put it behind you now that its done, and go have some fun!!!!

Looking fwd to your reports. ]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:54:08 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1831661#Post1831661 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1829345#Post1829345 Don P
on: 04/04/22 07:39 PM

I JUST saw this Apocalypse SUV pulling out of the West Hartford Home Depot a few days ago.

CRAZY Big Ass 6 wheel drive monster!

Never heard of it, until I saw it and looked it up.

]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:39:25 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1829345#Post1829345 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1826397#Post1826397 PMueller
on: 01/20/22 07:26 PM

Elwin at Thayers knows his evinrudes]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:26:20 EST https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1826397#Post1826397 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1820236#Post1820236 Don P
on: 09/01/21 01:16 PM

Great work!…..lotsssss of time and money into something like that. Congrats!]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:16:28 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1820236#Post1820236 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1813619#Post1813619 Don P
on: 05/09/21 08:29 AM

Check out these Defense Advanced Research Products Agency (DARPA) projects for the government:

-goes from wheels to tracks in split seconds while under way

-extreme suspension vehicles

-etc...

VIDEO:
DARPA Reconfigurable Wheel-Track Plus Extreme Suspension Vehicle



Looks like lotssssss of things to break and maintain, but pretty cool. Would love to see technology like this be trickled down to the public for ATVs, vehicles, etc....

Cool stuff! ]]> Sun, 09 May 2021 08:29:30 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1813619#Post1813619 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1811627#Post1811627 Tall 1
on: 04/06/21 01:22 PM

They’re nice cars a lot of my customers put WindowFilm on them or clear paint protection film]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:22:21 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1811627#Post1811627 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1787689#Post1787689 Eric D
on: 05/31/20 09:36 PM

I would guess anything under .050 MA is normal. At least on Hondas that's the norm. Make sure you are checking it correctly. Make sure you check it with the hood latch latched or hood latch switch unplugged if it has one. It may take several minutes for the car to go to sleep so to speak as control units shut down. I've seen lots of dead battery complaints lately with more cars not being used as much. There is almost always never a draw.]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 21:36:35 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1787689#Post1787689 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1787581#Post1787581 WP
on: 05/29/20 09:22 PM

The quest is over.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Unfortunately, none worked out. I learned a lot, though.

The closest was MikeV's bone yard suggestion. Bill's autoparts was very helpful and very easy to work with. Highly recommended. We located a set of 3 wheels in Maine, but couldn't find a 4th. Oh well.

So, I bit the bullet and bought a set of 17" MM Warrior wheels and 285/70-17E Toyo Open Country A/T3 tires from Town Fair Tire.

Stock wheel offset is 28mm and the new wheels are 18mm, but they do not extend outside my fenders, which was a concern. However, there may be something rubbing at full steering lock in reverse. We'll see.

Other than that, I'm very happy, so far.

Thanks, again.]]> Fri, 29 May 2020 21:22:10 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1787581#Post1787581