terrulian wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:53 am
Jaysen, great post.
I like working on boats and cars but have avoided considering the economics of either. You can't start thinking that way if you want to be a sailor or a wrench monkey. [Oddly, I just looked that phrase up in the urban dictionary and it says that wrench monkey is a term limited to guys working on muscle cars. I don't think so.]
B.O.A.T. -- Break Out Another Thousand
Wrench monkey was originally a derogatory for gasser mechs... they were cromagna/neanderthal leftovers... unibrows... all hammer no finesse. Now it more a general term for anyone that actually likes working on cars. Granted these days "working on car" means sitting at a computer terminal or washing or doing bolt on changes. Very few cars can really be serviced by the home wrench like they used to. Too much computer involvement.
EX: Apparently my Volt didn't like the brakes i put on. Would not start. Chevy supplied the all, but the ECU has a magic reset. Luckily the neighbor is a wrench at the dealer and did me a solid. Compare that to the field repair on a the jeep where you can shove a stick in the caliper and... you stop. MadGe is even more forgiving. I
may have used a bit of wire from a fishing rig (anti shark cut off) to connect the throttle cable to the carb more than once. I haven't had to to the pantyhose alternator belt yet. I'm assuming that is next on my list of mishapps to have.
My already completed '
Lil Bit'. A Martens Goosen V12 set up to sail me to the fishing holes.
Currently working on making a
Helms 24 our coastal cruiser.
“Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens” wrote:Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
Jaysen wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:44 pm
I tried to say something but God thought I was wrong and filled my mouth with saltwater. I kept my pie hole shut after that.