Wisconsin Regs specify the battery has to be strapped down, and the terminals need to be covered to prevent a spark, and a box with a strap is recommended but not manditory.

If you don’t have all knob and tube wiring, you could replace those runs with romex. Yo didn’t say what amp service you have. If you only have a 60 amp service, if you have an electrician pull a permit to replace the wiring, you will have to replace the panel to a minimum of 100 amp, but you should go with at least 150 amps. The cost is not that much more. I’m a home inspector in Wisconsin, and my thoughts to doing it yourself are if you don’t have the experience or the help of an electrician, the dangers aren’t worth the money saved. I’ve seen do-it-yourself wiring that would curl your hair(literally). I always think towards resale, and if you have a home inspector come in and find bad wiring, it can easily hold up or cost you a sale of the property. My personal opinion is to have it done professionally and sleep well at night. I know there are some insurance companies that will cover knob and tube. Check around, it may buy you some time before the inevitable.

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124 has been renamed to 312. It is the first exit to Eau Claire from the cities. If you go to Riverview, there are a lot of shallow areas upriver, and a lot of pilings downriver of the bridge. Just be careful.

I had a hard drive crash to a point I couldn’t boot up the computer. I took it to a small local computer store and they were able to pull all of the data off of it for under $70, and put it on a CD for me. They said a data recovery place would be a lot more expensive. They somehow connected it to another drive and ran it from that drive. Maybe swapping the controller is essentially what they did? I don’t know, but it worked and we recovered everything we needed. Just a thought. Good luck.

You will probably have a tough time getting to the a-coil, most of those units don’t have access to them. If you can, check the temperature of the air before the a-coil and after it. That difference should be 15-20 degrees. You may be able to check it in the cold air return, and sometimes there is a vent after the plenum. If there is not a big temperature differential, then you may need refrigerant.

There are so many shallows and dams in that stretch of water, you need to get a Wisconsin Gazetteer just to be able to locate the landings along the way. Don’t know how big of a boat you are going to use, but not knowing that area can really mess up a boat. I’ve been north of Wissota, and know that area has a lot of hidden rocks, and on the Holcombe flowage, but I don’t know the rest of the areas.

If it’s a newer home with stucco, it is probably an EIFS (exterior insulation and finish system). Some of this stucco is silicone based and latex paint won’t adhere to it. Also it is very important before you pressure wash it to make sure all of the caulking around windows and doors and any other penetrations is in good condition. EIFS tends to fail when water penetrates behind the surface. I agree with the other guys and say hire a professional who has dealt with this surface, otherwise you may end up with problems.

You definately should check with the city first before you do anything. You may not be allowed to put a shed or even a car port in your side/front yard. If you put up a shed a boat could fit in, it may have enough square footage to be considered a garage. I’d check with the neighbor too before I put anything up.

Check out this web page: http://www.peekspump.com/tanks.htm. It may help you diagnose your problem a little better. You may just need to add some air pressure to your tank to get the pressure back up again. If not, it will let you know about the bladder replacement or tank replacement.

If you look to the right under the sposored links, it has another link “Why these results” to explain their reasoning.

Canon also makes a waterproof housing and their Powershots and maybe other models have a setting specifically for underwater shooting.

I use an Epson R300 with the extra viewing screen. Quality is amazing, just like they came from a photo shop. I don’t think you save any money doing your own, but I do it for the convenience. If I don’t want a picture, I don’t print it, or if I want a double of a certain one, I can do that too.

The Epson I have can take any kind of media card, plus you can hook the camera up directly if you want. It seems to burn up a lot of ink, but if you get the packs from Sam’s club, it is a lot cheaper than buying them individually.

I personally think it is the way to go.

When I was looking for a travel trailer, I was told to go with a weight distribution set-up if the trailer weight was over 5000 lbs(500 lbs tongue weight). It was also recommended to have anti-sway bars on the hitch because it is usually a longer trailer. The weight distribution ball mount will up the capacity of a class III hitch because it distributes the weight of the trailer more evenly over the vehicle frame. My hitch on my Expedition is rated for 6000 lbs, but with a weight distribution set-up it will tow almost 9000 lbs. Most if not all class III hitches won’t be rated for over 6000 lbs without weight distribution. You can find a heavy duty ball mount at JC Whitney, but it is rated for a class IV or V hitch.

I was on McCann Lake (same area)on Tuesday this week, and there was 13″ of ice. There didn’t seem to be any bad ice, it was solid the whole depth. I caught a ton of panfish in the morning, but the fish stopped biting at 11:20 and I didn’t get a bite after that. Good luck!

Just my two cents worth, but there are always two sides to every story. With what you have written here, maybe you have only heard one. I would be interested in finding out what the warden involved has to say about the incident before I pass any judgement.

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I agree with Slop Bass. I know the people in La Crosse, and have heard more of the story than has been released. It doesn’t sound like the usual drunk kid. There are reasons the Police and task force are not releasing more info, but I won’t give any details. Let’s hope this is all resolved.

Upper Long Lake in Washburn Co. north of Rice Lake, WI is a real nice large mouth fishery, it also has good small mouth and is a grat place for walleyes. Almost half the shoreline is owned by the Boy Scouts, so there is never a large number of boats there. I’ve fished it for a week in early June for several years, and we’ve never run out of fishing spots. Plus there is a bunch of other lakes and the Red Cedar close by if you want to try other water when you are there.

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Another tip is to put in a bid with a slightly larger amount. If you want to spend $60, put in a bid for $60.58. A lot of times, the extra cents will win you an item.

If no forum is started on this sight, muskyhunter.com is a sight very similar to IDA, and it covers all of the musky waters in the midwest. Worth checking out if you are into muskies.

My wife used to do seminars for Dr Henry Chu at Chu Laser Eye Clinic in the Cities. He’s supposed to be one of the best. The main thing to look at is how many procedures the Doc has done. The more, usually the better.

If you do Wissota, going from the park to the big lake, you need to watch to the left as it opens up. There is a big sand bar to the left that extends a ways into the big lake. Also there are stumps to the right, closer to shore. If the wind us up, the big lake can be extremely rough! If you go out to the left of the park, there is some good water to test out a boat. Have a friend that lives out that way with a ski boat he can open up without any problem there. Good luck.

Out in the boat fishing, 2 times in 10 years, duck hunting on the Miss. backwaters, almost every year. Last year was my sons first year duckhunting, and we were checked by two wardens in the boat when we were jumpshooting. They were two of the nicest wardens I have ever come across. They checked everything, and were genuinely interested in how my son was doing. It was really a good experience for him to know these guys aren’t the bad guys who are just looking to write a ticket.

If you are opening these e-mails before you delete them, the people who sent them will know it it a valid address, and will keep sending them. Same goes with sending an unsubscribe e-mail. Only with the most credible companies will the unsubscribe function work.

I had an older Browning that would dirty up in a hurry. Talking to some gunsmith I found out that less oil on the whole assembly is better than too much oil. They all recommended Browning Oil, which is a spray, on all the parts, and as light of a coating as possible. I took the advice, and didn’t have a problem with that older gun or with my newer guns either. The hard part is finding this stuff. I’m almost out of the can I have and have yet to find a replacement for it. Good luck and try to keep it clean.

If you still have a question about the barrier, go online and do a search on vapor barriers. It will all be explained there. It seems backwards, but it it the way it is supposed to go. I’m a home inspector, and vapor barriers in basements and crawl spaces are an important issue.

The vapor barrier goes to the warm side of the wall. It’s intention is to prevent moisture from the inside of the home from passing through the sheetrock into the wall cavity and condensing on the insulation. In a basement, this would be after the wall is insulated and before the sheetrock is hung. The vapor barrier you had was installed correctly. It would not have caused the wet conditions you described. As to the water, over 80% of water leakage into basements is caused by poor drainage of surface water. Be sure you don’t have your yard sloping toward the house. It should have a slope away from the house of at least 1″ in the first 6 feet. Be sure your downspouts extend at least 6′ away also. With the wet sheetrock in the basement, it would take a long time for it to dry, especially behind wainscoting.

I’m in the process of getting rid of my ’98 Smokercraft 175 Ultima with a 115 Merc. From what I’ve seen and been told, retail on it is around $10,000. Going by the NADA guide doesn’t help, the motor prices are way too low according to the salesman I am dealing with. Hard to believe he’d say that! Interested in mine?