Most common rod ends are the 3/4″ shank necked down to 1/2″ thru bolts, this is what most of your 4 link brakets are using…. How long should 4 link bars be? 18″ is ideal for your setup. How long … Continue reading →

Ball joints are checked when the car is taken for an MOT and excessive wear can result in an MOT failure. How often do ball joints need to be replaced? between 70,000 to 150,000 milesGenerally speaking, you should expect to … Continue reading →

New boat builders are usually the only source for a replacement transom. Current production is almost exclusively for 23” to 27” pontoons. Modern triple tube pontoon boat sometimes have the motor pod as a part of the center pontoon. Other … Continue reading →

Top positive review These ball joints are well made, and last 100k miles on a truck that sees many miles of dirt and rough roads. The boots are tough, and keep grease where it belongs, but will vent a little … Continue reading →

A tie rod or tie bar (also known as a hanger rod if vertical) is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of carrying tensile loads only. It is any rod or bar-shaped structural … Continue reading →

jib, in sailing ships, triangular sail rigged to a stay extending from the foremast, or foretopmast, to the bowsprit or to a spar, the jibboom, that is an extension of the bowsprit. The jib is first known to have been … Continue reading →

11 Ways to Speed Up a Slow Pontoon Boat #1. Use a Booster Ball for Pulling Skiers or Tubes. #2. Trim Up the Engine. #3. Â Ski or Tube in Groups. #4. Get Lifting Strakes. #5. Don’t Fill the Gas … Continue reading →

However, we can’t imagine a ship without its three main parts: The Hull, an engine room and a navigation bridge. A ship comprises both visible as well as invisible parts. E.g. rudder, anchor, bow, keel, accommodation, propeller, mast, bridge, hatch … Continue reading →

A simple transom bracket extends the motor off the back of the boat for stability and more room inside the boat – but cannot raise or lower the motor to find the “sweet spot” for performance, to accommodate shallow water … Continue reading →

The Poop Deck was the aftermost part of the RMS Titanic. The Third Class passengers didn’t have a real promenade, but the Poop Deck served as one. The Docking Bridge was elevated on this deck, and underneath it was a … Continue reading →

The main purpose of a highway guardrail along the highway is to form a safety barrier to help protect a motorist who has drifted off the road. If a car is running off the road for one reason or another, … Continue reading →

The Jersey Barrier — also known as a Jersey Curb, K-rail, or Jersey Wall — refers to the barricades you see along the center and sides of highways, at construction sites, in parking lots, and pretty much anywhere traffic is … Continue reading →

4 bags of gunpowder: 5 bags of gunpowder: This Is How Orbits Work! Cannonball goes faster and gets farther before gravity pulls it back to Earth. How could a cannonball be made to orbit the Earth? Depending on the velocity … Continue reading →

About 30 feet (9 meters) of the ship sits beneath the water, which is a small percentage of the ship’s overall height. The idea of a cruise generally means sunny skies, and such ships will change their ports of call … Continue reading →

Artillery ammunition was not serial numbered, not then and not now. Like other ammuntion, it is expendable and record keeping by serial number would be a tremendous waste of time. Do cannonballs have markings? Stamp Marks: Most authentic Civil War … Continue reading →