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venturi vacuum sounds like a good idea.

I don't think so, not that I have a small child at hand. Maybe if I fill it with water and siphon it out...

How do I get this crap outta my generator tank? It scrapes loose easily, but there's a bit of a well in the top to hold a strainer so I can't flush it out.

need another boat project? Hartley Starburst Yacht – “Imagine 2” (1989) https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/listing/5918931125 I even found a pic of it in happier times, when Wellington had an overseas passenger terminal

Sweet, find me a $50 boat! anyway, here's a suggestion:

I'm off grid, a few kW of panels and approx 16kWh of battery. Yes there is a way to DIY.*To the best of my knowledge* if all your D.C. is below 120V, it needs to comply with the relevant standards but doesn't need to be inspected. I think you need a consent if you want to mount panels on your roof but ground mounted is ok. If you just have a small inverter with a 3 pin socket or two, then you're good to go. I don't know how much electrical experience you have, but DIY lithium is not quite beginner level as they need a BMS. Probably better to buy an off-the-shelf LiFePO4 battery for a small system, but if you're up for a project then techwhiz on trademe have a good selection of cells and escooter batteries for decent prices.

The second life leaf battery is great so far, way better than 560 second life 18650s. I was going to get the victron multiplis ii 5000 (4000W continuous) but an extra $150 got me the new 6k5 (6000W), $770 cheaper than the 8000 (6500W).

Well there is this girl I fancy...

Fuck that looks like a good deal. It's a bit bigger than what I want, but not crazy big. But I have pretty much run out of money. Might be time to find a job or something.

Oh look, I found your next project. Wylo 2 project - Hull with everything to finish. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/boats-marine/yachts/other-yachts/listing/5829948911

Wow in 400 years nail guns have gone from air to gas to battery, but other than that...

Interesting. I really don't want to have anything more to do with it, but the guy has had some seriously bad luck lately and I kinda feel he deserves some good in his life. are there any guides online?

So an update on my mate's Mercedes w203 that threw all the codes after a flat battery and wouldn't shift out of park... He found a hack to bypass the shifter lock by taking the ashtray out and jamming a screwdriver down into the gearbox and got it to the garage. They said the ABS pump module is bung and it's coded to the car so has to be repaired. They quoted $2700 to fix it, $1200 to put the broken module back in, and $700 if he wanted them to leave the module out. seems kinda pricey?

Finally getting on to this. I bought the leaf battery two years ago. Apparently it had sat under the guy's house for two years before then and I was surprised how closely the voltages matched when I picked it up. Now after four years or so left idle, 30 modules measured 7.98V, 17 were 7.97V and one 7.96V I was expecting to have to do some balancing before I wired them together but only had to charge the separate module I bought from ~7.3V