Remodeling a project boat and its bunk area. Removed carpeting that was retaining mold. Planning on painting the entire bunk area with bilge paint but needed a transition piece between upper and lower hull and the electrical wiring running along side the bulkhead at the transition seam. PVC ripped at center seems to provide the perfect transition piece as it can be painted or carpeted and makes a smooth transition while providing sufficient room for running wires and cables. PVC is available in a wide variety of sizes, some come in black (Schedule 80) or electrical conduit in gray to suit your needs. In this video I’ll rip-cut schedule 40 PVC 2″ for my project and use a heat-gun to conform the split halves to the curved bulkhead as it terminates at the bow.
Loud Biker Facebook Group…”Senior Motorcyclists 50+” – shameful!
Thanks for accepting me into “Senior Motorcyclists 50+”…
Thank you for acceptance into this motorcycling group. I have owned approximately 30-motorcycles since age 12 and accumulated hundreds-of-thousands-of-miles on motorcycles while riding professionally as a motorcycle officer, long distance touring as well as a daily commuter in Houston traffic.
Over the years, I have become increasingly concerned about an abusive and illegal group of “LOUD bikers” who have turned the once honorable sport of motorcycling into a form of “domestic terrorism” via the operation of an illegally modified or illegally equipped motorcycle that abuses, daily, our children, our elderly, our handicapped, our families, destroying daily quality with illegal motorcycle NOISE; illegal aftermarket exhausts like the Vance and Hines “Big Radius” illegally LOUD exhaust pictured on this group’s main page photo. Our naive society has become conditioned to this abusive, dangerous, LOUD motor vehicle plague as the general public is unaware of the physiological dangers of unregulated motor vehicle NOISE.
I would personally like to see those who abuse our society with illegal motorcycle, auto, truck, NOISE cited, incarcerated, their illegally equipped motorcycles, auto’s, trucks, impounded until same is returned to quiet OEM status as per the Federal Code of Regulations, CFR 40 Part 205, a relatively quiet 80dB(A), properly labeled. The attached article expresses my concern and provides a viable solution to the LOUD motor vehicle thuggery in the United States that is more accurately defined as “domestic terrorism.” Kudos and respect to those who ride legally, respectfully, honorably, with their OEM-quiet-factory installed mufflers.
How does man attain perfection in order to please our Heavenly Father? Matthew 5:48
Jesus commands that we be “perfect” (Matthew 5:48); therefore, how does a sinner attain perfection and thereby please the Father?
If man was capable of keeping the Law unto perfection, Jesus died needlessly (Galatians 2:21); therefore, the only “perfection” offered mankind is the sinless perfection of Jesus gifted-imputed into the life of the one who “believes” by faith that Jesus is Messiah who died for them (John 3; 2 Corinthians 5:21) thereby initiating New Covenant promise of forgiveness (Hebrews 8:12) and subsequently a life lived through the indwelling Holy Spirit via daily Christian sanctification (Ephesians 1:13-14; Galatians 5:16), a life producing divine “fruit” that honors the Father (John 15:8) and fruit that will endure the BEMA Judgment of Messiah (Galatians 5:16-23; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15).
Divine Perfection is NOT attainable in this life via human effort as we’re all sinners under condemnation (Romans 3:23; Romans 8:1+); therefore, Jesus offers us His perfection via His blood atonement if we will trust in Him as our “perfect” “sinless” Messiah (1 Peter 1:18-19) and thereby find peace with our Heavenly Father via what Jesus did for us at Golgotha (Matthew 26:28), not what we can do for ourselves through vain attempts to keep laws, days, diets, traditions (Galatians 2:16; Romans 5:1).
Those who ride and drive LOUD are mentally & spiritually ill
Those who ride and drive LOUD are mentally and spiritually ill as they, with intent, bully children, our elderly, the handicapped, our families, daily, and destroy daily quality of life for millions for no other reason than to satiate their own selfish narcissism and lust for attention.
LOUD Biker Deception Exposed: Acoustical Assurance Period (AAP)/Title 40 – CFR
Loud Thug Bikers & the Acoustical Assurance Period (AAP) – obfuscation
Video: https://youtu.be/iSSgwlixuE4
Acoustical Assurance Period – obfuscation
First of all, the obfuscation/misinterpretation by the Motorcycle Rights Organizations relevant to the U.S. EPA/Code of Federal Regulation’s “Acoustical Assurance Period” (AAP) located at Title 40 → Chapter I → Subchapter G → Part 205 → Subpart D → §205.152
(3) Street motorcycles must be designed, built and equipped so that, when properly maintained and used, they will not produce noise emissions in excess of the levels specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, for an Acoustical Assurance Period of one year or a distance of 6000 km (3730 mi) after the time of sale to the ultimate purchaser, whichever occurs first.
Don’t believe the obfuscation: The Motorcycle Rights Organization’s will attempt to defer or negate LOUD Biker culpability for illegally removing the OEM – Factory-installed motorcycle muffler and replacing same with an illegally loud NOT FOR ROAD USE muffler by obfuscating, misinterpreting the meaning and intent of the Acoustical Assurance Period.
Loud Biker advocates will tell you that the stock/OEM, quiet, factory-installed muffler is only “good” for 3730 miles or one-year from the time of retail/sale. NOT TRUE – the original, U.S. EPA approved, factory-installed muffler is intended to remain in compliance for the LIFE OF THE MOTORCYCLE according to the author of the AAP, Kenneth Feith (Former EPA Employee). The AAP is simply a “warranty period” required by the EPA from the manufacturer to the consumer to ensure the acoustical integrity of the factory-installed muffler…for more information, please see:
“Noisy Motorcycles: An Environmental Quality-of-Life-Issue” (see Pages 2 & 19 or Ctrl F “Life of”) http://www.noisefree.org/Motorcyle-Report.pdf
ACOUSTICAL ASSURANCE PERIOD (Excerpts from article)
“The regulation includes an Acoustical Assurance Period (AAP), which specifies a relatively short period during which a motorcycle’s noise abatement elements must be in compliance with the federal regulation during street usage. Some have interpreted this to mean that, once the AAP has expired, the regulation no longer applies. This wording of the regulation needs clarification that noise emissions limits apply for the life of the motorcycle.”
“The EPA should make clear in the regulatory requirements that the tampering provisions apply to all persons for the life of the motorcycle. In other words, noise limits for owners/operators remain in effect for the life of the motorcycle and do not expire at the end of the AAP.”
Do “Loud Pipes Save Lives” on Motorcycles? Video…
Do “Loud Pipes Save Lives” on Motorcycles? No, Loud Pipes Violate Rights…video…
“Loud Pipes Save Lives” – Do Loud Exhausts on Motorcycles increase safety?
Loud Pipes Save Lives (The Lie)
The impotent mantra often cited by the narcissist who abuses their fellow citizens with illegal motorcycle noise is “I ride LOUD because Loud Pipes Save Lives.” Personally, having owned some 30-motorcycles since age 12 and having ridden professionally for years, Loud Pipes Save Lives is a lie, it’s obfuscation for illegal, abusive, behavior as illegally loud exhausts make the rider less safe through exponentially increased rider fatigue; through inadvertently invoking a “fight or flight response” from adjacent operators of motor vehicles who make unpredictable avoidance maneuvers when startled by the illegal, intrusive, noise passing and white-lining under acceleration; also, the illegally loud exhausts stymie the warning sirens of approaching emergency motor vehicles creating a hazardous scenario for the motorcyclist as well as every motor vehicle operator, bicyclist, pedestrian, in their vicinity as they approach a busy intersection. For all intents and purposes, in order for LOUD exhausts on motorcycles to be effective for safety concerns, the exhaust would have to be pointed forward where 75%+ of motorcycle hazards exist; specifically, vehicles turning left into the path of the approaching motorcycle; therefore, bright colored clothing, operating with headlight on, wearing a DOT approved motorcycle helmet, are actual safety measures, not illegal NOISE.
Loud Motorcycles, Auto’s, Trucks: America’s #1 Plague (Attention Robert Kennedy JR/HHS)
LOUD Motorcycles, Auto’s, Trucks: America’s #1 Plague
Illegal Motor Vehicle Noise in Florida – Unacceptable!
Illegal Motor Vehicle Noise in Florida, unacceptable!
Pervasive, Illegally LOUD motorcycles, auto’s, trucks, in Florida are generally operated by privileged, narcissistic, selfish, bullies, who abuse our most innocent, our children, our families, with their illegal, intrusive, NOISE that destroys the daily quality of life for millions; this, while a specific Florida State Motor Vehicle Noise Statute exists (§ 316.293 (5)) mandating the quiet OEM muffler affixed to all motor vehicles operated on the public roadways of Florida; this, while Florida’s law enforcement community is too compromised, too cowardly, too unconcerned, to use this illegal motor vehicle noise as “probable cause” to stop, investigate, cite, arrest, incarcerate, impound, the offensive and dangerous and intrusive behavior; this, while our Governor and Attorneys General and State Law Enforcement Administrators, Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Mayors, Commissioners, look the other way, do absolutely nothing; this, while our State Legislators refuse to “criminalize” motor vehicle noise abuse and make it an impotent “civil” penalty subject to fines only. I love Florida, I hate the thugs who are not policed and privileged that destroy daily quality of life here and abuse our most innocent unencumbered by those sworn to protect and serve!
"RickeyD" Holtsclaw 