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I don't pay too much attention to all the new technology so when I see something like this I get particularly horrified. I was recently in Best Buy and saw this contraption to allow pet owners to communicate with their dogs/cats while away. It was sort of a Face Time for pets. It's prob...

Hi Rich, It was prob one of the TKF members I'm guessing. It's too bad you are giving up the kayak. At 66 I'm going to do the opposite. I've decided to get rid of the boat and focus on the kayak. I got a trailer this year cause I'm too old to keep lifting the thing on top of my car but...

When I was a kid we sometimes went with neighbors fishing on the Mississippi. We often fished below lock and dam #4, particularly near the lock entrance/exit. The turbulence created at the downstream end of the lock was good for fishing but could get very squirrely very quickly when the lock...

Don't know if this fits the bill but it's been on C'sL for at least two years. According to the posting it is in need of "resteration". I guess you could also restore it if you wanted... https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/boa/6136257960.html

I've been thinking of doing this but am not sure how to manage the wiring so it doesn't get pinched etc. while extending/retracting the tongue.

Not sure about the bottles, could be ok. As to the user name, better to be el_cheapo than El Chapo. :mrgreen:

Anybody out there bought a kit greenhouse? I'm looking into them and would like some feedback from anyone who's used one or knows about them. The Harbor Freight ones get some pretty mixed reviews - almost all the Youtube reviewers made modifications to make them stronger. I don't have much...

I got hot wheels! Last week I got a new road bike - a new used one. It's a 2004 Specialized aluminum frame with carbon forks, seat post and seat stays. To buy this bike in 2017 would have cost between 3-4 times what I paid for it. The PO had more money than ambition and the thing had only a...

I have a feeling the material (trade name Coroplast) will crush from standing on it. I faced a similar situation to that you've described. I got a 1236 boat that I intended to carry on my pop-up camper. I made the floor out of a material called Sintra - a PVC sheet material. I used 12mm on...

I intend to do this very thing and shorten any TM I can find to use on my kayak. Buying used is generally without warranty so there's no issue there. I wonder whether the shorter shaft tends to make it stiffer and more prone to damage if you hit something. The Minn Kotas are advertised to have...

This is much debated here. Look at the size/length/overall proportion of the ribs of your boat. Look at the size and profile of of the gunnels. Now go to any jon boat manufacturer's site you choose, or all of them. Look at their boats designed to be open. There is a difference. People...

It's a prop. When I saw your post in jets I wondered whether my response was worthwhile. And yes, I can back off and stay on plane - once I get there.

I have a '09 Merc 25hp w/T&T. Frankly it is a total pooch out of the hole. I can read a novel before it gets on plane. Once it does it gets upper 20's with two people in a Tracker 1448 Grizzly. That said, it has been reliable throughout. I have never had any issues with it. I have never...

Just out of curiosity, is the boat currently "misunderstood" or formerly "misunderstood"?

It's kind of amazing that the two sections of the front don't come together. I wonder how it was originally sealed. That's a pretty mongo gap. I don't know how to fix it but someone here sure will. Stay tuned and someone will help.

Thx.. I'm gonna have to see whether I get out enough this year to make it worth the $.

I've been out three times already this year - at least two months ahead of usual. We had 65° here in MN a couple of weeks ago. If this is global warming, I'll take it. I have friends (younger and more fit) who can ride 3-4k miles in a season. I've set my goal at a grand. At my age (66) a...

What are you trying to save with the thinner plywood, cost or weight? Standard softwood plywood weights are : 1/2" 1.25#/sq ft 5/8" 1.5#/sq ft 3/4" 1.9#/sq ft So a standard sheet of 1/2" is about 20# lighter than a standard sheet of 3/4". If you were using 10 sheets for your boat that is a...

So to show my lack of motor savvy, can that change be made to my existing motor? New lower end?

Much debate about this but IMO cutting the seats compromises the structure of the boat. The sides of your boat don't have ribs designed to support them without benefit of the seats. The seats serve to hold the sides of the boat together. If you look at open boats you're likely to see heavy...