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Hello all, Its been a couple of weeks that I have been away, busy with my parents at home... But hey... I am planning a bond fire for Thanksgivings Dinner, but I don't have a metal container to burn a couple of wood lugs. I refuse to pay $150 for the burning container being sold at lowes /...

Off topic... I hope that there are some of you here who might know about the house thermostat for the central heater... When I first moved to this house, I replaced the old analog thermostat with a new digital one, so far everything works well, but there is one thing that I am not sure if that...

Hello, Finally got to fish at the Baby Orange Lake, a more personal kind of lake, perfect for my kind of boat... It felt nice to be out in the sun after so many rainy days, but it has that northern feel too it, sunny but winter cool... Today I got the wife and son with me and we all had a...

Well, Today I had the opportunity to take my oldest son to see his first Gator Football game, it was a blast... I don't understand the game very much, but just being there was very emotional. Welcome to the Swam in Gator country, where no body gets out alive and if you don't bleed Orange &...

Once I heard someone said that fish are awake early morning and at night, mid day they are all sleeping and it is just a waste time. How true is that ? I am taking the old lady to the river this Sunday and it is getting on her never that after spending so much time and money into this new...

Man, My old man always say everything bangs the fat finger (thumb), it can not scape dissaster... I have been with T-mobile for the longest time, I guess loyalty so I have not try any of the others. I live in the country, there is no much cellular signal around here. Last time I renew my...

Well, I took the advice I was given here, took a break and a day to go have fun, so I did. I packed the boat and took the wife fishing to the lake and used my favorite lunching spot. I woke up early to a beautiful Massachusetts morning here in Florida, colder then usual with a radiant sun and...

Hello, Well, here is the new update... I got the fuel pump kit and rebuilt it and I can tell that it made a difference because... It is now pumping so much gas, that it is floating the carb. The new issue is how can I control the carb from getting overfilled and spilling gas.... I tried to...

Well, I am well into repair #2, getting the motor to start. I have a clean plastic tank with fresh premium grade gas mix. I have brand new clear hoses which show gas reaching all the way to the carburetor. But, when I pull to start, most of the time I get nothing and once it a while it will...

Hello, The started cord was getting stock and not rewinding so I had the great idea of taking it apart, and I was right, all need was to be cleaned, it was full of gummy sticky stuff, but now I cant wind the spiral cable back into the housing. Any idea of how that is done ?

I decided to create a new thread, the other was getting too long... Well, I am about to engage in repairing the trailer wheels... Some of you have said to just replace the hub completely, where do I get those ? Did not see it in Walmart... Second, how to you go about extracting the bearing...

Well, I could not help but to be excited, finally scored a boat that I like and a deal I am proud off. But so far it has turned out to be as much of a nightmare as it is a dream come true... I will write the full story and post some pictures as soon as I get home. As you know already, the...

Hello, I want to place the troling battery in the front of the boat to help balance the weight. What kind of wire do you recommend to run from the back to the front of the boat. Would 14 gauge be okay ? I was thinking of runing an extention cord with regular AC plugs. Also, I need a tarp to...

Last night visited an authentic Irish bar for the first time, great beer, great music, had my first Irish car bomb. Today, finished some mods on my boat, Oars clamps, and install a seat with a pedestal, but designed to be removable. Then in my way to the lake, one my rear tires blow up and...

$700 No title for trailer or the boat or the motor. Owner says about 3 years ego one of his friends needed some cash so bought the boat to help his friend. He was hoping that his teenager son at the time would take interest in the boat and fishing. They took it to the lake once and never...

Well, After patching up my trolling motor so that it works, I went to walmart to test my luck with the battery. I showed up to the service counter with both the new bat and the old bat, to only find out I was only getting $25 for my old battery. So I tell the teller I will have to go back to...

I found a 5hp gamefisher motor that needs a new fuel pump valve, is that an easy cheap repair ?

I had the day off so I decided to go fishing early and by myself so that I can enjoy a quite time. 1. I stop at this place because of a breakfast special for $2.99. I don't drink coffee so I as for OJ instead, well the glass of OJ was $3.29 + $2.99 special + Tip. Break fast ended being $8, I...

Today took the wife to Orange Lake, we were there for 5 hrs and it turn out to be a very enjoyable afternoon. As usual, here are some pictures of my current mods and the venue. Now that I have the boat situation under control and able to get on the water with ease, now I have to learn...

Hello all, Well all the hard work building the trailer did paid off, and I had a very successful launch #2 today. I had to succeed, I had the wife was with me...! We both had a great evening trolling up and down the Santa Fe River. I now have a convertible trailer. Flip that rear gate up...