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estimated 10,000 people just went to trinity bellwoods park in Toronto. Safe too say parks are getting closed again? Say goodbye to public boat launches if thats the case. if you look close enough, you can see covid wave 2...So many man buns, so little brains. https://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=1964368

I properly social distanced today, never stepped foot anywhere but my own yard! While out doing an hour long test flight I noted that most every dock in Severn Sound has a boat(s) tied to it, multiple people on them (approaching at least 30 in one case), the usual multi vessel "rafting" groups around Honey Harbour, Beausoleil and Giant's Tomb / Beckwith Islands. Why we haven't left home for camp, at least we can plan supplies while stuck here at home, with a full size freezer, fridge and pantry full of stuff.

On a day with waves it may be hard to get it up on plane with a 25 on it

Sad the selfishness of people. Just shows how human nature has always been, if we don’t see the immediate impact of our decisions we rarely make good choices. sad to think that large numbers of lives are going to be lost because of this. safe to say you will want to get your fishing in ASAP because it seems like things are going to be closing up again very soon. Luckily I have the option of launching out of my private property. Those that rely on public launches will be screwed once again...unfortunately what I though was a strong minority appears to actually be the general population. In some ways this entire thing is teaching me that much of what I thought of society in general is exactly as I assumed. I used to wonder if I was just a judgemental A Hole for thinking that the large majority of people were selfish ignorant morons and that my general dislike for almost everyone was somewhat unwarranted but it turns out it’s actually 100% reality. even people that are somewhat close to me have totally disappointed me. It’s pretty sad. im not even the type of person that believes that you should just permanently stay home, there are some pretty basic common sense approaches to being able to see your family members or closest friends. yesterday we visited very close friends, we brought camp chairs and sat out on their lawn and sat 20 feet away from eachother and chatted for a few hours. When we needed to pee we went home. Why people can’t conceptualize this, I will never know. Maybe a cull of our race is what we need at this point, I’m literally losing faith in humanity.

Man buns caused Covid-19, I'm sure of it lol!

And here I sit. I have kept with the rules,played safe , and yes I have kept fishing to myself, no interaction with others. One can only stay home bound for so long and needs to get out, even if it means limited areas to ones self .Now I wish I was retired with a good fixed income, instead of worrying if I will have a job to go back to. Guess I will find out come June 22nd .

lol thank you for identifying yourself.

thats a lot of boat for a 25 horse to push around. Even more so for a 4 stroke. Ive got a 14 foot tinner with a two stroke 15, and once you throw 300lbs in it, it goes from ripping down the lake at 25 mph to crawling along at 10...You mention taking it out on lake O...sounds a little scary to me. The great lakes are big enough to produce significant lake breeze caused by day time heating. Youll go from Glass to large chop in literally 5-10 minutes very often. That 25 putting along through lake O rollers may not be something you want to experience.

No, she’s a Covidiot. They’re the ones that are going to get us locked down again. I get this importance of social distancing but I’m also not retired and able to stay home. I have to work full time and also need to get my personal projects done. We lived in this house for 3months without a kitchen and main bathroom. Its getting on my nerves and seeing these fools risking others and threatening to push us into lockdown is frustrating. However, that being said, humans need social interaction. Even my usual solitary self is tired of not being able to see my family. My dog seems to be suffering too as we don’t allow it to socialize with other dogs right now

I’m so sick of this thing. 6:45 am and I’m in line waiting for Home Depot to open. This is my 3rd attempt this week to get the things I need for my renovation. the world must go on. Work must continue and people cannot be locked up for much longer. We CAN do this if we all do our part in regards to safety. Covidiots stay home if you can’t abide by the precautions that are given to you. The rest of us need to get s**t done...Don’t mess it up for the rest of us

Finally got the boat out on the water. Results are increased my speed by 3 mph. I like the handling at speed, So far happy with the reults

Felt like an early summer day but with spring water temperatures. Nice to get out of the house and run the boat. Not much happened while casting and the kids find trolling too boring so we didn’t do much but my daughter was the one who landed the lone fish dragging lures. She was very proud to supply us with lunch today.

Started up the old girl. No problems. 😎 Cold water on north Pigeon but Ernie doesn’t care

That’s a cool shot

That describes Diane and I exactly Brian and we've often talked about how fortunate we feel to be in this position and feel really badly for so many folks who are concerned about what may be down the road for them.

From AK post...."Their explanation was simply that they didnt think that the dangers of Covid applied to their demographic." Probably right! But their parents/grandparents are the ones going to hospital after catching it from them. But the youngins will be spared visitation so they can sit at home crying aloud wondering why their poor elder caught it when being such a good person. Healthcare workers are bracing for the May 24 covidiot wave that may have begun already. Higher numbers now are possibly Mother's Day aftermath.

Looks like it is attached to the boat via 2 screws in the middle so maybe just trim off the bottom of the plate so it fits/rests on the ridge. Trim off enough to eliminate the floor of the plate slot. The belt would simply slide on the ridge rather than on the slot floor.

I mounted mine on the floor both pieces to make it a tight grip. You can also mount it as you see in the picture but as soon as it comes out put a flat metal piece spaced up with a few washers so it is at floor level and then mount the buckle catch as normal. Art

You could just straddle the lip. A little extra sealant because of the space but it should work fine.

Mount the rods reels first. Pointing the tips into the wind is just asking for problems.

LOL Dave I was in that boat. 12ft Mirocraft,6hp Eveyrude. Had some great days out off the sisters.

John Tory just did an interview with CP24. He actually went down there and talked to the people at bellwoods to try and gather some form of understanding of why they were doing what they were doing. He blasted them today and has confirmed that additional enforcement and ticketing is going to be done today. He even explained that there was ample room throughout the park to ensure distancing measures could be maintained, but instead these people purposely piled in on top of each other. Their explanation was simply that they didnt think that the dangers of Covid applied to their demographic. Absolutely brutal.

A very different scene!! We did a family visit in Earl Rowe PP yesterday. The gate was open. there were probably about 100 cars. Families with kids scattered about sitting at the tables, running around, enjoying the day outside---a real mental health day. A few people sitting on the beach etc. Overall a very pleasant sight to see. There may have been the odd case where there were more than 5, but not many. People respecting distancing rules as they moved about. Even in TO there is quite a bit of green space where people can scatter about. Inexcusable!

I tend to think you are the judgmental so and so you once thought you were.

Some dude my ex wife works with tried to hide the fact that his girlfriend tested positive and was sick, so now the employer had to have everyone who had contact with him at work quarantined from the work place for two weeks, hopefully they will quarantine at home? A holiday weekend and almost a week of 85+ degree days on the way? Ya that will happen. I don't know if I would believe this is ending anytime soon, just doesn't seem to be a lot of deep thinkers out there.

I would take spring all year long. I hate the heat of summer

Bubba Gump and Capn Dan

Still 8 days left for my prediction to come true. 😷