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Camping cots are great too with a bed roll down for insulation. Been using one for 15+ years and will never sleep on the ground or an air mattress again. Obviously this only convenient in certain situations. If you are into canoe trips and lightweight travel, they probably arent ideal.

Dealer cover all the way. I had a CT cover for my old boat. Didnt last all that long. When we bought our Smoker we had one done up for it. Going on 6 years now and have only replaced a couple buttons. Will never own another boat without one. That said, its not a winter cover.

Are any of these guys running yet?

I also have an F35. Many of my friends that have played it seem to really enjoy the sound. Also have a 6 and 12 custom built acoustics. Fender seems to be the better sounding guitar as far as the 6's go.

I use a flow troll minnow bucket. http://www.amazon.com/Frabill-Troll-Container-6-Quart-Yellow/dp/B000EYYPPI

Sail stores sell a kit with 3 different sized tips, and some contact cement. Have repaired several rods this way and havent had an issue with any of the tips coming off. Bout 4 dollars for the kit.

What area of the lake were you fishing in? We made a couple trips up this year and had some success. Last weekend was way too hot to get out much though. Mostly stayed in the shade until the evening fish. Ended up plucking some bass for a fish feed, as the pickeral just werent on for those couple days.

Mothers brazillian wax is a great product. Used to use turtle wax once upon a time. After using mothers, ill never go back to Turtle. Much better product that lasts much longer than turtle wax. Also used to use armor all tire shine, until I tried the maguires. Wont be going back to armor all. New trailer tires sure do stay nice looking with that stuff.

Stylus is the needle tip(diamond), the cartridge is the body. There are several different shaped tips, which all sound unique in their own way. Heres a good little read if you arent too familiar with turntable speak. http://www.needledoctor.com/FAQs/Phono-Cartridge-Stylus-Related-FAQs Smitty is bang on with his earlier post. Look on kijiji for a used Technics, belt or direct drive. Pop a nice cart on there and youll have hours of good listening in your future. There is a whole world of cartridges to choose from, from about 30 dollars up to insanely priced ones. Like anything, do your homework, and you should end up a happy camper.

This ^ Unnessary butt joints, improper board installation(flats on walls smaller than 4') and many other things generally brings the price up. I recently taped a place that had 3 to 4 butts per run, could have easily been done with 12' sheets and 1 or 2 less butts per run. Had to charge more for this based on lack of knowledge from the board installers. I find myself taping more and more these days, but am mainly a framer and a boardman. Hate when people call me to tape up a board mess. Generally refuse/turn down jobs because of that.

Thanks for the replies fella's. I never knew there were aftermarket parts for these. Only ever thought to go merc. Appreciate that. I have topped it back up with Merc gear oil. The plan is to get it out once again to see what happens. Thanks again for the help. Ben.

Hi all, I have an Merc 18XD and from my understanding there havent been parts available for this motor for some time. After a weekend trip out with the motor, The lower unit was completely dry. Not even any water inside.There was no shards on the magnet screw only a small amount of sludge, that when rubbed in my fingers was simply that. No metal shavings at all. Motor ran fine the whole time out and gave no indication of anything wrong. I imagine there is a leak somewhere, but would that not allow water in to the unit? Any suggestions on what this might be caused by? What could I do if there are no parts available to repair? Thanks. Ben.

Wow. So i guess the lodge owners that bring in people all the time that arent local and put them on fish have nothing to do with the lakes health? I am of the opinion it should be completely shut down for any kind of fishing. If this was as big an issue as its made to be, that would be the best way to save the lake. Rice lake is the main lake I fish. There is likely a reason there is no ice fishing on that lake for walleye. Seems to me you are quite discriminate towards natives. I have seen the pictures you post, yet you make public postings about "indians". Show some respect.

You do realize tuck tape is no longer approved for tyvek? haha kidding of course. Awesome job on the cabin. Have been and will continue to follow your thread. Great job.

Is it just me, or is anyone else tired of hearing about lodge owners on the lake? I'm sure im not the only one to have felt job loss, for one reason or another. We live in a constant changing world. Change with it, or become part of the "old way of thinking". We must adapt to move forward. Sorry if that means lodge owners too.