bigbuck

Jeez, them old timers have some good stuff to say.

Georgian Bay, lots of places to stay, Honey harbour has a few little resorts that you can rent a cottage for under a grand for a week. You need your groceries and bedding. The Town Centre has pretty much all you need. There is a full grocery store in Coldwater. Midland is 35-40minutes away and has pretty much all the amenities. At the age of your kids, they need a beach, water to swim and splash in, a park and a store that sells freezies and ice cream. Mom and dad need a fridge, stove, bbq and a bathtub to wash off the kiddies.....and some cold tasty bevvies to enjoy by the campfire each night.

Congrats on the new ride!! Get'r slimed up Real Good!!

I've gone 84mph on GBay on a 33ft offshore and that was waaaay too fast for me. I've also done 72mph in a BassBoat and that was hairy. My boat tops out in the high 40's and that's plenty, I usually cruise between 25-30mph depending on which prop I run. Man, I tell you, what people do for an adrenaline rush.......... I've got buddies on Lake Muskoka who have little racing boats that do 120mph+, they are always bugging me to go out for a blast with them. I'm too old for that!

Not enough people in Barrie to justify a Cabela's. Down here in Oakville, we have plenty of space on the north side of Dundas....... As for Target, Zellers is losing business and has not had a steady focus in years. their stores look just like they did in the 80's and they just can't compete with Wal Mart, Wally world has too much buying power. I remember Frank Vetere's, there used to be one down on Bloor by the Museum, we went there in the early 80's for deep dish pizza and it was good! Now mind you, I was 10-11 years old at the time and not too fussy. I hope the Olive Garden doesn't come back, they sucked. There used to be one up by York U that I took one or two dates to back in the day and it wasn't great (I grew up with a bunch of Italians and I knew all about what Italian food really is).

Breaker 1-9 This is the Bandit calling the Snowman..........

You have 5 liter fever Wayne??? They are a nice truck!! Drive it in good health! I was up in Midland visiting friends in the area on New Year's Eve and took an F250Lariat with the new diesel at Bourgeois. What a truck!!! None of the Ford dealers around Oakville have any in stock. I took out the new Sierra HD with the new Duramax and didn't like the way it drove. The Ford was waaay nicer. I know what I'd buy for a truck. I'm kicking around the idea but we shall see how things go over the next year or so.

Free Fishing, I guess you have to have at least one good benefit for reaching that milestone. Happy BDay Cliff, all the best to you!!!

DUMB DUMB DUMB!! Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer is being reprinted now with all references to the 'N' word removed to become more politically correct. This is the artsand literature!! There is a lot of 'art' that is offensive to a lot of people, if you don't like it, don't listen, don't look at it, don't read it!! It's supposedly a 'free' country that we live in. By no means am I a Liberarian in my political views but when it comes to censorship, Big Brother shouldn't control my media outlets. To paraphrase what Trudeau said, 'The government has no business in the bedrooms of the nation'.

We are probably going to see $1.05 Canadian over U.S. at some point this year, if not more. Wayne, get ready for more pain this year. Unfortunately, manufacturing in Ontario is continuing to be hollowed out. The US needs to have a cheap greenback to get their economy going again.

Unfortunately the $2 .40cal bullet did not kill the idiot. Now we as taxpayers have to shell out a few million dollars to try and incarcerate his dumb My sincerest condolences go out to the slain officer's loved ones. What a waste!!!

Chili + Ice Hut + Open Flame = BIG BOOM!!!!

Stock is best for longetivity.

Shop around. Call a lot of brokers, check on the web, it's going to take you a few days but if it saves you a few hundred bucks........... Unfortunately, as far as the insurance companies are involved, you are a brand spanking new driver. They will treat you pretty much how they treat a 16 year old. Your driving record and the claims experience of your postal code area determines your rates, some companies get hammered in certain areas while some have very little by way of claims. I've been with Allstate for 12 years now and nobody can beat their rates on my combined home/auto/trailer policy. Mind you, both the wife and I have clean records, I have not had a ticket in over 4 years and no at fault accidents in over 10. Brokers hate Allstate because they only market to the top 10% of insurable drivers. They take the cream and leave the milk for everyone else. Unfortunately they reorganized a couple of years ago and lost a lot of their top agents but as long as I get good rates, I personally don't care who I deal with. To save a few minutes is not worth the costs involved with traffic tickets. You have 2 on your record and your insurance company has a field day with you. You will pay for your tickets for 3 years until they go off your insurance record, the ministry is 2.

Ok Lew, I guess it isn't going to be easy. Mind you,who ever said that hunting toothy critters is easy.

I have a Salty that I used up on LOTW, I agree they are great. The problem with them is that I need to put down some Custom Bert's tracks and mounts etc.... Making a $100 job closer to $5-600.

All it needs is a bit of carb cleaner to get into the bowl to unstick the float. It's not an old machine so it shouldn't take too much to get it going. BUT, that said, in snowblowers in Southern Ontario, it makes sense to ALWAYS have some stabilizer in your fuel since the machines don't get used all that much. Most stabilizers also work to keep the fuel system clean so you are twice protected, hopefully.

Thousands of dollars?? Ok, maybe not.

Just looking for some informed opinions. I'm thinking about mounting a pair of Scotty Rod Holders on the back of my boat (19ft Larson Fish'n Ski), basically it's a 19ft bowrider with a trolling motor and fishfinder. I'm looking at the Powerlock model with Flush Mounts. Now, what I want them for is for trolling Muskies, so they have to be tilted downwards so the rod tips are pretty much in the water. Are they strong enough mounted this way or do I have to get some Bert's mounts and do it that way (harder to do and a lot more dough). For the amount I actually get to fish, I don't want to put too much into this project because I'm likely to be able to spend even less time up north due to business.

Wayne, if you do think about making these, put me down for 6. That way I can give them out as presents for our annual Muskoka Pike Opener in May to the boys. They look like a pretty decent fishing tool. I think with just the sales from OFC'ers, it would be worth someone's time and effort. Also, if whomever gets Muskies Canada on board....... It could be a fun way to make some extra cashola.

M A R K E T I N G!!!!! Like Misfish said, in golf you need a new driver every two years, don't worry that it costs $500 or more with a custom shaft (and you only use the damn thing 14 times AT MOST). Spend on the one you use 36 times or more per round, the lowly putter. In fishing, old timers had 2 maybe 3 rods that they used to fish for everything. Now, how many rod/reel combos do you guys have?? I'm around 14 or so not counting the 3-4 old rods/reels I have and no longer use. Hey, I'm legal to go golfing with that many rods/reels....... With lures, how many in your tackle box do you actually use?? I have tons that I have accumulated over the past 20 years that have been wet only once or twice. There are sooo many copycats out there and "What's Old Is Now New". Bottom line, buy whatever your little heart desires and GET OUT FISHING!!

Hopefully they lick this thing and you'll be back out there washing lures in the summer. Hang in there!!

Legend's are not bad but once you upgrade the motor to something more appropriate for the size of boat (Legend is notorious for underpowering their boats), the price starts to look more like a Lund or Crestliner, Princecraft, Alumacraft and the like. I'm hoping to go with the kids on Saturday morning, my oldest was devastated on the weekend because she was sick and we could not go. It's a great way to kill a day with or without your kids in the middle of winter.

You can remove the carburetor if you are fairly mechanically inclined and give it a good spraying of carburetor cleaner down the throat (opening) and shake it around a bit. Sounds like you have a stuck float, they get gummed up when the fuel evaporates and the oil mix stays. OR, you can spray Carb Cleaner down the throat of the carb with it still attached, spray till you pretty much fill up the carb and wait a while before you try to fire it up (an hour or two), add fuel with some Seafoam (on special at Canadian Tire this week for under $10) and try to fire it up. IN THE SPRING, store it with stabilizer added to the fuel and run it for 10 minutes with the stabilizer so it can do it's magic in the carb.

Rick, sorry to hear about your loss. Hang in there.