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My boat has a built in conduit running under the floor from the stern to the bow and it can be accessed from either end. It's meant to run cable from the front mounted charger to the rear mounted cranking battery You may find the same set-up on your boat.

I'm just the opposite cause when I'm fishing nasty areas I remove my stainless prop and put on the cheap aluminum spare and when it gets dinged or ruined I'm not out alot of $$$$

Thanks for that MB, an excellent read as always !!

We don't have gas here and switched to propane and just swapped out the gas jets with propane jets that came with the stove, and as davey mentioned, a regulator is also required.

He's got my vote Dan, I love those old classics !!

Every March my wife and all her girlfriends get together at one of the homes for a "wild & whacko" weekend....my words, not hers. The last 2 years it's been held here so both times I packed my suitcase and spent the weekend in the local hotel & restaurants. Expensive, but well worth every penny just for my own sanity

My boat/motor came from the factory with a transom saver already installed and I can't imagine Skeeter/Yamaha would do that if it was a waste of money or not advised.

I always use one.

Congratulations Simon, that's definetely a couple accomplishments to be VERY proud of !!

Always enjoy your Specktacular reports and as usual this one was excellent, thanks for taking us along. Beautiful country and great pictures.

Great stuff Mike, you must have made quite an impression on them !!

I now have a permanent automatic standby 10KW Generac wired directly into my house, but before that I had a 6500 watt Champion that worked very well when I needed it. A year ago we lost power for 50 hours and it performed flawlessly the entire time. I don't know how the Champions stand up over the long haul but I was very happy with mine and the way it performed. For the 50 hours it powered the house it used $100 worth of gas but that was about the same as the other portable generators on the road. It was also quite noisy but no more than the others around here. I think HONDA puts out one of the best portable units but I think their also several times more expensive.

That's interesting Dax, I've got a Lowrance Globalmap 7200 GPS that sits on the dash right behind the Taylormade windshield and the external antenna is only inches infront of the windshield and everything works perfectly. Infact the antenna is fine even when it's covered by the bow cover.

Just be sure to get the proper size crimps for the fluoro your gonna be using Boss as there's different sizes.

Congratulations to your daughter Dan, that's quite the accomplishment for her, your wife & you must be very proud. As for the accident, thank God nobody was injured and hopefully the courts will do something to slow that other driver down next time.

You should be able to get everything you need at JB's Boss, if your in the area that is.

Most of the fish we got on Angus were small pickeral but the fella that owned the cabins had boats on a bunch of surrounding lakes. There's a path that goes up and over the hill from the west shore of Angus that leads to a whole string of lakes you can boat to and we got some very nice fish there, including a very big pike that my brother got...maybe 18-20 pounds or so. If he's not booked up...and for a fee...he may even rent you a boat on the other lakes, but I'm just guessing here.

We DID ??...... How big was my fish ??

We stayed in a small cottage resort on Angus a few years back and I'm sure they'd let you use the ramp for a day. Can't recall the name of the place but it was right on #11 and just south of a bait shop.

Thanks for the link Dave, it made for some interesting reading. Must have taken some guts to fly in those old planes.

When I fish all day and don't catch anything, I still figure it was better than being at work all day.

Thanks for posting the video Dave. Must have been an amazing day for your dad to get back up in that old plane and re-live the glory days. It looked like he was clapping after the landing too. I remember you posting awhile back about your dad flying one of those big coastal patrol planes for the RAF during the war. My mom's brother was a bomber pilot during the war with the Canadian Air Force but was unfortunately killed along with his crew when the plane went down. Before the war though he delivered air mail around rural Ontario in this plane. This is him standing beside his plane but I have no idea what kind it is, although it may have been a Tiger Moth like your dad's

My feelings exactly pick !!!! That region is beautiful and I could fish all week and get skunked and still come away saying I had a fantastic trip. Good to hear you boys had a great time.

A fun day with some great pictures Brian, thanks for that.

Congrats on the 1st musky of the season and I spose also the 1st one posted on OFC this year too. Good luck for the rest of the season.