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It was indeed a great weekend with greater friends, despite the high winds & waves but everybody had good boats under them & knew how to handle them, and I think at least a couple muskies went into every boat.

I'm sure alot of you have seen shows on the tube where they take old Canadian warships, even worn out commercial airplanes, and sink them in the ocean to be used as artificial reefs, new habitat for fish and something new for scuba divers to explore. I also saw another show where they took a 1000' American carrier and sunk it off Florida. Being ex-Navy myself, I kinda like the fact that their giving new life & meaning to old worn out ships, rather that turning them into razor blades. Infact, my old ship from the 60's, H.M.C.S. Annapolis is being prepared as we speak to be sunk off the B.C. coast. I watched another show yesterday where the Canadian Navy used another retired destroyer, H.M.C.S. Huron, for target practice and sunk her and it got me to thinking. We all think it's absolutely disgusting, including me, and we often see posts on this board about the filthy slobs who throw their garbage in the water. Pops can, Timmies cups, worm boxes and just about anything else that some people are too lazy to carry to a garbage can. I'm not really going anywhere with this post but seeing that show yesterday just got me to thinking about how we percieve things differentely. We can take ships that are 100's of feet long, weighing 1000's of tons and sink them in the ocean and people think it's a good thing, but when we see somebody toss a COKE can in the drink, we want him drawn & quartered and fined for being such a slob...which he is. As I said, I'm not really going anywhere with this thread and just kinda thinking out loud, but it does seem kinda strange.........doncha think ?? Is a COKE can tossed in the water any worse than a 40,000 ton steel ship ?? Any thoughts ??

I wondered how long it'd take

Shelly & Courtney are by far the best fishing show hosts on the tube........

You also have to remember that there are different opening & closing dates for the musky seasons in different parts of Ontario.

Fantastic read as always MB, and thanks for a great start to my day.

It wasn't on a T-shirt, but rather a coffee cup my wife bought me for fathers day. ..........Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. ..........Teach a man to fish and you can get rid of him for a whole weekend

Portable heaters, whether propane or catalytic, are great tools that work well, just remember to use common sense and leave an opening that'll allow a constant supply of fresh air to replenish what's being used up.

We do several 2 day trips a year, each one usually a couple hundred miles from home, and rather than hauling the tent and all the gear, then setting up a camp for such a short time, we just book motels in the area and can usually find something nice for anywhere from $60 - $75 ..........just stay away from a certain motel in Lancaster......... Nice cheap trip, plus a comfortable bed & good grub at the end of the day.

Yup, farms are a great option for winter storage. My boat spends the whole winter hi & dry INSIDE a barn and it only costs me $150 for the entire season. Lotsa farms offer outside storage but many also have room inside the barn, so a person could save some serious money by going for a country drive and knocking on a few doors.

Paris Marine just south of Lakefield may be able to help you and if not, they could probably suggest someone who can. http://www.parismarine.ca/

Any day is good for me Phil, just lemme know when.

Mornin boyz I got up at 2 this morning, just can't see wasting my life sleeping

Another thing to watch for in a policy is that some companies will not cover damage to a stored motor caused by freezing temps if you winterized the motor yourself. They want them winterized by a qualified marine technician.

Thanks Jocko, you've got some great pics there !! I missed your original thread with the pictures of the Lancaster but I'm assuming it's the one based at Hamilton ?? I've seen that old girl flying many times and she's still extremely impressive to watch. Seeing as you have an interest in old planes, you may like this picture. This is my Uncle Len (Mom's bro) about 1939. He used to deliver the Air Mail around Ontario in this old bird, although I don't know what make of plane it is. According to my Mom, he used to fly outta Buttonville airport north of Toronto. That old plane looks pretty rickety to me and I know for a fact I'd never fly in anything like that, but I spose things were different back in the day. I have no idea what he's holding in his right hand, but I'm guessing it's something to do with the plane.........any ideas ?? He joined the Canadian Air Force at the outbreak of WW2 and became a bomber pilot. Sadly he was killed in action in 1943 along with his entire crew when the plane went down.

WTG Roger, that's a couple nice fish. I think I have every Believer colour EXCEPT chartreuse , so maybe I better get one for our upcoming December trip

Well done, she's a beaut !!

I used to do alot of winter mountain biking and found the Lobster mitts to be the best choice, both for dexterity & warmth. Their as warm as good snowmobile mitts but the extra finger makes it easier for changing gears & working the brakes. Actually makes doing just about anything easier than mitts. I don't ride anymore but still use the mitts all the time even when just hiking thru the woods with the pooch on cold days. The good ones are expensive but worth every penny. Just something else to think about.

Thanks George, I gassed up at the Tilbury station last year too.

Your right Mike, it's getting tougher all the time to make those long 401 trips. We were fishing down at the Ontario/Quebec border last month and noticed 3 more rest areas / gas stations along the 401 were gonna be closing as of September 30/09 (I think that was the date) Those small town gas stations & restaurants are gonna be a nightmare next summer when they have all the tourist traffic trying to gas up or get food. I'm heading down to Lake St. Clair near Windsor next weekend, leaving Toronto @ 2:00 AM, so maybe I better carry a couple Jerry cans of gas along with my thermos of coffee for the trip, although it's not quite as bad down that way..........yet Here's the governments answers to a few of the questions. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller...swers.shtml#twp

I've never tried the Slimy Grimy Bernie, but I hear it's also a good product. It seems like the algae slime gets a better grip on a fiberglass boat and it's a lot harder to remove compared to aluminum. I tried the usual cleaners on the glass and they didn't work well, then I tried a pressure washer and it did nothing either. I used this new product and it cleaned it up instantly.

Walleye Central has a good classified section for boats Steve, but not sure if that's what your looking for. http://www.walleyecentral.com/

I started using this product to clean the green algae off my boat hull this summer and it's by far the best hull cleaner I've ever used. All you do is brush it on the stained areas, wait a minute and then rinse it off with your garden hose and it comes up like brand new again. My boat sits in the water all summer so it gets alot of crap on the hull but I clean it every couple weeks and it looks great. The one I use is strictly for fiberglass but they have them for aluminum too. I bought mine at Hastings Marine and other than them I have no idea where to buy it, but if you can locate the product you should give it a try. I have no affiliation with the company, but just wanted to pass on an idea to anyone who may be interested and is getting ready to clean their boat after the season is over. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userp...=on+off+cleaner

That's quite a coincidence Norm, cause the home we were moving out of that day was on Robins Ave which runs east off Coxwell, the 1st street south of Gerrard. You were only about 1000' away from us...........heck, you coulda stopped by and helped us pick up all our stuff that was getting scattered all around the neighborhood by hurricane

My folks had a brand new home built in Don Mills (Toronto suburb) and October 15th / 54 was moving day. Like Roy, I was only 7 years old but I remember that hurricane very clearly and can still see our things blowing around the neighbourhood while the movers, the neighbours & my parents tried to hold it all together and get it on the truck. It was a wicked storm that killed more that 80 people in Toronto that day. I've gone thru 3 more hurricanes since then and I think that's enuff for any lifetime. Scary stuff.......