Cast-Away

For some of the long time members here, many of us migrated from the old Toronto Zoo Board to OFC where chats were good and they were informative with no bashing. Was that in the late 90's?

TJ when did you start OFC?

Nice beast Chuck. Was that out on GBay?

Hey FishyFishy, anywhere along the outer islands will produce Smallies so I am sure Copperhead will be the same.

I was there last month and had plenty of SM Bass in the outer islands. My friend wanted to fish for LB Bass so I took him to a place that produces them. I caught and released a nice Muskie just when it was getting dark. We just trolled past a shoal and shut off the motor to reel in the lures and boom!

We go up there every year and camp so I am including a few nice pics from other years. You can't beat the sunsets out on the bay!

You can view the nautical chart here: Georgian Bay

On 1/26/2022 at 5:35 PM, Moosebunk said:

On 1/26/2022 at 7:37 AM, Cast-Away said:

There are some old pics of Bunk as well, not just old fish!

Ohhh shart!  Don't you start!!! lol. Any ideas how to reverse the aging process?

Use a fork to squish some fish Roe and rub in on the wrinkles. Just make sure there are no cats around the house!

There are some old pics of Bunk as well, not just old fish!

Yikes is what my wife said when she read this!

That is slick!

Contact Moira Rose, she can help you.

I had a dozen rivets replaced at Heritage Marine in London two years ago and was very happy with them. You can see my write-up in Google.

Since that time the ownership has changed and there are a few bad reviews but who is to say that the actual staff all turned over? I am sure that they are mostly the same people.

Very cool, will you keep it at the cabin Dave?

2 hours ago, Fisherman said:

Oh ya, reminds me of my french teacher in '72,  she used to wear leather mini skirts with these lime green undies.  Every time she reached up to write on the b/b the 3 guys got an awesome eyeful. 

It's called a jet skirt because you can see the cockpit!

I had my 2000 17' Legend taken apart to have 12 rivets replaced and have the floor and carpet replaced last year at Heritage Marine in London last September. They do full restorations and might be a place where you can have your boat repainted.

Not cheap, I paid $5,000 for everything. The labour to cut out and replace the floatation foam was part of the reason for all of the labour.

I was very happy with the results. If you have your boat restored check with your insurance broker to make sure your policy is up to the new value of the boat.

It was Brad Pitts brother Stu

It looks like Lac Du Pigeon!

My rebuild was $4,800 Glen on a 19 year old boat.

1 hour ago, HTHM said:

Please share, inquiring minds want to know. 

I was looking at JJ Marine services in Hagersville. 

Heritage Marine in London. They replaced 11 rivets and replaced the floor and carpeting. They did a great job.

Hey Glen, if you want to have it professionally repaired let me know. I can recommend a place near London that fixed mine last year. Not cheap but it was done right.

I have my 2000 17" Legend taken apart at a marina last fall to have 11 rivets replaced. I was told up front that cutting out the old floatation will be a big part of the labour because it is spray foam which adheres to the honeycomb pattern of supports under the hull. The total bill was $5,000 which included replacing the floatation foam, flooring and carpet. There was 90 hours of labour in total.

I know yours is a crack and not rivets but just giving you an idea of what was involved.

Hey is your place near Sturgeon Bay? I am asking because I used to work with someone who retired up there with her husband. Their names are Nancy and Russ Ley and their son Jeff bought a cottage across the bay from them.

My good friend Eldon used to manage the liquor store there and moved the the Rosseau location a few years ago.

It's for sure a cycle. My Dad explained the same thing back in the 60's when we had a cottage on the 14th concession north of Balm Beach.

I have been boating on the bay most of my life and love the high water because I know all of the shoals in the Moon Basin and 12 Mile Bay area where I do most of my boating. They are all well under water and make for some great high water small mouth bass habitat.

The crabs did it to escape!

I have in fact been there and loved it. I have always been an aviation buff and fly RC planes so it is right in my wheelhouse. The SR-71 is my favourite all time plane and the way they displayed it is fantastic. 

For everyone in the GTA you can get there in 9 - 10 hours from our area as part of a visit to Washington DC.

Hey Art have you ever visited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center?