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And a happy gefilte fish to you too Mr Roy. Art

Have a great time Dan and sweet jersey bud. Art

Steroids "it does a body good" Nice fish I have seen a few Catfish with hunchback. Art

Got it now Bernie your are referring to the lock to lock ratio. Right now I have a 2.5 and the hydraulic is 4.5 turns. FF as I get more info I will post it but keep in mind I am with a 150 hp at the max of the baystar series you will be looking at the seastar series due to your larger engine. The cost for that system is 3-500.00 more in parts. The hoses also are not adjustable you have to order them in the correct length. Art

Real nice project Bernie it rivals all of the other ones you have shared with us in the past. Art

Cool deal thanks all for the feedback. I have a 150 hp Ranger that the old cables are stiff. Since it is a double cable rack system and a Ranger it is going to be a real effort to pull and reinstall the cable system so I am looking at hydraulic the Teleflex Baystar system.A phone call to Teleflex tomorrow will confirm it is a doable setup. I am a little surprised that you found it a little mushy Bernie since hydraulic oil is non compressible but I guess the feeling is because of the pump design. Well worst case I will remove the rack and replace it with the rack with No Feed Back so it will only get better than 21 year old cables. Art

I am looking at replacing my twin steering cables on a bass boat and the cost to upgrade to the hydraulic is not much more. Does anyone have this on their boat and would you recommend it? I am looking at the manual system that is not assisted by an electrical pump or runs off of the motor. Anyone who has this system any input positive or negative would be appreciated. Thanks Art

I have used the lansky system and it has a 7degree +/- tolerance which means the difference between sharp and wicked sharp. The Lansky is a very good system and for the price it does all it is billed as. The Wicked edge is machined to exact tolerances and the Diamond stones are made much better than the Lansky system. The Wicked Edge is not for the average person who wants to sharpen his knife it is for people that need an exact edge either because their job calls for it or they enjoy the challenge and the feel of an excellent edge. I have sharpened a few knifes at some of the Kitchens I do plumbing at and the Chefs all agree and have purchased this system for their own knife sharpening needs. Art

The unit is excellent and I have tried many "systems" over the years. I found out about it from a knife maker who used it to sharpen his creations before sending them out to his customers.One of the down sides of diamondstones is, the diamondstone is only as good as the adhesive that bonds them to the board. My set is now 3 years old and the diamond stones are still cutting as well as they did when purchased. Since the system sharpens from both sides without moving the knife you can get an even bevel from both sides. Almost all of my knifes are trained at a 22 degree angle which puts a nice strong edge that will not dull as quickly. How sharp is sharp well with time and patients and a 1200 grit stone (optional) you can make an edge that is mirror bright and as sharp as a scalpel. If the cost bothers you ask a friend if he wants to split the cost you both will not be disappointed. Art

Sorry but down here we would get more mileage out of it planting bulbs. I do know what you mean I hate it when someone hands me a knife that is so dull you couldn't cut cheese with it. I am spoiled I have found the worlds greatest sharpener " The wicked Edge" but most will not spend that much unless they are obsessed by sharp knifes like me. Art

You can always use it to plant bulbs in the yard. Art

Nice fish thats would make anyones day better. Art

mmmmm crappie. Looks like a few good trips were had this season. Art

Salty leaving the gut pile in the woods is another way to not waste a part of an animal that we chose not to eat. The attraction of larger predators is not a problem here. The wildlife down here in the area has as the largest predator are foxes with few possums and raccoons once in a blue moon. The bird population is mainly Crows and turkey vultures with a few hawks mixed in. To leave the gut pile actually is a benefit it keeps the predators in the woods rather than out by the house/ barns were we raise chickens for the eggs. If we do get unwanted predators then they can be taken care of with traps or guns as needed because we have enough land that discharging a firearm is legal. Bob thanks for the credit but it is actually Joe Daplumma my brother that took on this project.I am sure we will get more of these in the future as subject matter shows up. Art

We thought it would be the foxes too and their are 3 dens on the property but they were to late I guess. Art

If you have a bomb that is going to go off then you do as much as you can to minimize the damage. If it was going to kill 100 people and cause a building to fall then to me saving the people and not losing ALL of the building is classified as minimal impact. Any time you can keep the percentage of damage under 50% of uncontrolled damage is a win in most statistical issues. The cost of the damage( invasive species) needs to be weighed against the savings( moving products by water) of the product. What would be the cost to the nations long term if we never open the canal that allows commerce in? We would be spending the money on transporting in a different fashion that has equaled or passed the cost of the mussel removal. See you can't talk Black and White on some issues because the answers are dynamic and changing as we speak. The small mouth explosion was because the fish is a clear water fish and as the water cleared they prospered. The forage base increased as the water was cleaned up and the predator base Salmonoids became less intense. The smallmouth fisheries is something I am taking as true statements made from articles that I have read not because I have fished them. I know it is your area to fish so I might be wrong Bob. Art

Ahh another piece of the story good find Mike thanks for the input. Art

I did not say they were good, The water clearing has brought in a different eco system. Look at the small mouth population numbers they have gone thru the roof since the water cleared up. With science we have controlled the Lamprey population also. It is by no means perfect and if we could turn back time I am sure we would do things different. As far as wiping out the carp well you know that is impossible so we have to mount a good defense to minimize our damages. This is not a black and white issue it will have grey areas as most things in life. Please don't get me wrong I am just as unhappy that the carp are their but the threads all seem to be a whine fest instead of a discussion on a real answer. Art

Good Job on your business plan so far. Getting input is a smart move. Art

well done... Thanks for the write up. Art

Those seem to be reasonable options to consider. I hope at the end of this thread that this thread can be printed out and read by the powers that be on both sides. Art

Lots of assumptions here as to the intent of the seller. Innocent till proven guilty seems to not be alive and well here. It will be a long debate when they find that the Asian Carp are finally found in Canada's waterways. Will it be blamed on the USA for having them in the water or the market that wants them to be part of the species in Canada's waterways? Their is a statement that we all can agree on and that is we wish they had never been imported and even more so that they escaped from their impound during one of natures displays of fury. The focus that we need is not the who did what wrong aspect that pops up here every few weeks on the Asian Carp but rather what can be feasible done to mitigate the outcome of their expansion into other waters. We have all dealt with species that have been brought into the eco system and with solid research and sound approaches they have been absorbed with minimal negative impact. Art

Here is a little info that is in the article Sean Insley, a conservation officer with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources told the newspaper a tanker truck trying to enter Canada was found to have live carp aboard, although the water had been drained. While I am NOT defending the company their mistake was not making sure that the carp were dead it appears that the intent was to deliver dead Carp to a market that wanted the fish. Art

I would get an electrician to give them an estimate to do a 200 amp box and a price to update the boxes for future budget. My house has over 100 amps just in the garage and 200 amp for the house. While abnormal (200 is normal here in the US) it is very handy when you add on to the house or a new hobby comes up. Art

Good on yaa Mike. Looks like you almost got a tear out of Brian. Art