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On 1/22/2024 at 7:45 AM, jonathancurlee said:

Hello, I really want to see this picture but I can not. It only express "spacer.png"

see if this helps. https://www.marineengine.com/mfr/mercury_models.html

22 hours ago, DanD said:

What a great web site!!!

Thank you for the link, Dave.

Dan...

Been using it for years to track ice out on our lakes up here Dan.

This is just one more use for it.

For float fishing I've been using Sunline Super Sniper for many years.

For my heavier set ups I use Seaguar Blue Label

I was keeping an eye on it all summer long on the Zoom Earth site with heat signature layer enabled. 

It was very stressful.

https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=62.0476,-114.3938,7z/overlays=heat

Talked to my cabin neighbour today.

They got back on Wednesday the first day we were allowed back.

They went to the cabin on Friday and all is good. Lots of black flies being a pain though.

The lake level has dropped even more while we were away.

They hit bottom when pulling out their boat at the ramp. They do have a 20' Kingfisher with cabin so they do draw more water than most boats on the lake.

Evac order was lifted on Wednesday at 1 pm.

I got home about 7 pm last night.

Home and stuff in town is OK and as far as I know my cabin is OK.

I've never had them charge me anything when getting a refund.

Can't remember if it was .ca or .com.

Working with PayPal on reimbursement.

Well AOLithium went and cancelled the order on me because their shipper doesn't ship here.

They haven't refunded my $$$ either. Been more than a month and still haven't got my $$$ back. So I would say stay away from this company.

I am not impressed. 🤬

21 hours ago, aplumma said:

I replaced my cables with this unit which was really much easier than trying to feed the cables through the chase. It has no feedback and has performed flawlessly for 8 years now. It also will allow you to vary the length of the run so it fits perfectly. Once a cable goes stiff it is because it is full of bits of rust and frayed cable. You can lubricate it temporarily but when it breaks it is a long trip back to the dock.    https://www.westmarine.com/dometic-baystar-outboard-steering-system-3400934.html

 

cheers

Art

Me too.

On 6/3/2023 at 6:00 PM, Dara said:

Holy crap...won the lottery did you Drifter?

NAH, my dad left me some $$$ when he passed. 

21 hours ago, akaShag said:

That is a very sharp looking rig!!!  What model is the Ford?  And box length?  I have had several truck campers and loved them, but when I went back to an F-150 from an F-250, the choice narrowed dramatically.  (And I want a WET toilet!)

Doug

It's an F150 hybrid.

Camper is at the max payload and has a cassette toilet which I'll probably never use and inside/outside showers. Probably never use the inside one. Am going to change the washroom into a clothes closet.

I'm waiting on a pair of 100 AH AO Lithium batteries to run my TM and when on vacay in my new camping rig it will run it too. Need to swap out the solar charge controller in the new camper though as I believe it doesn't support lithium. I'll have to see, maybe I'll get lucky.   

Have a look here to see what's available.

https://www.pure-gas.org/

https://www.pure-gas.org/

Dakota has 11 years warranty, how long is the warranty on the cheap one?

On 1/20/2023 at 1:55 PM, smitty55 said:

 

Don't forget that the blades can't be recycled and are just buried. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8294057/Hundreds-non-recyclable-fiberglass-wind-turbine-blades-pictured-piling-landfills.html

Those wind turbines sure do burn good with their 1,000 gallons of oil and 1,000's of pounds of plastic though.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-62405231

On 1/21/2023 at 9:01 PM, CrowMan said:

Two reasons why I still prefer the FG to Shin's "Lazy Alberto" knot.

1. The FG is much slimmer...so it flies through the guides easier and quieter. With Shin's knot you still double over the leader which is always the thicker line...not so important with lighter lines, but more noticeable in heavier diameters.

2. With Shin's knot, the tag end of the leader (again the thicker and stiffer of the two lines you're connecting) faces the bait...so it "catches" the guides when you cast...again especially noticeable in heavier pound tests.  Not so with the FG. 

With the FG tool...even with my old arthritic hands, it's easy peasy. For $30 it's well worth it.

I picked up the tool but haven't tried it yet, but I'm looking forward to using it.

On 1/17/2023 at 5:03 PM, Dara said:

It's almost like they need an engine to run a generator to charge the battery. 

 

I've got one of those on order.

A 2023 F-150 Lariat Hybrid. 😁

430HP and 570#FT torque and gets good mileage when not towing.

17 hours ago, Dara said:

How else you gonna make a buck or even get help nowadays. 

 

PS, might show up in April, how's ice fishing then

Good until the ice starts melting in May.

On 1/9/2023 at 4:50 PM, Dara said:

Couple years ago my son staked a claim bearing lithium in NWT.

Lets see how that pans out

 

 

 

 

I hear they are currently hiring Chinese children to work in the mine.  😜

19 hours ago, akaShag said:

ARTIFICIAL CORN:

you know, corn made of soyabeans and fertilized with JT's broken promises, token apologies, gun grab statements and other PURE  S**T.

Artificial, like the man in other words.  Do we need artificial corn?  Do we need phony politicians???

If only plant based corn was a thing. 🤣

Stayed in some pretty sketch motels in NY on steelheading trips.