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7 minutes ago, SirCranksalot said:

So it's safe to use on cell phone?

Yup, has a 2.1 amp USB connection output.

Plug your phones USB cable into it and it will charge it up. 

Nice. 😁

Getting closer to having electrical up and connected. Have to use some regular breakers until I next go to the US to pick up a bunch of combination Arc Fault/GFCI breakers for my wet areas. Got all the Arc Fault breakers for the rest of the cabin on sale when I drove through MN, WI and MI in December. And yes, I like my wiring neat and organized.

There was a reason I gave up on river salmon and didn't come out to fish until all the rubes left.

On 10/4/2020 at 7:16 PM, SirCranksalot said:

Thx guys. So I guess the one I posted would be quite sufficient for my Honda CRV?

 

Yep,  use the same one on my Honda Pilot.

Even worked with only a 25% charge on it.

Good for charging USB devices on remote fishing trips too. 

See lots available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=nanofil+fishing+line&crid=GM1Q11BMVSAI&sprefix=nanofil%2Caps%2C480&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_7

3 hours ago, Terry said:

Isn’t this the type of emergency that a flare gun was made for 

It's the kind of emergency a 12 gauge is made for.

4 hours ago, craigdritchie said:

It's hard to see in the video, but are there no registration numbers on that boat?

End of the video there is a blurry screen grab of the #'s.

Some more Aurora shots from last night.

The sky cleared up last night in time to take a few photos.
I put some together in this little 4 second movie.
Enjoy. 

As a guy that owns an 18 footer I say go with the 20.  😉

Been running one of those for years.

Good choice. 

I run manuals on my boat (Canon Easy Troll) but spent many years chartering on lake O and if I were getting electrics I would get Big Jon Captains Packs. They were always my favorite riggers to use. 

Got my sweet fan installed this week.
Took quite a while as there were a ton of parts to it.

Dim-able LED light, 9 speed low draw DC motor, reversible, timer. 
It's got everything a feller needs.

Do you leave the boat in the water?

Store uncovered outside?

If you leave the boat in the water and water sits in the boat for any length of time the flotation foam can become saturated with water and add hundreds of pounds of weight to the boat.

The only fix for this if it is the problem is to remove the floors and chip out all the wet foam.

Either replace with closed cell sprayfoam or jam a ton of pool noodles in there.

I know one of the big West coast manufacturers has a known issue with this. 

On a 20 foot boat water logged foam can add 600-1,000#'s of extra weight.

I use the rolls of hollow lead for that kind of fishing under a float.

http://www.fishermans-marine.com/oregon-tackle-pencil-lead-wire.html

And use a rubber dropper like on the left of this image when bottom bouncing.

I just have dozens of giant T60 Flatfish.

The guys I know in Alaska & Washington use a lot of Kwikfish for salmon.

Got one of my attic access panels done. Took a lot longer than expected but it fits perfectly. 18" of high density foam should stop any heat loss. Also put LED lighting in the attic for inspection and working. There's no room to get into to the attic without removing one of the walls to the access but it was built for inspection and access to the pipes that connect to the sprinklers if the galvanized pipe needs replacement at any point. 

Mike Borger's son was harassed by bylaw there a week or so ago.

They have also closed the other piers and all public beaches to fishing.

Sad really. I caught a ton of fish off Bronte pier.  😪

1 hour ago, akaShag said:

And only three weeks to freeze-up, eh Dave!😄

NAH, it's a good 7 or 8 weeks to go.  😁

Another crappy day in paradise. 😎

11 minutes ago, irishfield said:

All I know for sure is the launch across the the beer store/school is gone..

 

That's the one I used to use. Looks like it's still there on the map.

Haven't been there in many years but I used to use the town launch right in Honey Harbour.

Just looked on Google Earth and I don't even recognize the place anymore.

Can't even figure out where the town dock/launch is. There's marinas everywhere. Life was better before all this development.  

Looks like it's still there Honey Harbour Park Landing is the name of the place.

Lots and lots of Marinas with launches too.

Had time at lunch to screw 7 25-30 watt solar panels to the front of my deck. 
Didn't have time to wire them up yet though.