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Got out to the cabin on Friday night and worked hard all day Saturday before heading back to town before dark. Would have stayed out all weekend but there is a front moving through tonight and they are calling for some pretty crappy weather tomorrow. 45 kph winds gusting over 70 kph out of the East. They are the worst for my place. Coming straight into my dock from across the lake. There will probably be 3-4 footers hitting my shore. Not good winds for carrying sheathing on top of the cabin. Got some more sheathing done on the South side as well as some on the North side. Also got a bunch of my collar ties temporarily in place so I could remove the center brace and crane. I will level out all the collar ties when the loft is in place.

They use OSB on new construction around here. Not sure why but it's plenty strong and less expensive. Maybe that's why. Also our snow loads are very low here compared to a lot of places.

I use a 10L spring water jug from the grocery store as an ice block. I refill them with about 8L of tap water and throw in the freezer after I have finished the drinking the spring water. It's just like a giant freezer pack in the cooler and doesn't fill it with water. I only buy cubes so I have some to drop in me rum!!!

Yes, they are all insane fighters and large average size.

Good to hear.

I heard it was because the pike ate a discarded hi-lighter!!!

FYI If anyone is looking for a good deal, Canadian Tire has the Igloo Marine Ultra Cooler 95qt on sale (40% off) starting Friday. http://flyer.canadiantire.ca/Canadiantire/WeeklyAd?storeid=2400516#!/store/2400516/sneakpeek/y http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/sports-rec/camping/coolers/hard-coolers/igloo-marine-ultra-cooler-100-qt-0853475p.html#.Vd6NFvlVjUc

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/neon-jackfish-leaves-yellowknife-fisherman-stumped-1.3204762

Only 11 1/2 more years until I retire and fish there full time!!!

Thanks Picked up things here and there and watch a lot of HGTV!!!

Man, watching this got the old blood pumping!!! https://vimeo.com/66457561

I use a Coleman Marine Extreme cooler and it does hold ice for a long time. Surprised the Yeti was no better.

Granted with fuel and gear it would be a little over his 3000# mark but not by much. Notice both of the Lund models of the 1875 come in under 3K#'s boat, motor and trailer.

You can get much more than a 16 footer in the 3000# range. For instance this 19' Lund Pro-V package comes in just under your weight limit. http://www.lundboats.ca/boats/aluminum/pro-v-boats/1875-pro-v This Crestliner in the same size should come in around the same weight. https://www.crestliner.com/fish-hawk/1850-Fish-Hawk/

Nice!!! I remember many good days fishing out of Port Credit when I still lived back East.

A big tiger shark tries to nibble on yer melon!!!!!

TJ, you seem to be the perfect candidate for this product!!! http://www.moef.dk/fishfingers/

I would just drive on the flat until I hit Hungary and then i would pull out the spare!!

In Soviet Russia, you don't run over bear!!! Bear runs over you!!!!

Just some contractor strength paint stripper. The paint came off very easily. I was quite surprised. The name is Heirloom Max heavy duty paint stripper. Got it @ CT, but I don't see it on their website for some reason.

Finally got out to the cabin today. Been blowin' a gale all week. Was gusting 70+ on Friday and 50+ on Saturday. But this morning there wasn't a breath of wind. It was a bit chilly though after the front went through. Good run up the lake with my shiny new prop. I removed the vent plugs and it performs better out of the hole now too. And now the moment a bunch of you have been waiting for. Time to reveal my rig for getting my materials up on the roof. Got about 3/4 of the South roof sheathed today so I'm pretty happy. I can lift 3 sheets of sheathing at a time with my lift.

This one looks nice. https://www.lowes.ca/outdoor-kitchens/master-forge-corner-modular-outdoor-kitchen-set_g2426580.html

If I felt like theft was an issue I could always throw one of these on. Where I live in town, theft is not much of an issue. All the drunks and crack heads all all the way over on the other side of town. They are too lazy to come all the way out here. My boat stays indoors when it's not going to or from or on the lake.

Too windy to head to the lake today so I decided to strip the paint off the new prop. It wasn't hard at all and took about 1 1/2 hours from start to finish.