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Doesn't seem so.

Everything I find has this # 905-677-0316

I replaced my bunks with 2X6 spruce a few years ago.

I put 2 coats of Varathane on before covering with outdoor carpet I purchased at Home Hardware.

It was installed using contact cement and stainless staples.

To install the bunks I lowered the tongue jack on the trailer all the way.

I then placed jack stands with wood plates under the back corners of the boat.

Next I jacked it up all the way and placed a stand and plate under the centre line of the hull forward and lowered the tongue jack.

This had the boat floating several inches above the bunks and made for easy removal and no rush to do the work.

The lag screws can be run in with a screw gun or ratchet. No pilot hole is needed.

Citywide Welding in Mississauga will fix you up.

They won't even need to remove the lower unit to fix that minor ding.

I caught a guy stealing my stuff.

The body was never found!!!!!

​My boat came from the manufacturer with all aluminium flooring.

​Way better than wood by far. All of the sub structure in my boat is also aluminium.

Decking is .125" (1/8") and carpet covered in my boat.

A lot of the West coast boats use aluminium checker plate decking with no covering.

Got the H1N1 Flu one year while I was there.

Didn't get sick last time but they had 2 feet of rain in 2 weeks and closed the entire river to boats for a week.

Still caught tons of fish though.

As a bonus we were the only boat on the upper river the day it opened.

Saturday morning Mike.

Won't be back until after thanksgiving.

Head to your local solid waste facility.

I know mine has a whole section for old house hold appliances.

Went out to my lease today to break camp and pull the dock.

I took a couple of buddies that were visiting Yellowknife to give me a hand and to put them on some fish hopefully.

We got there around 10 AM and walked up to the camp to find that a bear went all Benihana on my tent.

It shredded the fly and tent it's self to the point it's now going on the bonfire this winter.

There was one hole that was bear sized and I guess he was inside the tent at some point.

He didn't bother to mess with my sleeping foamy or the 2 plastic storage tubs holding supplies and sleeping bags etc. FYI there was absolutely no smelly stuff at all. Just TP, pillows and sleeping bag.

I don't know why it didn't go in my screen tent with the cooking tote and BBQ in it.

OH well, guess I'll toss up a quick and dirty sleeping cabin in the spring to sleep in and I'll be bringing the boom stick when I sleep there.

This was the third bear issue here this summer. Last time I was up my neighbour put a big hole in a large bear and the time before I had one wandering around my property while I was cooking breakfast on Sunday morning.

Time to get a bear tag.

My one visitor was Hugo up visiting from South Africa.

Today he caught his first pike.

He also got his second, third and fourth.

Had the same thing happen in Port Hope in the late 80's early 90's.

The guy was coming back from the US and had it on auto pilot.

He was drunk and passed out. He ended up in the park on the West side of the Credit.

Sounds like a true to rating bag Dave. Good to know. That's a dry cold right

Yep. Dry cold.

The simple answer is take the key into the dealer. They can get a replacement.

If the key goes into the motors forward controls the motor dealer can get replacements.

Also if you lose your keys that fit in the forward controls there is a # stamped either on the ring around the area the key slides into or if you're unlucky on the barrel of the cylinder (to read it you will need to remove the controls and remove the back plate).

I run a -15C bag and if it's going to be below zero I throw another (+5C) bag over top of me to cover my head and torso.

Been pretty toasty to -20 with that set up.

I'd rather not drive farther than necessary, but if it's really worth it, I will travel a long way for a good bite - especially if it gets me away from the crowds. I have 2014 fishing licences for Ontario, Quebec, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Kentucky and Arkansas. I like taking advantage of opportunities to catch different kinds of fish, or enjoy open seasons when things are still closed at home.

 

Driving 3 to 6 hours one-way for a good steelhead bite is not unusual. Yes, I know I can catch fish 100 yards from my house. But if I can catch a lot more fish somewhere else, and do it without standing elbow to elbow with other people, then I have no problem gassing up the truck.

 

I've driven to Florida for a weekend of fishing many times. No better way to beat the winter blahs than by catching a bunch of redfish, pompano and small sharks out in the Gulf.

 

A day fishing is a pretty important thing. I have no problem driving farher if it makes that day even more special.

It seems you and I are the only nut bars willing to drive a day to fish a day Craig.

I once drove to North Carolina fished for a day and drove back.

16 hrs each way for 8 hours of fishing.

This was when I lived in Grand Valley.

Now it takes 12 hours just to get to Edmonton from Yellowknife.

Gingers are creepy.

They have no souls!!!!!

Saw that. I love grouper.

Me too!!!!

Sharks are cool too!!

I did a 90+ KM commute for years.

My commute now is about 6 minutes!!!

I like the new commute waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better.

It seems sharks have enemies too!!! 

Gotcha,the ones you sent Bill?,to many Dave's lol.

Usually you want to use dark colours in murky water and bright colours in clear water. One of my fav baits to run down deep (10ft off bottom) is a black/purple NK28...

Caught tons of GL lakers on black/purple and black/orange NK 28's and NK Mags.

Sutton spoons were another good option for GL lakers.

Dave, those spoons look familiar!

My favorites are the Half Wave spoon, big flatfish (T50, T55 and T60's) and these Wolverine spoons are killer.

They are super pike catchers too!!!

Another good bait up here is a pair of lake trolls end to end followed by a 2-3# whitefish run off the downrigger.

The portables are convenient, but you can make any unit portable. I'd check for some used models and mod a box to make it portable. Of course, if you get a big power hungry hog of a sonar it won't make a great portable unit unless you carry around plenty of spare batteries.

Very true.

This is the one I made so I could use my LMS-350 while guiding on Great Bear Lake.

It took a motor cycle battery for power and that lasted about 14 hours on average.

I later upgraded to a group 24 deep cycle that ran for a week at a time.