Canuck

I am very proud too of our Forces too. When I hear about someone's father, son, daughter husband wife coming down the Highway of Heros, I am very grateful that there are people that are willing to make a career out of putting their lives on the line to defend freedom and the lives of people they don't even know. My worst day on the job doesn't come anywhere close to what they are willing to put on the line. But I laughed when I saw the article. Yes there is absolutely a skill to being a sniper. But at 3.5 km, that was pure luck that that shot happened to hit the mark. He did his best to calculate and aim to get it in the ball park, but after that it was 99% random luck. If he fired 10 rounds with exactly the same aim, the target cluster would probably be 100 yds wide at that distance just from wind, air pressure bullet ballistic characteristics, and other uncontrollables. That's why ultra long range kills are very very rare. But good job regardless.

A bit off topic, but I have never understood why the Gov't overseers would make me have to get a boaters card at 53 years old and basically 50 years of on the water boating experience, but a brand new person can rent a boat after 15 minutes of "safety instruction". My boat is at Hindson in Penetang and there is a Diverse Rental there, so I see what goes on. There are very inexperienced people renting their boats and heading out. At least they tend to wear their life jackets. As for bass, I won't eat a largemouth. I find them a bit "muddy" tasting. Not bad, just not good enough to kill a fish when there are other options. I will eat smallmouth from Georgian Bay though, as long as it is in clean water and not in an area where they are too grubby. On or two grubs I will cut out, but too many is just a bit "icky". I wouldn't say they are as good as perch or walleye, but they are pretty good. I also like to eat the odd pike. About 3 to 5 lbs is a great size so the y-bones are larger and easier to avoid. I don't cut them out, I leave em in and eat around them. I think its a huge waste of a resource to kill a fish and then throw away 1/3 of it.. Larger and they all go back.

Bahamas for Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo and Mahi Mahi Costa Rica for billfish Take my wife to the central Yukon where I lived when I was a kid and fish some of the old spots for trout, grayling, pike and take in the gorgeous scenery again Take two weeks and boat up to the north channel anchoring and fishing along the way.

If I was buying a big one, I would probably be tempted to get the large on at Costco (if there are any left). Its almost 100% stainless steel, including the grills and its a good price. The small one they had is not all stainless. Its all stainless so I expect you would get 10 years out of it or more, even if it is Chinese steel. Personally, after owning many over the years, I finally splurged and got a Weber Summit a few years ago. At the same time, two neighbours bout the same size Napolean's. Mine is still like new and theirs have had the normal issues with rusty burners and grills (they got the cast iron grills). at that $2K price, I don't think you can go wrong with Weber. Now if you really want to spend some money, go to BBQs Galore in Oakville or Burlington and check out the Lynx or DCS.

I think they work at times. Anything that catches the attention of a fish works at different times. Sometimes its a strange colour, sometimes just flash and sometimes its a bit of glow. That's why a salmon/trout lure wall at a good store has all the colours of the rainbow. None of those colours other than maybe silver black and bluish are colours of actual baitfish. A few years ago it seemed like the only lure I would catch salmon on was a black ladderback NK magnum. The ladderback was glow tape. Now I almost never use it. Its Moonshines now that I have the best success with, in all colours except black, glow as well as non-glow. Go figure.

Great news. We all need to stop there if in the area and spend a few bucks. That is a Georgian Bay heritage site.

If a tree falls is the forest and a man hears, is he still wrong?

Keep the distance from battery to inverter as short as possible. If its on a boat you may want to go with marine tinned cable. Its not that much more than plain copper and won't corrode. You lose voltage with distance and then its not efficient. You will draw down your battery faster if the cable is too long. The 110 side is not a problem for distance. 4/0 is expensive too so shorter is cheaper. You will also need to install a large fuse on the positive feed as close to the battery as you can. Probably a 250 amp fuse. I know it sounds high, but the current draw of a 2000w inverter on surge of 3000w is 3000/12v= 250 amps. When I installed my Xantrex inverter on my boat I spent as much on wire, connections and fuses as I did on the inverter.

Any marine supply store will have it. They have it at our marina service department. Check the installation instructions though. For long runs to the batteries you need heavy gauge. I think you want 4/0. That is not the same as 4 gauge.

We kept a small sunfish in a large aquarium for almost a year. Very pretty fish. Fed it food designed for large tropicals. Freeze dried shrimp. And guppies when they were on sale. Was fun to watch. Very interactive. It would come right up to the glass when you walked in the room. we released it when it got a bit big. I guess it was like a large off boat live-well. Here is a pic from the acquarium. We had lots of weed and rocks for it to hide in. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/Creekwood_01/media/DSC_0623-1.jpg.html

The "real" Daredevils are quite heavy lures, made of brass, plated and painted. They cast a mile and the weight helps get them down when you want, or you can buzz them over the top of the cabbage later in the year. Great lures and the tried and true red and white and five of diamonds are still catching em after 75 years plus. My next best pike lure of choice is a silver williams wabler. Lighter but allows for a great slow, darting presentation.

Blob of peanut butter on the wall.

Went there (Britt) as a kid with my Dad. Exactly as described above. We never went back. Good time for some maybe. Not me.

Lots of recipes out there so you won't have trouble. I am partial to the sweeter ones. Seems to work better with hot smoking. One word of advice. Follow the directions closely. You really do need to let the fish dry out properly after brining and before smoking. It makes a difference.

Fantastic. Gets my blood pumping to get on the water! You have a lot of guts to do your learning over water with $1,500 worth of equipment!

Was driving around Tiny Twp last weekend a bit and saw a lot of turkeys. Quite the population come back over the last few years. Good to see. Maybe I'll dust off the 12 guage again some time. What are they like to eat around Simcoe County? (assuming you are not strictly a C&R guy )

And watch for rocks! If you don't have a chart plotter, be very very careful. There are shoals all over that area and they come up fast. Check out the Navionics Web App for planning: https://webapp.navionics.com Their iphone/ipad and Android app is great too.

I had a boat years ago that had a red gel coat section right under the rub rail that oxidized to a pinky haze. I tried everything to bring it back. All rubbing compounds, polishes, but it always came back after a couple months. I event tried progressive wet sanding of 400, then 600 then 1000 then 1500 followed by polishing compound and then wax. That lasted one season then by fall, it was back. Do't use vertglass. It looks OK for a couple months then peels off and looks horrible. I think maybe the only sure might be a proper clear coat painting after thorough sanding, but if you are going to do that, you might as well use a marine paint and maybe change the colour if you wanted. Another simple option might be a vinyl wrap that you see on some boats. Probably expensive, but would look good..

I was in Costco in Mississauga this AM. They have both the big group 27 deep cycle/cranking as well as group 24 pure deep cycle. The were around $110ish I think. They also had group 24 AGM's for $159. The CCA was 875 I think (more than the group 27) and 120 min res capacity (same as the deep/crank). That might be a goodoption if you don't have space for the Group 27. Price is good for AGM and they don't need water.

Try Kijiji. Its free and there is a lot of interest in low price things. So your target buyer for that kind of car/price is on Kijiji. I have sold cars and a lot of other things on Kijiji. The low-ballers will be very annoying but don't let them get to you. You will also get a lot of "no-shows" that will say they want to come say between 1 and 3pm and won't show up. So my advice is to NOT go out of your way to rearrange your day to meet a buyer. A serious and reasonable buyer will rearrange THEIR day to match your availability. Some people will not allow buyers to come to their house and will meet them at the nearest Tim Hortons, or at the local police station. Most of the police actually recommend meeting Kijiji buyers at the police station parking lot. I would also recommend saying phone only, but I would not put your phone number in the ad. When an interested buyer emails, tell them to call you and give your number, after you filter out the idiots.

Great video but I'm gonna puke with the monkey cam video. LOL

There are mobile marine mechanics as well. They will go to the boat. A marine survey will not normally include a mechanical inspection of the motor though. They may be able to recommend a mechanic they work with though..

If its for trolling motors, the rule of thumb to use is to take the amp-hour rating of the battery and divide this by the rate of charge to get an idea of the maximum charging time. 200AH/10amps=20hours. Since there is some inefficiency in charging, but you likely wont be completely dead, the rule of thumbs is probably close. Get as big a charger as you can and get it fully automatic with multi-phase charge cycles. IT will pay for itself by helping the batteries last longer. I like the promariner pronautic series. They are not waterproof though and need to be installed in a protected space like a console.

Agreed with the above 100%. Have a marine mechanic do a mechanical inspection. Get your own mechanic. Don't use the one the seller recommends. Ask for all of the service records. Owners that take care of their stuff also keep their service records. You can get a marine surveyor to do an inspection too. For a smaller boat it might be cheaper. Either that or bring along an experienced helper since you will probably have a boner you can't see past. Someone without spring fever will be more balanced and will see more of the crap you will miss.

A survey of how many are "daily" pot users is kind of stupid. Ask how many are "regular" users and you get a more representative answer of pot use. I know that in my high school years (late 1970's) my best guess would be about 50% would be "regular" users (maybe 2 to 4 times a week), and maybe 75 to 80% occasional users (some but not all weekends). I think the daily users in those days would have been a bit higher than 9 to 10%, but then again, I was one of them for at least 3 of the 4 years so my sample is probably biased. Wait a second, that adds up to more than 100%. Maybe it did some damage after all. LOL