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Same to you Lew! And all other OFNers. Have a safe and happy holiday.

Thank you everyone for your replies. The technical aspect makes perfect sense...hot welding melts gaskets. Lew...you brought the rational side of these emotional decisions to light for me. You are right...welded, painted (painted to hide stress fractures or purely cosmetic), which leads to the complete stranger thing....I have no idea why he painted it. We will pass on this one....there are lots of boats out there to buy....just have to make sure I dont get too hasty and make a decision I'll regret later.

Bump...picture added

I have been looking around at some aluminum boats and found an interesting one online. He has emailed me saying that the boat has had damage in the past...there is a welded patch on the side, and he says the boat does not leak. My question is...I'm sure this is a weak spot in the boat, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyone have welded patches on their boat? Thanks. Cliff Picture.....

Well, went down to a local mouth tonight with hopes of hooking into another salmon. I've noticed reports are few and far between lately for them....anyone else having luck? I've been out a few times this week....had a few on the other night but lost them. Tonight I broke by 3 outing skunk with this 37" 19 pound female chinook. At first she didn't fight too much...and I wondered what I had hooked. Once she came close to the surface though she took off on some healthy runs and took me about 10 minutes to bring in from then. Took a little while to revive, but she finally swam away after about 10 minutes.

I know you are....hehe...just talked to my wife at home and the within 5 minutes same thing happened....she can barely see the house across the street.

Great report..and you did very well for just a few hours! You have a little gold mine in your backyard there...always enjoy your reports!

Yep...Had sunglasses on half an hour ago. Just looked outside and could see it rolling in....cant see the building next to me....LOL.

Had the same thing happen to me...do you have CAA on that vehicle? When it happened to me, they sent a locksmith out, who managed to take out the broken off piece, but me a new key roadside and I was on my way in 45 minutes. Now I get new keys cut when I notice wear on them.

I fish mostly from shore...and here's what I do. I'm not sure from your post if you meant shore fishing or fishing from a boat. I have a smartcast castable fishfinder which marks depth. I'll then cast to that spot....leave the bail open (that way it'll fall straight down instead of coming back towards you on an angle), and count how long it takes before line stops coming off the bail. I now know how long it takes the lure to hit the bottom and the depth. If the depth is say 20 feet and it takes 10 seconds for the lure to hit bottom, then if I want to run the lure at 10 feet, I'd count 5 seconds before closing the bail and retrieving. Hope this helps

Yep! What he said! Here's the link to view online.... http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/guide/

Wow....and I all did was go fishing and get skunked!!! Glad to hear it turned out as good as possibly could have....and that you got thru it unharmed. Next time though...dont forget pics....hehe.

Not sure yet Shawn. We'll probably pound the shores locally. We're having the family over for Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday so we'll be prepping Saturday and Sunday. Have a great weekend Shawn!

Joe...very sorry to hear this terrible news. Our condolences during this very difficult time. Cliff & Carole

LOL...good one!

In order to immigrate here, the applicant does in fact have a criminal background check. My wife came from the US....she had to send fingerprints to the FBI for a background check (this was pre 9-11), as well as checks from local state police. Every applicant does have to supply information to this effect or their application will be rejected. I'd assume that since 9-11 this part of the application is under MUCH more scrutiny. Once your visa arrives, they do warn you that if you break the law, your case will be brought in front of immigration officers, where deportation may occur. You really think the gun toting gang members are in this country legally?

The first fish I ever caught larger than a panfish was less than a year ago...so getting new PBs isn't that hard...LOL.

Wow...the Ontario record is only 2.25 pounds....would suck if he released it before a pic was taken...that's quite the catch!!!

Nice work yet again! Did you win the tourney??? LOL j/k. Your reports are always great to read...always some great pics.

Nice job guys! Some great lookin bass you got there.

Maybe there is a few hundred kilos of drugs stashed in hidden compartments. The dont really care about the boat...just a way to get it into the country.

Hmmm...Took out my code book....if you look at the highlighted/bolded letters in his response you get.... motorissucky...or motor is sucky. Hmmm...be careful!!! Ok...can you tell I'm bored??

I bought this one....it's a Nautilus Deep Cycle http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_...D=1191288358707 Also bought a Nautilus dual charger as well. I use it for a 30 pound thrust trolling motor....used it for 5 hours one time on settings varying from 3 to 5 (5 is the max) and still had 50% charge left at the end of the day.

Wow!!! Great boat and awesome deal! Hope it all works out for you!

My deepest condolences to you and your family and to all who called him friend. What you wrote was a great testament to his life....he seemed like a great man. Take care, Cliff and Carole