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Moosehead I've been looking at those ones for dipseys as well. I contacted Scotty and they said the striker would be the one in their line to be used for dipseys, but I'll be interested in what others have to say to your posting.

Pleasure boats needs to be registered if it is power by a motor 10HP or greater. Check out this link Transport Canada and this link Pat's Boating for information.

I just recently put on a new 50HP Etec on my 16' Princecraft and I'm itching to get it in the water.

I seem to recall someone on this board making some out of those plastic Ikea bags. I made a couple but I guess my stitching wasn't up to snuff and it came apart. Another project that needs to get done before the season.

Hooked, I agree with what Verno has suggested. You may also want to hound your Municipal Councillor if you can't get any action directly from the City.

As a follow up to my earlier posting, Rogers now says that The Score was replaced with a new channel called Digital Mux (what the heck is that? ). However, this is a lie too since there are no new channels added to my line up. Its amazing how a big company like Rogers can continue to lie and cheat and get away with it. REASON, monopoly and an impotent CRTC.

Hawkeye, I said Rogers "essentially" is a monopoly. Yes there are other technologies out there for TV service. But in my area, Rogers is the only cable TV provider. So in my view, they have a monopoly on Cable TV. I believe what CRTC should do is open up the cable networks, like they opened up the telephone networks and allow competition for cable tv providers. Rogers can maintain and charge for the use of the network, like telephone. More competition will keep Rogers honest and will make them stop acting like Kings.

I hear you Chris but for me it was The Score (like to watch the Raptors on it). They took The Score off of the Basic cable listing and put it into the digital listing, and in my case, they did not replace the channel with anything else. Just shuffled the other channels around in hopes you didn't notice that you lost a channel. What pi**es me off most is that the cost is going up next month. So I get to PAY MORE FOR LESS. When I challenged them they made up a whole host of excuses. The last is that The Score was never part of the Basic lineup, so I wasn't paying for it. So yesterday I send them a copy of the channel lineup I got with my bill a couple of months ago. Clearly it showed the The Score was part of Basic. I also sent them a link to a page on their website of their current basic listing to show them that the channels they claim weren't part of Basic are still part of Basic. Do these people think we are idiots, or just stupid? There is a forum on Digital Home Canada that deals with Rogers, other providers and other issues dealing with TV etc. In that forum the stories are incredible on how difficult Rogers CSR are to deal with. You get one answer from one person and an different answer for another. Since Rogers essentially has a monopoly, although CRTC doesn't think so, there is nothing you can do but pay them or discontinue service. Sorry for the rant, but I hate it when big companies rip-off the little guy. Afterall, Rogers did invent Negative Option.

Hey Silveradosheriff, I'm no expert but have done a few home movies in my time. As was previously mentioned, all the video editing software does pretty much the same, except that the more expensive ones have more features and effects, and of course are more complicated ie sharp learning curve. For me, I like to KISS it and keep it simple. I mostly use Arcsoft's Showbiz that I got free with my DVD burner, since it is pretty easy to use (like Windows Movie Maker) and suits my purpose (I don't create feature length movies). However, I have also used Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere, Unlead Video Studio and Roxio, since depending on the project I'm doing one of these would have the feature or effect I wanted. If you are simply wanting to put together a home movie to share with family and friends, I'd say keep it simple, keep it cheap.

Cookslav, I have a 16' Princecraft 169 with a 50HP. I regularly use it for salmon fishing on Lake Ontario - but you have to pick good weather days. I also can trailer it to smaller lakes that have access. I rent a cottage for a week each year in the kawarthas and trailer the boat up there. I'm not familiar with Lake Huron but suspect its like Ontario. I agree with the suggested HP increase for an 18 footer. The 50 on my 16' is OK but I suspect that at least 75 or 90 is what is needed for your 18'er. Might I also suggest a VHF radio if you are going on big water in the event you do get into trouble.

I had a problem with a Voyager tranny once and the dealer quoted me a cost that was well above Mr. Transmission. In fact the dealer's service advisor sent me to Mr. transmission. I was told the dealer quotes these high prices because they really don't want to fix it - probably not enough profit. So you go aftermarket and get a more reasonable price.

Thanks Rick, I'd say cool or awesome, but those were already taken. How about grooovy!

How about this one? Kenyan Ipod Here's another. Stooges