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You mentioned that your old set up ran a circ pump....any chance that your new pack is still programmed to look for a circ pump configuration? If it is the call for heat would disable the heater with a flo error as the flow switch senses no pressure or flow....if the pack is configured to recognize your new set up, the call for heat would first power up the large pump, creating pressure or flow, then turn on the heater, Spa packs are fairly generic(balboa and Gecko etc..) but they all need to be configured, either thru dipswitch settings or program keys on the topside controller, to reflect the installed hardware. ie 1pump or 2 pump, single speed or 2 speed pumps etc. If it is configured properly and you are in fact experiencing a simple air lock, the key is finding where it is locked. In your set up as in the pictured I would suspect either in the pump or because of the numerous 90 deg elbows rather than sweeping turns with flexpipe, right in the heater tube. In any event, with the pump running. crack the outlet union until just water is spraying out. If not solved, with the pump running, crack the outlet union on the heater tube looking for the same. Some air locks can be persistant and require several tries or burps before just all of a sudden taking off. Also shut power off between tries to erase the FLO error.

If your speedometer isn't working that's a dead give away that the driveshaft bearings are done and ready to grenade themselves. Once the bearings start to fail, the driveshaft does not turn true and snaps the sacrificial drive pin that drives the speedo cable. I would bet the clunking you are hearing is the driveshaft flopping around under load. It is hard to feel play in it by moving it with your hands because track tension holds it in a fairly firm position at rest.

Lifetime memory with Dad and Grandpa both there! Fantastic!

Constance lake right in Dacre has an awesome bass population with a chance of catching the odd walleye. There is a decent boat ramp at the campground but you can also put a good sized boat in off the road in Balacava.

Bull...Service Ontario is at fault. Police accept the temporary proof of insurance in lieu of the normal pink liability slip so why wouldn't a desk jockey public servant?

When driving the road from Jolly Harbour through Old Road and the rainforest to get to English Harbour, I remember thinking that there wasn't enough insurance available for purchase on this island to put my mind at ease! lol Driving in St Johns was a real treat as well. ha ha. If there is time before you travel you can apply for a credit card that specifically meets your insurance needs, there are many that offer travel insurances of all sorts. My wife researched which one was best for us and we keep it for car rentals only when we travel. I was skeptical about the coverage but after requesting and receiving the policy breakdown I was satisfied that there was nothing to worry about and now we just decline any insurance offered by the rental company. When in Antigua we rented from a local guy that was recommended by the owner of the home we rented. We were pleased with him, he delivered the car to the house and we just left it there when we departed for him to pick up later. That avoided all of the confusion and hassle at the airport when all you really want to do is get out of there. It was called Benji's car rentals. If I can find some old contact info I will post it here if you are interested. Enjoy a few of the 365 beaches!

There are a few good opportunities in the valley, but I may be a little biased...lol. quite close to Morning mist is Driftwood PP. less amenities but very private, pull thru sites and a good boat ramp. IMO fishing, the Ottawa R anywhere above the dam in Rolphton is great. Pine Ridge Park in Pembroke area has all the services you talked about with a decent restaurant as well. Town of Pembroke close by for any other needs. Another venue that I have enjoyed in the past is Sunny Hill Resort on Bark Lake near Barry's Bay. Mostly a seasonal CG but They accept transients as well. Hot tub,pool etc and fishing is decent for lakers, walleye, pike and SM. Lake is quite large and very scnenic with very few cottages.

Cookslav, I am very interested in how you are running these. I have the same issues at my camp with mice and this year seems particularly bad! I have a solar/battery system that I power the camp with through an inverter when I am there. Do your sonic devices work on DC or do you have to leave an inverter on during your absence to run them? The only ones I have seen plug into an AC receptacle. I have always wondered about them. Glad to hear you are having success.

Dad of the year goes to....... Super video!

Enjoy your trip you lucky devil.half moon bay is a beautiful area!

Where abouts on the island are you staying?

Awesome sled!...If money was no object, it is what I would upgrade to. Are you looking at the 570 fan or the Z1 4 stroke? The 4 stroke might be a little heavy but it definitely has the power to compensate for it. The military used them in Petawawa last year and an old army buddy of mine let me drive one last year....beautiful machine. There is a winch kit to mount on the front from Arctic Cat that I would consider if I had the Z1, because if that thing ever gets stuck it would be REALLY stuck.

We had a bear get into the screened porch at our camp one year to get into the bbq. Of course the bbq has since been removed and zero scraps are left behind, but every year we know we have to replace screens because he kept on coming back regardless. This year I had enough, and enclosed the porch and put solid windows in figuring this will stop the unwanted entries......was just in a couple weeks ago to check on things and find that the bugger has now resorted to pulling the exterior siding boards off in an attempt to get in! Once they get a taste of something they are pretty persistant! I saw a neat idea at a camp in Quebec that I may try, and you might want to as well....these hunters put bear boards down under every windo and door. All they were was a peice of plywood with a bunch of nails and screws driven thru then laid down with the pointy ends up.....the bear won't put their weight on it and therefore can't get near the window or door to gain access.

A new set of plugs should sort it out...When an oil injected motor is run out of gas, all the motor gets is 2 stroke oil for the combustion process, and lots of it, if it is cranked over for a while before realising that the gas tank is empty. This fouls the plugs easily. I feel the oil around the lower unit is just the excess 2 stroke oil drooling out of your well lubricated motor.

The comercial yellow annual sticker is required on vehicles with a gvwr of 4600kgs or greater(10000lbs) and you are right that RV's are exempt...however....this is a very stupid, not well thought out, regulation. I drive a f-350 dually with a gvwr close to 6000kgs, no doubt about it, it requires an annual inspection, but once my rv is hooked up I add 14000lbs to the equation but am considered an rv, therefore exempt! duh. I have friends who have been charged in their dually for not having a yellow sticker on their veh while disconnected from their rv. They thought because they are sometimes connected to an rv they are exempt all the time...not the case. To the OP, pin wieght on 5ers is generally close to 20% of the total trlr weight and not usually what the manufacturer says it is. On 9000lbs I would wager that your pin weight would be closer to 1800lbs....don't know of any half ton p/u that can carry that within the gvwr. If you want to try it or not is completely up to you, but I can guarantee you one thing from experience....buying to much trailer for your truck because the salesman or someone on the internet told you that you would be fine completely takes any of the fun out of rv'ing because of the white knuckle, hair raising trip to and from the campground. Your gvwr is stamped on your drivers door...go weigh your truck at a scale with passengers and a full tank of fuel...subtract your actual weight from the gvwr and that is how much tongue/pin weight you can carry....you may be able to PULL 7000lbs according to the manufacturer, but that doesn't mean you can CARRY that much. Good Luck

When I went thru this fiasco prior to Jan 1, I did it on-line and had to print off a 8.5x11 piece of paper, that I cut down and folded and jammed into my wallet. I thought this was now my license. Was I wrong? Am I still supposed to get something in the mail, like the old outdoors card? Never mind....I just read the answer. Guess I better get on the phone and sraighten this mess out! It was hard enough getting the e-license because of the dreaded "postal code " error, now this hiccup! What a joke!....My understanding is that even after jumping through all these hoops, that at the end of the day, I still have to carry a non-waterproof, bulky, 8.5x11 peice of paper.....nice.

Living on the Barron Canyon Rd, opening wknd is always an anxiously awaited tradition after the winter (that and the Quebec opener!) Usually it is touch and go as to whether or not the ice will be out, but this yr it seems there will be no question. I am currently in Curacao and not back for a couple weeks, but the weather reports seem very warm at home and friends that I have been in touch with say that it has been mild as well. When we left in Feb mind you, it was very much winter on the east side of the park. I will be interested to get home and check it out for myself and of course start to get my speckled gear ready!

The wrong postal code seems to be a common error! Happened to me as well, guess I have to call tommorrow between 8:30 and 5:00.....Of course it can't get sorted out on opening wknd as they are only open Mon-Fri. What a crock. Imagine that will be a long queue for phone help tommorrow. Dr Sal, it appears you got yours resolved over the wknd, What did you you have to do?

When I lived there, Nodes point at Rideau Ferry was always good for early ice. For some reason it froze earlier than all the other lakes and areas. Good for Pike and Crappies. This yr, boxing day may be a stretch mind you....no hints of winter there or here in Pembroke yet! Mercman, who did you visit in Jones Falls? I grew up there and it wasn't what you would call a large anonymous community! lol

Last yr I picked up a pair of Ice Armour shooting gloves. I wear them on the sled with the warmers on and find it perfect. Lots of dexterity and they seem to have a little more wind resistance than the mecanix gloves so the backs of my hands don't get as cold when travelling on the sled. The bad....not at all waterproof or water repellant. If breaking trail or moving snow loaded branches out of the way hands are wet through in no time and then I am back to square one. They are good otherwise.

As stated above, propane is damp. One of the by-products of propane combustion is H2O. You need lots of ventilation to overcome the moisture given off, especialy with a catalytic type of heater that is not vented. For a small portable, propane makes sense because it is quick , convenient and fuel is not cumbersome to transport or handle, but a shack the size of yours,wood is the more comfortable choice to me. It sounds like you will be driving out to it for the most part, so it is not like you will have to hand carry your wood. Just throw a few chunks in your truck on the way there.

I have 02 Kodiak and it is notorious for the push button start switch failing and displaying the exact same problem that you have. If, when you start to fault find as has been previously described, you have no 12v at the solenoid post when the button is pushed, I would imagine that the starter button has failed due to dirty contacts. They are small, but fairly easy to get apart and give a thorough cleaning with contact cleaner. I think a google search provided me with some fairly descriptive directions the first time I did mine. Once cleaned and re-assembled, mine is good for another couple yrs.

Sunny Hill resort in Barry's Bay. Usually good for numbers early in the ice season where they put their shacks. As the water in Bark lake is drawn down considerably by hydro' later in Feb and into March, the fish seem to move off though.

Fantastic Story!!! I would really like to see the video that he spoke of that was recorded from his bow stabilizer...Is that posted anywhere?

Torrential rain on the wknd really kicked the thaw into high gear here on the Achray side of the Park. The ice has pulled a good 4ft from shore and has gotten very honeycombed over the last 48hrs. I ATV'd into the Sand Lake gate from home yesterday...the water is flowing big time all of a sudden and really chewing up the ice. The Barron Canyon rd was washed out around mileage 8-9 making it impasseable for vehicle traffic by the end of the day when I was on my way back. This morning an AFA truck was headed in as well as an excavator on a float, so I can only imagine they were going to fix the washout....will check it out later. Although the thaw is definitely underway I am not convinced that a week and a half will see it all gone in time for the opener. My earlier prediction of being able to ice fish this yr on the opener, however, has quickly been put to rest by the recent extreme rain and warm temps with high winds (thank God). I will keep checking for those that are interested. Gonk_Guy,...You hit the nail on the head about Quebec....They manage it properly IMO and grow them big!