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1. What is the HP of the motor, under 10hp no registration required. Over 10hp, must be regisetered through Service Canada http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/sc/boats...surecraft.shtml 2. If the boat already has registration numbers, then the owner must give you the original form signed by him. You then take this to the Service Canada office in your community and change the registration. Service Canada does not collect the GST 3. Check this link to know what safety equipment is mandatory http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/tp/tp511/menu.htm enjoy your new toy Just JOHN

I understand fully what you are saying and meaning. For me, I want to be left in private, so I can reflect back on things that were, and find solitude that I had the honour of knowing Lori for 25 years. John

Thank you Holdfast for keeping us safe. God speed and remain safe. Just JOHN

Excellent job cliff. Thank you Just JOHN

If you are interested in "custom knives" have a look at this link http://www.postknives.com/ I have owned two of his filet knives for about 10 years now, these are fantastic well balance knives. Support Canadian craftsmen just JOHN

If you really must use mono lines, I have had great success with Ande Tournament Green, and Maxima lines. Both are superior to anything that Berkely offers. Have you given thought to one of the braided lines in 10 or 8# test? Both have a very small diameter. The 8# is listed as 1# diameter. John

Welcome to the show, pull up a chair and set a spell. Great first report, looking forward to more. John

Thank you G for the tip. Looked at their webpage, what an exciting looking place to holiday. Always wanted to see Manitoulin Island. Thanks also to Wayne for the heads up. John

Sad to hear about the losse of your family members, my condolences to you and your sister.

Very funny, but so true. Grew up during that time frame and I'm quite familiar with what took place then. I think I turned out normal John

Peter, Contact the Toronto Police Services Marine Unit, I believe they still test and issue the harbour licences. I got my license in the 80's and I believe it was just a simple test based on the handbook issued by the Federal Gov't. It could have changed by now, but the coppers at the unit will give you all the assistance you need. Good luck John

Lew, glad to know that everything is going to work out for Mom. It is truly amazing what medical science can do to repair broken hearts. You should have told us early on, many shoulders for you to lean on, and we would gladly be there with you. John

Cannot beat the Weber Smokey Mountain smoker. I know of many people of the competition circuit that use nothing but this smoker and have won several events. Check out Lowe's in Newmarket, they have this weber in stock. You can also check out Ontario Gass BBQ in Concord Ont. Everything you could ever want for smoking Q'ing and grillin' Very knowledgeable staff that will steer you in the proper direction. Check out this local site: http://www.bbqtalk.ca/ and this one http://www.barbecuebible.com/board/ Good luck John

Congrats Brian, glad you didn't get too discouraged after yesterday's incident. Beautiful looking bird. If you are having a problem cooking the bird, bring it over and we can through it on the smoker. John

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It seems that I'm not the only one who switched to Plano soft side bag and insert boxes. These boxes also fit inside some large soft side coolers. The nice thing is you do not have to take all your tackle and trip over the large boxes in the boat. When heading out, just grabe a couple of the boxes (species specific usually) and your good for the day. Smaller boxes also work for terminal tackle, leaders and other necessary items you need for the day. John

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this troubling time. John and Diane Ross

Very nice tribute to your Grampa, Brian. Just remember the memories and he will always be with you. Now, like everyone says, get out and catch that big fish. John

I am happy to help, thanks Dano for bringing this to the (family's) board's attention. John

I never stuff a chicken or a turkey. Instead, I will fill the cavity with cirtus and herbs. One problem you may encounter is the bird is cooked to desired temperature, but the stuffing didn't reach temp, and can cause serious illness to your self and your guests. When I do a dressing, I make it separately and bake it in the oven. I like using, Wild Rice, dried cranberries, home made croutons, a small amount of orange juice and the zest of the orange peel, and of course herbs, rubbed sage, (not ground), fresh ground pepper, some thyme try this: 2 cups water or chicken stock 1 cup wild rice 1/4 to 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup orange juice zest on one orange ( just the orange part of the peel) 1/2 half loaf of day old bread, cut into small cubes and toasted in your oven at about 250 degrees until, dried and slight brown colour (use any bread you like, I prefer whole grain bread) 1 tsp each, rubbed sage, thyme, ground rosemary. Bring to a boil, the chicken stock or water, Stir in the wild rice, return to the boil, then remove from the burner, and allow rice to absorb all the liquid. Combine all ingredients, and put into a 9 x 9 cake pan and bake in oven for 40 minutes. The nice thing about this recipe,is you can experiement and add ingredients to your likeing. Good luck, John

When I was steelheading,like everyone else, I wore a vest and stuffed the pockets with all sorts of flys, leader spools, split shot, floats, etc. Must have weight 25#, and made me look three times around as I was. The extra weight on my shoulders was causing pain and discomfort. I started wearing a fanny pak, and still use one to this day when perching. John

My thoughts and prayers are with your brother and his wife and family, including yourself. Speaking from my own experiences, there are many options availalbe. He is in good hnds at the London hospitals. Please keep us posted John

This is a topic that surfaces every spring on migratory trout streams. The below link was written several years back for Grant Ferris' Grey/Bruce Outdoors webpage. This will answer many of your questions. john http://www.greybruceoutdoors.com/guestwrit...blewaters.shtml

My thoughts and prayers have always been there for Chris. This is truly sad news again. Thanks Mike for passing the information along. John

I have used them to keep all my batteries topped up, and find them to be quite helpful. I run my electronics on a separate gell cell battery, and two of these solar panels do the job nicely. John