Bernie

I know it's a Friday on a long weekend when I get several panic calls to get their car fixed right away........sigh....

Love the story Brian. Good for you taking him out for the day.

Thanks for reading fellas Hope we get the chance to go again someday.

Having a place on Nipissing I rarely fish any other lake. Been more years than I can remember actually. It all began in the spring when a fellow that makes our boat tops invited my brother Mark, cousin Gerry and my Dad up to his camp just a few miles south of Kesogami. My Dad couldn't make it, so a family friend, John Arkwright, was invited to fill in. We struck off early on Friday AM for the drive north. We had a lot of fun chatting up stories from past hunting, fishing and snowmobiling trips along the way. It made the trip seem like it was short and easy. We arrived at the landing where our host had a pontoon boat to take us across to his place, loaded our gear and made our way over to his northern hideaway. We unloaded our gear, got the place opened up and settled in for the weekend. Great place in the wilderness, a real northern getaway. No wonder he loves it there. The weather was clear and pleasant with a slight southwest wind. Not quite t-shirt weather but a sweater kept things just right. After settling in it didn't take long for us to head out on the water for a couple hours of fishing. Didn't take long for the first hit either. My jig just hit the water and had a hit on the first cast. Missed it! But it was OK. We had our count in no time at all. Back to the camp for refreshments, a big fish dinner and more tales. Next morning it was more of the same weather and it warmed up pleasantly. We went to another spot he fishes and it was still rather slow compared to the night before. We did end up with 12. We tried a couple more spots, but more of the same so we decided we would have some on shore time until the evenings fish again. Some of us had a nap. We decided on a late supper and headed out to finish up the days fishing. Again, it was slow compared to the night before but managed a few more. Surprising considering a front was coming in and the wind became brisk out of the southwest. Me with a pickereye. Gerry did bag up a nice pike we kept. We had enough and headed back for another evening at camp. While walking the beach I noticed a trail in the sand. A little investigation found a poplar had been chewed off by a beaver. A couple more shots from the camp. Sunday morning early threatened rain and it was blowing stiffly from the south. We had a breakfast, shot the breeze for a while and packed up for the trip home. By the time we were ready to go it was pouring rain but the top on the boat was keeping us dry and comfortable for the ride back up the lake. Again, the company on the ride home made it a fun time as we laughed and joked along the way. Certainly a trip for all of us to remember.

Nice restore job, looks real close to a new one Labor of love. Spent many hours on the water in these boats. Still have one that was built in 1949. Been thinking of getting a new one and installing a pair of restored 1958 18HP.

Hi Lew. Not often I see this on new cars, usually on vehicles that have had "inexpensive" brake pads installed. This can be cured with the use of better quality pads. This is somewhat surprising considering it's a Honda. I guess competition between brands is forcing cost cutting everywhere. I'm curious what the dealer will do to solve this. I looked in my database for service bulletins regarding this, but nothing in service bulletins yet.

It's a Pioneer saw, "Farmsaw" was the model that was very close to the same as the Pioneer P40. Pioneer was once a very popular brand and owned by OMC at one time.

A couple weeks ago I posted in the "wanted" forum looking for an ignition coil for my old chainsaw. Art found a cross reference for the coil from another brand. Found one on Ebay and ordered it. The inner laminate for the coil wouldn't fit the saw, so I pulled the laminate out of the old one and installed it into the new one. Viola! Spark! I resurrected this saw from a back corner of the shop about 8 years ago. The rewind was messed up so a co worker seen me working on it and said he had one, It ran well for several years. Then the chain started to get tight/loose two years ago. The clutch gear was worn out. This happened at the end of the season. Found one on Ebay and put it on a year later. Went to use it and the old brute wouldn't start. ....No spark. Dang! Found a supposed good used one at a local repair shop in another town, but it didn't work either. So I just borrowed dads for last year. His is a fairly new modern one that cuts great and sounds like a bee when it runs, but I still preferred my old Farmsaw. Runs at a lower RPM, but it has gobs of torque, just pull the throttle and cut. My dad was always concerned that the old saw didn't run a chainbrake. I was chatting with an old friend that sold these things years ago. He said he thought he had one in his back room, brand new for a P40. He did and it fit nicely. I don't mind the color difference

Well done Lew! 10 to 12 of us have been kicking in $5 each every week for at least 4 or 5 years. Nothing ever over $80 bucks. I guess we are a bunch of hard luck cases

I think he may have meant 2+4 instead of 2x4. 2+4 is a name brand stabilizer from Bombardier. Originally from OMC. This is a very good product and there are other good ones as well. Just make sure to use any fuel you buy in a short period and you will not have any issues. Anything that sits add stabilizers. We have seen a lot of fuel related issues at our shop as well. But it has been going on now for several years.

Davey, I just pull the covers off the filters at the furnace. This pulls the air directly out of the basement rather than the cold air return on the upper floors

Also we have a switch on our furnace to turn on the blower. This pulls cool air out of the basement and circulates it upstairs.

Great read Bunk. Thanks!

If you haven't done a spark plug yet, do it as Brian has suggested. Also, why the switch to premium? Premium is designed to burn slower in automotive engines to prevent preignition. This wouldn't be necessary in a lawn mower. It can cause a harder start. Use regular fuel, just don't let it sit in the fuel tank too long. If the seafoam you have already put through it hasn't helped, it could be time to have the carb cleaned or compression tested.

Very nice work Joey. Takes a lot of talent, along with paitience, to do such things. Well done!

Sounds more like a trim problem. And you will need a tach to get the proper pitch.

Depending on the year some pull start 25's came with a charge outlet.

I don't think there is anything much under that cap but a retainer clip. Perhaps you loosened up some dirt under it and it stuck on the starter drive. This may be preventing the starter drive from dropping back out correctly. Spray clean it with some brake cleaner, then apply a light oil on the drive.

Glad to help Chris. Won't have time to strip it out anyway

Nice! Chartruse jigs...killer colour.

You can park it in our yard in Powassan Chris. Lots of room now, most of the boats are gone.

Hello Chris. How many vehicles?

Not all shotguns will fit all people. Nothing wrong with the 870, I just can't shoot them. Hits my cheek. I like my Brownings. The Cetari over under is my favorite. Although you should look for something that you can interchange barrels. Try out something that fits you. I have purchased guns in the past that just don't work for me. The nice thing about guns is that they usually hold their value if they are looked after and in good condition. If you go used in a private sale check it out carefully My son has bought several guns from Elwood Epps in Orillia. Good folks and they know their stuff. Not sure how far away you live from there, but it may be worth your time to check them out.

Great going guys! Didn't even consider going out here today.

I like my Danforth. Light and holds. Use a chain. Yes, lots of rope is great for holding and also is good for working the fishing hole or shoal. Anchor well up wind and let out rope until you get to where you think they are. Cast around the boat until you find the fish. You can then adjust the rope to allow you to get to the "right on" spot. If you tie the rope to the port side rear it exposes the wind to the port side and will push you starboard. Tie starboard and pushes you port. If you tie on the bow, it will swing you side to side. Having places to tie along the side will fine tune if you need to. It's often handy to use a marker on the spot to adjust where you are as well.