Bernie

Hiya Cliff. No, he doesn't head down that way. He stays pretty busy up here. But he might if it were off season and there were several to do at the same time. I could ask him. You are right Lew. Makes fishing on a miserable day OK. I use this boat every day to commute to work in the open water season so it makes those trips more comfortable as well. No rain in my coffee cup

Hi Roy. There is a local fellow that makes these up. He has a trailer equipped with all he needs to make them. He is often at our shop making tops for us. I asked him about making me one and did it that day. Googie, he did it for a very reasonable price.

The old top was getting a little ragged so I had a new one made. Turned out pretty good. A little more headroom too. This was the first trip out with it for the season. The ice is off the bay over to my place but there is still some out on the main lake. Took this shot of the ice piled up on an island behind mine. Has to be close to 20 ft high.

You are correct BB. My auto 5 is only chambered for 3".

Tried the Remingtons, can't shoot them. My cheekbones get in the way. Use Browning Cetari and a Browning Auto-5. Both take 3.5""

Hi there Gerritt. I sent in for my card last November via on-line. 3 year fishing and hunting. Expen$ive! At the first part of February I still did not have my new card. So I made a couple phone calls. They did not admit anything, but I suspect there may have been a mess up in the system somewhere as there was no argument.... Had a new one a week later.

Saturn is just rising in the east, Mars is higher up and reddish colour. The moon is beside Venus.

Open water showing on Fish Bay on Nipissing. Couple more days and it will be wide open. Crazy!....I drove my truck on it a week ago and it was a solid block.

I have been watching the progression of them all winter. A couple weeks ago, just a sliver of the new moon was in between them. Looked pretty cool! I am also watching the eastern horizon for the arrival of the star Arcturus before midnight. When I see it over the hill to my east I know spring has arrived. Orion is sinking to the west more every evening. Here is a good way to find out what is in the sky at night. Night sky

Hi Dan. Going to keep it. It's still in a car, running. The car is pretty rusted, but it runs real strong. Wish I had of kept my 83 Grand Prix. Would have made it a real fun car.

Looks like fun Jose. Do you have all the wiring harnesses and computers to go along with the V10? How do you plan to hook up the speedometer and other things that do not match? I have a nice GM complete LS1 powertrain. Just waiting for something to put it in.

"Fish whistling"

Always glad to see you fellows show up. We have a lot of fun regardless of any situation. A few drinks, card games, some great tunes and some Bull makes for a fun weekend. Looking forward to the open water season.

We have sold the Crestliner for several years now and have not had one back for a hull crack that we have sold. We did get one in that had been sold elsewhere and was obviously abused but it was still looked after by Crestliner. A very good company to deal with.

The diagram is for a 2001 Wrangler. I think it is the same. If yours has AC, let me know. The diagram is different with AC

Hi. In this case, I'd say chances are it is the switch. In high speed, the power bypasses the resistor. In the diagram ,notice position 5 goes direct to the blower. Also, with the issues you are having, it may be a good idea to make sure the blower motor is not drawing to much energy. It could be overloading the circuit and taking out these components.

I was just chatting with a fellow that lives on Fish Bay. There is still open water in places. Even after several cold nights. Dang, usually I am out there riding around checking things out by now.

Killing time until the whole bunch arrives. Turmoil will begin in a couple hours. Eat drink and be merry time! Merry Christmas to all!

Nice try fellas! By the way Will, please check under your trees for my presents. Santa probably left them there by mistake.

Water pumps are real common. These engines seem to be holding up well internally. Just get it checked to make sure.

Great point Paul!

I have been boating on the 7th of December and ice fishing at New Years. Once it freezes over it shouldn't take long to tighten up. We do need a good week of cold though. Lots of time yet.

Good for you Ernie. The first 5 years are the toughest. Lots of hours toiling to pay for equipment. But the hard work should pay off in the long run. I started out in our community with a couple things no one else did. Alignments, AC and a lot of experience in "new fangled stuff" Worked out real well.

Heard there was 4 inches of ice on Fish Bay today. Only around the edges in Hunters Bay. Need a calm cold night and the main lake will freeze over.

Hi Tom. Check your coolant level. There is air going through the heater hose lines. Before, as your coolant expanded it would improve. You have a coolant leak somewhere.