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  1. J

    Homemade folding All-Around (or anchor light) - $10-12 cost

    im gonna barrow this idea and try to modify it a bit. i reccently got my light nooked on a bench on the dock and broke the metal one completly in half. thanks for the ideas
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    vintage travel trailers?

    ill post pics once im finished with thte interior. i havent took any before or progress pics. sorry guys. id love to get my hands on a decent airstream but the value of those things are nuts and far out of my price range. ill have to give the local dealers a call. thanks for the advice guys
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    vintage travel trailers?

    anyone in to vintage rvs or travel trailers? ive recently bought a 1966 monarch 13 foot trailer. its fun to tinker around with it and do little things to fix her up. weve laid a black and white tile floor in it and recovered the seats with red vinyl. we are currently in the process of painting...
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    Most Dangerous Job In The World

    thats nuts
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    Riveted to the Hull

    when i removed the benches that were riveted to the hull i took an angle grinder and cut the bench as close to flush witht the boat sides as possible.
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    Trot line

    i run my limp lines weightless if the current isnt to strong. i have found that native fish to the river, lake, ect make the best bait. in the early spring you will have great luck within a few feet of the shore with the dead fish you find along shore that died from the ice during the winter...
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    Gotta Fish!!

    im miss open water big time. i just couldnt get my self out on the ice this year.
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    Trolling motor power wire

    try your local car audio shop. they will have lots of different awg sizes in any lenght you could desire.
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    help me pick a sonar unit out

    i like that 596c di hd unit. i really dont need a gps unit. well maybe not. can you save points on these units with the gps? that would let me get rid of my hand held gps unit.
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    help me pick a sonar unit out

    any one else have any input on these or any other units?
  11. J

    help me pick a sonar unit out

    id love that unit but its not practical for me. thanks for the help
  12. J

    help me pick a sonar unit out

    any want to help me pick out a fish/depth finder? i am wanting one with either down imiging or side imiging. gps isnt needed since the lakes i usually fish are not to big. i have been looking at the hummingbird 596c hd di or the lowrance elite 5x dsi but i dont have my heart set on one specific...
  13. J

    Transom mount trolling motor mounted on bow

    if your planning on using a transome mount motor on the bow of your boat chances are you gonna have to swap the control handle around. its a simple fix. ive done this once before and have had no problems. as far as that mount youve posted i cant help you with.
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    Snow on the bank of the Cedar River

    man thats alot of snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hop esome kind of regulations come from this. its ssad to think of all the damage the salt is doing. sad
  15. J

    Patch a drain plug hole

    To test it you could fill the inside of the boat with water and watch the plug area for leaks on the outsideof the boat
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