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    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...
  4. J

    Most Dangerous Job In The World

    thats nuts
  5. J

    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.
  6. J

    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...
  7. J

    Gotta Fish!!

    im miss open water big time. i just couldnt get my self out on the ice this year.
  8. J

    Trolling motor power wire

    try your local car audio shop. they will have lots of different awg sizes in any lenght you could desire.
  9. J

    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.
  10. J

    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.
  14. J

    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
  16. J

    part dealers?

    any one know of any decent jon boat part companys that have catologs that they can mail out. im looking to start planning my boat project for the spring but am having a hard time finding parts
  17. J

    Post a Pic of your boat!

    what a sweet boat. love the paint. i have a similar merc just a 70hp though
  18. J

    fuel tank questions

    I'm gonna look into using a valve like the one in the link. I'm gonna see if I can find one at the local auto salvage yard. I know that a lot of the 70s ford trucks had dual tanks and ran a valve next to the drivers seat. Thanks for the input guys I never would have thought of the valve on my own.
  19. J

    fuel tank questions

    i was thinking about the "Y" thing. i was just wondering if anyone has done or tried anything similar to this. i wanna try to moutn the tanks under a semi permanate deck. i will buy a single bigger tank if needed i am just trying to save money for other things
  20. J

    fuel tank questions

    no one has any input?
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