Recent content by Cap'n Pete

As one of the very lucky recipients of Jim's vinyl ruler giveaway, I just got mine a few minutes ago. VERY nice, I will use it proudly! While I do feel a wee bit guilty having won one while being probably the newest member here, I assure you it went to a person who really appreciates it to the...

I appreciate all the input from everyone, it's clear that light idea was a bad one. I have since melted them down, burned my kayak and paddles, and turned in my fishing license. The resulting blob of what was once my pride and joy is now awaiting trash day, as it rests in my recycle bin...

Back when I was rigging my kayaks and canoes for early-morning and dusk/early evening excursions, I had always wanted to come up with a solution for the required navigation lights without filling my vessels full of yet more hardware, holes, wires, etc, but I never found any ideas I really liked...

Here once again I have come to make way to a forum of subjects at which I do play When along comes a member who greets me with prose, much like before him a friend whom arose For my name is now Cap'n, a title which grew When I had written of ventures in my Coleman Scanoe A man from New Jersey...

Ah, so that's what that word is- "quote"- LOL! Even with this 32" 1080I TV for a monitor that word is so fuzzy I never paid attention, figured I'd spend more time on the forum stuff later on. Thanks big time for the help, I really appreciate it. Overdone, eh? Sounds like the pvc dolly I...

As promised, a couple pics of the carpets installed. Just for the fun of it I did try using stretch cord on one, which works but I decided to stick with the webbing instead. The floor mats are heavy enough to just lay down and conform pretty nicely, so I just trimmed a couple edges but...

As so many before me, one of the first things I was looking to do after bringing home my new "tin boat"- a Starcraft SL12 to be exact- was hatch a plan to pad the seats and floor. We all know how hot a metal surface gets on a sunny day, and skin grafts are not normally part of the plan for...