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Gotta watch your cooling water intakes when running in an aquatic salad…..

Here is a link to a video I took while boating in the Algae filled lake. It looks like pea soup. Has anyone else experienced this?

This is a pic of the algae filled lake that I fished in. Usually it's a nice lake but with all of the high heat we had the algae...

We hit the beach this morning. My middle son broke the ice.

Caught this one (23 lbs) on the TVA system near Knoxville, TN a few weeks ago. The guide runs a 24 ft Tinny, so it qualifies. Ha ha

couple of weeks ago…….I fished my local river. Its a tidal river far enough north from the salt water bay to be considered brackish...

True UHMW is not that expensive, but they now mix it in with other materials then give it fancy names and jack up the price!! For a...

We do a lot of trailers in the shop. If you can use a 2x6 instead of a 2x4, do it. It distributes the load better. We use the slides...

Thru bolts only, lag bolts will fail before long. Covering on all sides will speed up the rot process. I only wrap the top and half the...

That stuff is referred to as “marine lumber” at West Marine. Taco and Star Board are the brands…….expensive. I have read about it being...

You can buy a plastic material called UHMW plastic sheet in various thickness. Get some about a 1/4" thick and attach a piece to the...

If you go back to the beginning of this thread you can see from the pics they are 2x4’s made of plastic. They attach to the brackets...

Yeah, wood bunks are definitely a throw away maintenance item but at least they're pretty cheap. I don't tow very often, my boat goes...

I dont like bunk covers as thats what caused my bunks to rot. My theory is that it holds water longer and the wood doesnt dry fast...

There are roller bunks which combine the best of both worlds. They come in 4 and 5 foot lengths. I almost went this route but couldn’t...