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    NO insects or spring birds this year.

    Just saw the first oriole glad the jelly was out, I was a week early.
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    NO insects or spring birds this year.

    I live at the end of a penulisa beautiful bay out my garage window. I spend a lot of time watching birds negotiate bay space in the spring. I saw something this spring I watched loons mate, considering how vocal loons are the process was very quiet. Cross that off a birders list.
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    What's your best "MacGyver it" boat, non-boat story?

    I worked for the MN DNR forestry for 25 years. I was a fire crew leader woodland fire got to be on a couple fires in the BWCAW in northern Minnesota. I have got to operate an outboard over the wilderness line many times, at one point I was 1 of less than 200 people that have run a chainsaw in...
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    NO insects or spring birds this year.

    I hope for another summer like last summer we got to sit at the end of the dock and watch loons fish and teach their youngster. Loon migration is amazing. We are so blessed to live on a super clear lake with visibility on a secchi of 14 feet.
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    NO insects or spring birds this year.

    I seem to have avoided infection. Was back down in Florida to pack up the family home kayaks gone, will probably never be dumb enough to wade fish in Florida again.
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    NO insects or spring birds this year.

    It is never silent at my home, always birds, peepers. More trumpeter swans than ever.
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    Excessive Oil/Grease by Alternator area.

    Put some rags in the bilge as mentioned engine cleaner, I would also recommend some spray cans of either brake or carb cleaner, to spray the oil out of hard to reach places. Poly propylene pads will abosorb the oil that accumulates in the bilge.
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    Excessive Oil/Grease by Alternator area.

    How did there get to be too much oil in the engine? Is gas getting into the oil?
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    Son of a blow torch

    Funny my wife was mad because I refused to go to the ER funny the wound is no longer leaking and does not appear to be infected. I was a wild land firefighter for 25 years as a ground pounder I sure as hell know the difference between injured and hurt.
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    Son of a blow torch

    I am keeping an eye on it, redressed the wound this morning.
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    Son of a blow torch

    Also good to know turmeric applied to wounds will stop heavy bleeding. it does sting a little though.
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    Son of a blow torch

    Nope was wearing my crocs. I have fished the reefs for years without a problem yesterday was my turn evidently.
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    Son of a blow torch

    Has been too windy to fish from the kayak we waded a barnacle reef, cut my foot bad like blood spurt on the pulse bad. We paddled back loaded up and sent my wife to CVS for turmeric and super glue, not paying ER copay for a flesh wound. Worst part only needle fish were biting.
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    Critters in My Boat

    I made sure the Stainless cowel was off my 57 Mark 55 motor when the boat was in storage at the farm for 4 years not a mouse problem, leave it open if it is under a roof.
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    Best buffing compound or cleaner wax

    Nope I am good, nothing complicated really just buffing a boat, products and process was suggested.
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    Best buffing compound or cleaner wax

    I did buy exact replica stickers, should cover if I amply correctly.
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    Best buffing compound or cleaner wax

    Can I use the cleaner wax compound and then wipe the area to remove the wax after buffing apply the decal then wax over after application?
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    Best buffing compound or cleaner wax

    Same logic applies to areas that I will do gelcoat touch up?
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    Best buffing compound or cleaner wax

    Another question I am going to be replacing the back logo stickers so obviously have to remove the old stickers then buff with cleaner wax. I imagine not a good idea to try to apply decals to a waxed surface. What prep do I do after buffing to apply decals, and also a pinstripe.
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    Scientist claim to have brought back Dire wolf

    Exactly what we need more wolves.
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