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    Great Lakes Warriors

    Saw a commercial for this new reality series yesterday ( coming soon ). I look forward to seeing how you guys do it on the big waters up there!!
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    Trigger Finger?

    :(....... NOT an " itchy " one...........Anyone else have this condition before? I was diagnosed today after a month of pain/problems w my right middle finger. It begain to lock in place w excruciating pain a few days ago. It hurt so bad it made my stomach knot up and my knees weak!......I guess...
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    SailbadtheSinner

    I had to share........I was reading some reader comments to a story on the local News site and this was someones screen name :D might need to be moved to the sailing forum?
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    Monsterquest morons

    Has anyone else seen the show where 2 "experts" are in Africa, I think on the Congo river looking for a reported living dinosaur? They float down the river in a large dugout canoe and watch a fishfinder for signs of the "creature". Then they drop an underwater camera and are excited to see long...
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    Wahoo Salad

    I had the goodfortune of a friend giving me some fresh Wahoo a friend of his caught. I grilled about 2 lbs last night marinaded briefly in lemonjuice,fresh garlic, and "Jane's Crazy mixed up Lime Pepper seasoning" It was Fantastic. I wondered what to do w some leftovers and made a salad tonight...
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    Bestest job in the world!

    I unfortunatly have a cracked and settleing foundation and found this DIY video while researching, it reminded me of my dad, DIYer and frugal. I got a laugh from it and sent it to him.:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcOeUIsrN1Y
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    Made some neat rodholders for my mancave

    I got tired of sticking, retrieving, untangleing all my rods/reels in the corner of my small workshop/hide from the boss room. So I fabbed a gang rodholder out of 1.5" pvc and it works great. I got 10 1.5" pvc T fittings and had a 1.5" 90 already to put on one end. I cut 11- 2 1/8" pieces of...
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    A warm and fuzzy cat utopia

    I and my wife have owned 5 cats over the years and enjoyed their company along w the hassles of indoor cats, I am not a cat hater. However I am upset at the news that a cat loving group has sued our Co. animal control agency to have them allow the group to trap feral cats, sterilize and...
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    Sad end of a boat this morning.

    Neighbors boy in his early 20's and some friends just blew the inline Merc inboard motor on a neglected 86 Carravell he owned on purpose, It took 1/2 an hour or more of them reving the engine to wot. I heard the commotion and assumed someone was stuck in the mud in their backyard and went to...
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    Need a loan

    Can someone loan me some $$$ so i can buy this boat?:rolleyes: LIKE NEW, ONLY 150 HOURS, CAROLINA CUSTOM 26' CENTER CONSOLE AND HAS TWIN 225 YAMAHAS AND TRAILER. WE WERE SELLING FOR REDUCED PRICE FOR QUICK SELL AT 61,000.00 CONTACT xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx2192 BUILT BY RUSSELL DESIGNS, BUILDER FOR...
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    Collard greens

    Anyone else enjoying fresh, local, fantastic Collards this year? How do YOU cook them?
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    GM ball joints anyone?

    I'm planning to change my worn out lower ball joints on a 98 Chevy S10 V6 LS 2wd pickup. I believe the uppers are in fair cond, may change them later. I can get a loaner tool for pressing them in from AAP and MOOG joints for $70 but i'm wondering if there are any tricks or problems for doing it...
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    Tilting makes it run right?

    My 03 carbed F90 misses and coughs and bucks on the transom for minutes last 3-5 times when I start it,on muffs, every couple weeks or so when I can't get on the water. It seems to be missing on 1 cyl. If I tilt the motor +/- 22.5 degrees up from level, it starts to idle fine:confused:! and I...
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    Deoderizing bluejeans

    I left a 1400mg fish oil capsule and w a vitamin wrapped in tinfoil in the little coin pocket in a new pair of double faced jeans I really like. The boss washed and dried them and the capsule melted in the dryer, to my relief none of the other jeans (Bosses too) seem to smell afterward. The new...
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    18' Great White buzzes smallcraft off N.C. coast

    The video is fantastic, seas are slack calm and the shark is VERY interested in the boat, It can be seen @ WRAL.com right now. The weather channel has vid too, but not as much as WRAL.
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    My fantastic Jerky recipe

    I've made and enjoyed making deer jerky for years, on a smoker,gas grills, oven, never liked dehydrator jerky that well, usually very dry and brittle. After years of tweeking I finally have a failproof method for repeatable results that most importantly costs pennies. Beef, or fish will work...
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    Feels like home!

    I thought some would enjoy this. Had to go before an early a.m. guided fishing trip out of an old, popular marina in Atantic Beach N.C. I was directed to the facilities and found the very small, cramped, smelly,bathroom complete w tiny boatsized toilet! As I enjoyed my brief visit, I thought to...
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    What are they thinking?

    I was at wallyworld today and looked at some pellet air rifles while I was there. One brand had a photo of a large Brown Bear on the front of the box!:eek: I hope nobody's stupid enough to shoot one w an airgun! Why would the company do this? I'm baffled:confused:
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    pressure treated problem?

    I recently replaced my rotten bunks w PT pine 2x4s covered in cheap in/outdoor carpet. My hull is aluminum, should I worry about the PT chems. leaching throught the carpet and damaging the aluminum?
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    Is something wrong w my tilt?

    Ive noticed my motor, 03 F90, will tilt when in reverse, and anything more than a little throttle. I assumed this is to allow it to pop up if I hit something w the LU while under way. I try to carefully do it now as the engine will slam back down if I dont. This happens more now since I...
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