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    Finally joined the club!

    First outing of this season (doing major renovations to the "other" money pit - house) and I finally did it, left the plug out. Of course, before we left the house the admiral asked if I planned on wearing my regular shoes, where were my water shoes? and I sealed my fate by saying "I'm not...
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    Alaska Halibut

    Just got back from a two week trip in Alaska and did a one day Halibut charter out of Ninilchik. Highly recommend Ninilchik Saltwater Charters if you're ever up that way. It's end of season now, but they were great. Everyone on the boat brought back their two-fish limit and the wife and I...
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    Airlining with your gear

    Getting ready for a two week jaunt in Alaska and just curious how hard is it to carry your rods on aircraft these days? The reels will be in my carry-on bag. I'm sure that the rod case will count as one of my personal carry on items, but not sure about whether they'd fit in the typical overhead...
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    Good argument for keeping your foam

    You can bet these guys are glad they had foam: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42827421
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    Which circuit breaker?

    OK, I tried searching and couldn't find this particular question. I am wanting to install a circuit breaker on the battery to my 39# Motorguide trolling motor. I've seen a couple of different types, one for less than $10 and one for more than $40. The less expensive type...
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    Rivet question

    OK, I just finished re-doing the wood/glass for the transom on my 14' jon boat and I had to drill out the rivets that hold the brace between the transom and the bottom of the hull in order to do the work. My question is: can I use closed head blind rivets and 5200 or do I have to go buy a...
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    *&^% cats!

    Last season I started to slowly refurb the very well used trailer that came with my even more used Jon boat. One of the first things I did was to replace the boards and carpet that were there for guide ons. Really spent some time on it and it looked pretty nice - nicer than the rest of the rig...
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    Glacier Bay, AK

    My wife and I are taking a trip to Glacier Bay, AK this August and we are planning to rent a double kayak for 5 days to do the West Arm. Has anybody done this or something similar so they can give us some tips? The only kayaking we have done so far was in Marlbourough Sound in New Zealand so it...
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    Aluminum welding

    Has anybody had any experience using HTS-2000 to repair aluminum? http://www.aluminumrepair.com/ I picked up an old (1960) Jon boat that has a few transom cracks that need to be repaired. I plan to rip out the old wood and do that right with resin and glass, but wasn't sure if I should tackle...
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    Check your tires!!

    OK, one of the tires on the well-used trailer I bought last season had a really slow leak so I decide I'm finally breaking down and buying a new one, then making that one a spare. I take it off and aside from a few small dry cracks in the tread (that I hadn't ever noticed till now) it still...
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    Three hurt when boat burns...

    Luckily, eveyone made it out. No word yet on the cause, just a reminder to not get in a hurry and be safe this (and every) weekend. http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Three-hurt-when-boat-burns-at-Lake-Ray-Roberts-95207984.html
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    Classic "hey, watch this!"

    OK, been reading for awhile now it's time for the first post. This happened the summer of '74 or '75, no names have been changed - the guilty will recognize themselves and if I could remember their full names I'd post 'em. Guy at work says that he and a buddy are going to borrow a boat and go...
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