Fishing Rhino

White plexiglass or lexan would likely be easier to find than a flat piece of fiberglass. One of the problems with fiberglass would be the edges. You could touch them up with white, but with plexi or lexan all you need to do is smooth the edges when you've got it to size. You can also get plexi or lexan that is dark tinted which might work. Depends on the color of your console, and your preference. Just a couple of ideas.

Checked out your photo. Looks like you've got your own frog pond and net to scoop 'em up for bait.

Teal, here's why the doctor's are so optimistic. Share this with your dad if you think it may help. Survival rates for prostate cancer Survival rates are often used by doctors as a standard way of discussing a person's prognosis (outlook). Some patients with cancer may want to know the survival statistics for people in similar situations, while others may not find the numbers helpful, or may even not want to know them. If you would rather not read the survival rates, skip to the next section. The 5-year survival rate refers to the percentage of patients who live at least 5 years after their cancer is diagnosed. Of course, many of these people live much longer than 5 years (and many are cured). Five-year relative survival rates, such as the numbers below, assume that some people will die of other causes and compare the observed survival with that expected for people without the cancer. This is a better way to see the impact of the cancer on survival. According to the most recent data, when including all men with prostate cancer: The relative 5-year survival rate is nearly 100% The relative 10-year survival rate is 98% The 15-year relative survival rate is 93% Keep in mind that 5-year survival rates are based on patients diagnosed and first treated more than 5 years ago, and 10-year survival rates are based on patients diagnosed more than 10 years ago. Modern methods of detection and treatment mean that many prostate cancers are now found earlier and can be treated more effectively. If you are diagnosed this year, your outlook may be better than the numbers reported above. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-survival-rates God bless.

Ahhhh, memories. Three years ago, on my way to Pickwick. Stopped for the night in Bristol, TN. Thought I'd have a five hour drive on Friday morning. Big mistake. It was a nine plus hour drive. Who'd a thunk I left myself with a nearly 600 mile drive. Here's my rig, parked for the night in Bristol, TN, pointed toward Pickwick. May 2010 Memories. This year there will be two changes. A different boat, and no canoe. Anticipation.

If you have a friend who fishes go with them. Talk with other fishermen in your area. Many will be helpful and tell you what is working for them, and while they may not point out their favorite honey holes, they might be willing to give you a general idea of where to find them, deep, shallow, weed beds, rocky bottom, etc. When you fish by yourself be sure to try all types of bottom. Sometimes the fish will be in water that is barely deep enough to cover their back. Try the transitions. It may be a change in depth, or where a sandy bottom changes to mud or gravel/rocky, along the edges of the weed lines. Whatever you do, keep it simple and have fun. When you're on the water, observe where others are fishing. Most waters have "hot spots". If you never see a boat fishing an area, it's quite likely that it is rarely productive. Learn by reading, learn by doing, learn by observing.

Well, now, then, this poses a dilemna for me, because I don't understand the difference/nuance between RayLewis, and RayLewis52. As for Nitro turd, well............., I kinda think it ..............................stinks.

Here's hoping that was a successful resolution to the problem.

You are so baaaad. How 'bout RayLewisFreak?

First, you do want to winch it tight. Trailers are designed like that so that the bow is held tightly to the roller. I just looked at my boat, and the snap does deflect, but it does not get dislocated like yours. Does the snap/retaining clip line up with the hook when it's not connected to the boat? Those hooks are not precision made. I had one that barely had enough gap to get it onto the bow eye, and it was a bear to get it off. One other thing you can try. Disconnect the strap from the boat, and pull it out all the way from the winch. There is a bolt that goes between a pin and the axle of the winch, and there is a bolt which goes through the eye in the strap. Remove the bolt, and slide the strap out from between the pin and the axle. Turn the strap so the other side is up, slide it between the pin and axle, and reinstall the bolt. This will put the other side of the hook up. If the problem is caused by a distortion in the hook, it may solve your problem. You'll have to get used to connecting the eye to the boat from the opposite side. I'd do this only after exploring my options with the seller. If it was a private sale, you are on your own.

I'm guessing you want to get rid of those whitish mineral spots that remain when the spray on the display dries. A soft damp cloth works fine for me. I've stayed away from glass cleaners. Get a soft cloth, wet it, and wring it out. Gently wipe down the display, and the entire unit if you want. The screen will usually dry without spots. If you still get spots, follow the damp cloth wiping with a soft dry cloth.

Did you go on antibiotics following the surgery? If so, be sure they check you for an allergic reaction to it. Our daughter had major surgery in late September. We stayed there to help out for the month of October. She was cleared by her doc to return to normal activities so we returned home. A couple of weeks after we left, she developed an ingrown nail on her big toe and the doc put her on an antibiotic. She went downhill from there. Within a few days, she was back in the hospital with dangerously low blood levels of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. She also had bone marrow depression. It was a life threatening situation. Because of the problems with her blood, she was close to bleeding internally. They took her off all meds, and discovered that she had developed an allergy to sulfa drugs. She had taken sulfa drugs before with no ill effects. Go figure. When it started, she felt lousy, really lousy. Once she got the sulfa out of her system she bounced back quickly. Within two or three days, she was feeling fine, but her energy level wasn't up to snuff. We took another trip to GA, to help out at the end of November, and returned home a week later.

I'd put it aside to help pay for the 600 dollars it will cost me for fuel towing to the Road Trip, and getting home again. That does not include the fuel for the boat.

I was just fooling around, using the standard reasoning of Inspector Clouseau of the Pink Panther movies. He states various happenings, followed by the emphatic "FACT". However when I reached the wrong conclusion about you being in the medical field, I used a line from a series of Holiday Inn Express where individuals state things that would indicate they are a doctor, scientist or whatever. When someone asks them if they are a doctor, scientist or someone in a field that requires education, the person responds by saying "No, I'm not a doctor (or whatever), but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, supposedly evidence that they are intelligent.

I've tried that a few times. It never works. My wife doesn't fish. But, if I have to take the heat, I may as well double down.

Inspector Clousseau says: You used the word triglycerides and spelled it correctly. FACT! You used the word cholesterol, and spelled it correctly. Not only that, but you used it in conjuction with tryglycerides. FACT! Most non-medical people would have just mentioned cholesterol. FACT! You used the word, "STAT", a medical term of urgency meaning at once. FACT! If you're not in the medical field, you must have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Stat? You must be in healthcare.

What's a stuffed omelet? It's the first time I've heard that. Most omelets I've had are stuffed with veggies, meat, and cheese in endless varieties. I've had a few with the ingredients blended into the eggs.

Having been in manufacturing, (woodworking and fiberglass fabrication) and commercial lobstering I was always looking for ways to improve production without increasing labor. Primarily all improvements came in the area of materials handling. Didn't matter if it was finding a better way to handle the fishing gear or the materials used in fabrication, the principle remains the same. When I was the general manager of a production woodworking shop I noticed that on the drilling and machining operations, the operators had the materials to be machined to their left or right, and the materials that they had machined on the opposite side. I moved both loads of material to the same side. They would pick up the piece from cart, machine it and turn back to that side, place it on the finished materials' cart and then grab another piece that needed to be machined. One, ninety degree turn for both "cycles" of the operation, where it had been 180 degrees before. It was easier, and it was faster. Now, we had an advantage over the competition who still were doing it with a 180 degree turn for a complete "cycle". To survive, and to thrive in the competitive business world, you need to produce the same quality product at a better price, or a better product at the same price. You need to provide an incentive to attract customers. Materials cost and overhead is what it is. Labor is the big variable, and it's the place management looks to reduce production costs. If you think robots have reduced the need for human labor, you are correct. But, consider this. Assembly lines did the same thing. If your competition is using robotic manufacturing, you'd better follow suit, or you'll be left in the lurch.

Technically, your doctor might be right. I was definitely exposed to all of those childhood diseases. Maybe I had them all, but my immune system took care of them before I developed any symptoms. I know I never felt the slightest bit under the weather.

I've had a flu shot for several years now, just to placate my wife, the nurse. I haven't had the flu since I started getting the shots. That proves nothing however, because I don't recall getting the flu when I was getting flu shots. I'm fortunate to have a good immune system. When I was a kid, I never had mumps measles, chicken pox or German measels even though I was around several kids who did get them. My cousin caught everything that was going around. We lived next to each other, and were always together. Went to the same school hung out with the same kids. Just mention something was going around and within a couple of days he'd have it.

I'll hazard a guess that what looks like a yawn is done to move water past the gills.

I would have watched the video, but I didn't have time for that.

I've been pondering the two methods of keeping the motor tilted while watching Pitmaster's Barbeque Competition. Then it hit me. The block of wood between the mouting bracket and the pivot housing works the same way as the Lock n Haul. Granted it was a rather crude, low tech version, but the physics is the same in the way the forces are distributed to the same two components of the engine, independent of the trailer.

Well all that poses a question in my mind. I checked the prices of transom savers and lock n haul, and they are comparable. In fact, my transom saver with the compression spring costs more than the lock n haul. Why does Nitro provide a transom saver rather than a lock n haul with their boats? If I were in the boat business, on the scale of Tracker Marine/Nitro I'd be on top of every aspect of my product, and if there was something better for the same money, that's what I would provide with my product. I'm still neutral, and would use either, but I wouldn't spend extra money to change what came with the boat. And the first device to hold the lower unit up was a block of wood. The lower unit was raised, and a piece of wood that had been trimmed to make a snug fit between the mounting bracket and the pivot on the lower unit of the outboard. I can remember this from the 1950s as my best friend's father sold boats. That was before Teleflex cable replaced the pulley systems. Once the motor was tilted, it was then laid over on it's side, and secured so it could not flop around on the motor pivot. That even preceeded power tilt and trim on outboards. My friend's father sold Scott Atwater which was changed to Scott when McCulloch bought out Scott Atwater, and shortly after they renamed the outboard line McCulloch. I had one of these. They were really junk. The water pump was located at the top of the lower unit, and the exhaust would blow directly onto it. What made it worse was that it would drain down and it ran dry until it picked up a prime. There were two impellers. One to cool the engine and the second for the "Bailamatic". The bailamatic had a foot at the end of a hose that would be placed in the lowest point of the hull, usually at the stern. It provided a constant suction at the foot which would suck up any water more than a quarter inch deep. The Bailamatic impeller was kept cool, and lubricated by a hole in the plate between the two impellers that forced water into the Bailamatic chamber. .

Regarding hour meters, the hour meters I've seen, such as Hobbs which I had on my first lobster boat are nothing more than clocks. When the ignition is turned on the hour meter starts to run, even if you do not start the motor. The second type of hour meter I had was a cable driven unit. It included a tach with the hours recorded on a meter on the face of the dial. It looked an operated the same as an analog speedometer in a car. What it actually recorded was revolutions. So many revolutions per hour. As I understand it, on the computer controlled outboards, the computers record not only the hours run, but at what rpms, and under what load. The warranty can be voided if the computer shows the engine was not broken in properly, or, if it has been run above the maximum recommended rpms for any amount of time. An hour meter provides some info, but not the whole story. During my lobstering days we used the hour meter to know when to change oil. We changed oil and filters every hundred hours. I'd put about 1200 hours per year on the boat. At ten thousand hours I'd have the timing chain replaced. Every thousand hours it got new spark plugs. unning Put a new GM 350, four bolt main in the boat in 1975. The motor was still running great when I got another boat in 1987. That motor had almost 15000 hours on it.