Fishing Rhino

Hey Burt, Remember her? Your pal, Seymour Butts.

If you'd prefer, we could do a thread about the 60s, the 50s, and even, dare I say it, the 40s. Don't quite go back to the 30s.

Who are you calling an old hag?

I'll be there. Hope I can find an appropriate ensemble.

So was I.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I've been told I'm for the birds. Must've thought that mop of hair on my head looked like a nest.

I have no idea, but some on here might if they knew the make, year, horsepower, etc. of your outboard.

The worst thing I've ever eaten. It was early in our marriage and my wife saw a recipe in some cooking/food magazine for pork chops cooked or maybe poached in orange juice. The taste was fine, and I ate a couple of helpings. It was the aftereffects. A casserole of ex lax and milk of magnesia washed down with magnesium citrate could not have come close to what that meal did. It was like someone turned on an afterburner in my butt. Darn near melted the porcelain in the bowl.

Good one. Nah, great one. One of the best comebacks I've ever seen.

If it lasts more than four hours, get medical attention.

I'm not sure, but this might be SloanZP. http://www.bing.com/videos/results.aspx?q=unknown+comic+gong+show&form=HPDMHP&refig=82C58279F8154874843C0ECACD9111B8&pq=unknown+comic+gong+show&sc=1-23&sp=-1&qs=n&sk=#view=detail&mid=EB55D3B09B47F768D252EB55D3B09B47F768D252

Nothing is UV proof, but you can get paint and other coatings which contain UV inhibitors. Armor All has some products which contain UV inhibitors. An application of any such product from time to time will prolong the life of your Gorilla Tape.

It depends on the size of the waves. If they are large, the best way to head into them is slowly, and with the motor tilted up so it raises the bow when you give it some throttle. Work the throttle to keep the bow raised. If the boat starts to get up on plane, back off the throttle. If at all possible, don your foul weather gear before heading into the waves. If you don't, you are in for a soaking. Keeping the bow up will keep the spray to a minimum, but that "minimum" could still be considerable. If you stay dry your misery index will stay down as well. There is not much worse than heading into a wind on a chilly day and getting drenched. Been there, and done that at Guntersville on the Road Trip two years ago. You can try quartering the waves but that will make for taking more water over the windward side. Ideally, you should head directly into the seas so that the water on both sides is thrown away from the boat. If possible, run in the shelter of the shoreline whenever possible. It may be a much longer ride, but it will be dryer and more comfortable. Ignore any urges to make a "run for it" in spite of the nasty weather. Your first order of business is to stay afloat, and keep the boat in one piece.

If you ever feel the need to change your screen name, I have one that would fit you perfectly. It would fit with your electrical background and, if I'm not mistaken your ability to weld. In addition, you seem like an Indiana Jones kind of guy, getting yourself into all kinds of pickles, with school and ladle wielding Orientals. Are you ready? Okay, here 'tis. Raider of the Lost Arc

LOL. That conjured up all sorts of possibilities. Sounds like they are flashing their Pocket Fisherman. I know it's my twisted mind, but it made me chuckle.

That's great. Wouldn't you love to see the pros have a tournament where they can only use these?

What a silly question. Just having the opportunity to read and participate in "Raider's Rants" on this forum should be sufficient to make anyone of sound mind, and who is well balanced, "happy".

The wife and I bought our first home in 1965 for 18,900 dollars. We sold it four years later for 23,500 (our net after the realtor took their commission) Bought our second home on Cape Cod for 23,500, ending up with the same mortgage payment of about 105 dollars per month. Sold it three years later for 33,000. Paid off the loan, and put 15,000 dollars in our pocket. Not too bad considering that we had made mortgage payments of about 8,500 dollars during that seven years. Left us with a net gain of 6,500 dollars. And, to make it even better, those mortgage payments included an amount put in escrow to pay the property taxes. Our net expense for living in those two homes would be heat and utilities less the 6,500 dollars. If memory serves, the heat and utilities per month, back in the day, cost less than 75 dollars per month. The "profit" we realized from the sale of those two homes would have covered those costs, give or take a few dollars. Got a mortgage for 12,000 dollars, put it with the 15,000 and built the home we now live in, which is valued at over 500,000 dollars. Oh, the mortgage payment on that 12,000 dollars was 102.50 dollars per month, which we paid off in ten years by paying the next month's principal, sometimes more from the amortization schedule. Been mortgage free since 1983. Had we rented a home, we'd have a bunch of rent payment receipts with no cash value. When all is said and done, what the house is worth is meaningless since we have no plans to sell it. Our kids will reap the benefits of our "investment" when they inherit the house.

I had known my wife for six years before I "met" her. She was a freshman and I was a senior at Westport High School. I dated one of her friends, but had no romantic interest in her. Fast forward six years. I was watching the tractor pulls at the Westport fair when a cloudburst sent everyone scurrying for cover. When the rain stopped, I got out of my car and headed for the pulling track. She was coming out of the school. When I saw her it was magical. I went over to her and asked if she'd like to go for a burger. She had come to the fair with her parents so she had to let them know she'd be going with me. We took a ride to Cape Cod. Found a burger joint, and on the way home we stopped at the large parking area beside the Cape Cod Canal. Eleven months later, we got married. It will be 49 years in June. If it hadn't been for that quick downpour.....................................................?

'splain dragging the gut. Were you trolling or were you in drag? Enquiring minds want to know. Been around a while, but that is a new expression to me.

Super glue/crazy glue also works well on cuts, and split or torn fingernails. It might sting a bit, but it works very well to keep the wound closed. By the way, "airing" a wound to dry it out lengthens the healing time, contrary to what some think. "THE FACTS Most parents and school nurses have a time-honored approach to treating a small wound: clean it up, stop the bleeding and then let it get some air. Leif Parsons The point of this approach, as described in medical texts, is to lower the odds of infection and to speed the healing process. But over the years, researchers have found that what many people know about treating small cuts and scrapes is wrong. Exposing a wound to the air so it can breathe is a terrible mistake, experts say, because it creates a dry environment that promotes cell death. A handful of studies have found that when wounds are kept moist and covered, blood vessels regenerate faster and the number of cells that cause inflammation drop more rapidly than they do in wounds allowed to air out. It is best to keep a wound moist and covered for at least five days." http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/health/01real.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1394982178-x8riPjfLfRvDMEuLkqDzIw

In shallow water, boats can "pitchpole" if they surf the front side of a wave. If the bow hits the bottom, the boat becomes a vaulting pole. The bow stops abruptly and the force of the wave pushes the stern over and past the bow. Heading out of Westport Harbor with a falling tide, incoming swells and no wind. Stray from the narrow channel to the east or west and you'll find yourself in the surf.

There is only one way to navigate a following sea with steep waves. You ride the back side of a wave and work the throttle to keep the boat there. You never want to get a boat in a "surfing" situation where you risk burying the bow into the back of the wave ahead. In a true following sea, adjust your speed so that you can stay on the back side of a moving wave. Use the throttle to keep your boat always attempting to climb the back side of the wave, but never reaching the top. Continue to climb the back of this wave until it dissipates or until you need to change course. When you need to change course, back off the throttle and change directions on the back of the wave. NEVER attempt to ride down the face of a wave. If you do find yourself going over the crest, never try to turn the boat as you go down the face. The bow will dig in and slow the boat and the following wave will flip the boat over sideways. Keep the boat straight if you top the crest. You may bury the bow into the back of the next wave, but chances are better that you won't flip." http://saltfishing.about.com/cs/boatsandeqpt/ht/followingsea.htm Having spent nearly thirty years on the ocean as a commercial lobsterman, your photo was all I needed to see to know what was coming.

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