Fishing Rhino

With all that excitement, doesn't Call of Duty Ghost seem pretty tame? Here's an idea for you. Create a game about the Black Friday madness. You can make it as violent and bloody as you want and it would still be reality, not just realistic. To make it even more profitable, you can copy the Madden football series, or the NASCAR racing games, and come out with a new version every year. Raider's Black Friday at Walmart has a nice ring to it. Raider's Black Friday at Walmart 2014, Raider's Black Friday at Walmart 2015. Heck, you'll be able to retire before you know it.

Is the fuel tank fiberglass or plastic? If it's glass, you can bond a piece of 3/4" plywood to the tank, and use 3/4" screws to mount the bracket for the fuel water separator. If it's plastic, it may be possible to bond that piece of plywood to the tank using epoxy. It looks like you should be able to find a spot which provides convenient access to the filter.

OK, how 'bout your curtsy?

In 2010, I bought a 2009 Nitro Z-7 for 19,300. It was a leftover and had a slight blemish, the blemish being a slight "hook" on the side of the boat. For that, I got a boat whose original sticker price was 25,000 dollars. During the heat of the summer, that "hook" disappeared. Apparently, some type of pressure caused the depression. However, fiberglass has a memory, and given some time and heat of the summer, that depression disappeared. From the outside, the finish was A1, However once you opened hatches there was something left to be desired. Partitions were plywood, tabbed into place with fiberglass, and painted a battleship gray. These are not structural components, and in no way affect the performance of the hull. It is merely a cosmetic difference, and, a case of you get what you pay for. Two years later, I traded in the Z-7, for a Z-8, and they gave me 16,000 dollars for it toward the Z-8 The Z-8 was a leftover 2011 which was stickered at 33,000 dollars with a 200 hp (underpowered, some would say) Merc, tandem trailer brakes, retractable tie downs, and a ratchet cord custom cover. It was marked down to 29,000 but it came with a thousand dollar BPS gift card which made the price 28,000 dollars. Came standard with hydraulic steering, lighted storage lockers, and the plywood dividers were gone, replaced with molded fiberglass compartments. The "rigging area" which is the battery, charger, and oil reservoir compartment was also molded fiberglass, with a nice gel coat finish. The lingering "gripe" that remained from the Z-7 rig was the matter of the trailer wiring, which ran through holes in the trailer frame. I got rubber grommets from the hardware store for less than three dollars, and fit them over the metal edges of the holes to prevent the wires from being chaffed, and eventually shorting out. For an additional three grand, I could have gotten a 225 horsepower engine, or a 250 horsepower for an additional five grand. Most of the time I cruise forty to forty-five mph. The boat gets up on plane quickly. Yes, another brand might be a finer boat, with nicer appointments, but as someone has already stated, "Boats do not catch fish, people do.", or something like that. My opinion is that for the money, it's tough to beat a Nitro.

?Hmmmmm, will you be doing "courtesy inspections"?

You'll have to start a new thread about the same topic. Sometimes stuff happens. Just another turd in the toilet bowl of life. One of my threads was lost, so I started another. Thank goodness it was a short original post.

Yes, it did. But I doubt it dampened the enthusiasm for attending the Roadtrip, version 2014.

Reposting this article. Lost in the crash. There has been much discussion about trailer tires, with as many opinions as posters. Or so it seems. This is the best article I have read that explains the differences, and the pros and cons of each type of tire. I had thought about going to the light truck tires when the time came to replace the tires on my boat trailer. After reading this article, no time, no way. http://rvingwithmarkpolk.com/2012/11/08/trailer-towing-st-tires-vs-lt-tires/

Okay, I did as you requested. What came up was the highest paid athletes in thirty sports. Best-paid athletes in 30 sports

I don't understand how ESPN placed KVD in 20th place. Luke Guthrie (never heard of him) came in number 83 in PGA golfers earnings from purse money won (2013). No endorsements. Not including appearance fees.he earned 991,901.90 83 Luke Guthrie 27 $991,901.90 For 2011, KVD didn't show up in the top fifty on this list from ESPN. Chris Bosh at number 50, with 14,500,000 in salary/winnings. The 50 highest-earning American athletes 50 Chris Bosh Miami Heat (NBA) Last Year's Rank: NR $14,500,000 salary/winnings $1,000,000 endorsements $15,500,000 total Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/fortunate50-2011/index.html#ixzz2khpeueRD

It's called sport fishing as opposed to commercial fishing. I think we run afoul of the definition of what constitutes a sport by linking athlete with it. It's in the post which started this thread. Is fishing a sport? Are fishermen athletes? For me, I think activity more accurately describes fishing. Yet, some forms of fishing don't involve much activity.

Being out in rough conditions does not make one an athlete. When I was lobstering, I fished in far worse conditions than any pro bass angler has, for longer periods of time. In addition, it required lifting and moving fifty pound lobster traps on a pitching and rolling deck, awash with water. I will say it was nothing compared to the slop that the crabbers you see on deadliest catch experience. That did not make me an athlete. Fishing in sloppy weather is more a matter of determination that it is athletic prowess. Competition? Spelling bees and debates are competitions. Are the contestants athletes? Not in my book. Poker is but one game played with cards. Blackjack, rummy, bridge, cribbage are a few others. They are all competitive. Call it a sport or not. Call fishermen athletes or not. Whether competition is involved or not. Definitions will not cause me to enjoy fishing any more, or any less.

Coulda been worse. Do that in salt water, and you may as well take everything to the junk yard. It totally destroys the electrical systems.

And even that does not always work in your favor. I won't go into details because this is a family friendly forum. I've missed 30 or 40 laps of the Daytona 500 while attending. I don't think I really missed anything then.

Congratulations, I think. I guess you're not French. You'd know how to spell beaucoup, meaning a lot, or many. A guy who worked with me had six kids. That stopped when he found out where they were coming from. He fired the milkman. That's his story, not mine.

Ignore the children. They are being obtuse. It's an acute condition.

You're thinking of a romantic triangle.

May she be everything you've hoped for, and more. Good luck, and have fun. May the two of you make many happy memories.

You can try a wrist splint. You wear it at night. It prevents your hand from bending toward the palm. Available at drugstores. I have a doctor with carpal tunnel syndrome. He told me he wears them every night, and they have eliminated the pain during his waking hours. "Wrist Splint for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Topic Overview A wrist splint is a brace that looks like a fingerless glove and that stabilizes your wrist in a straight and sometimes slightly bent-back position. Wearing a wrist splint minimizes pressure on the median nerve and allows you a period of "relative rest" from movements that make carpal tunnel syndrome worse." http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/tc/wrist-splint-for-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-topic-overview Be sure to click on the url, and read the whole article.

The troops are getting restless.

Sounds like something pinching a nerve or maybe a tendon. Have it checked by a doctor. Neglecting it could turn it into something serious. You could try something like Ibuprofen to reduce any swelling. But that's not a cure. It only masks the symptoms. You need to have it checked out to know precisely what you are dealing with.

Haven't shaved since the '70s. I was the forerunner of Duck Dynasty. Then. During my lobstering days. Yes that is a bird perched on my head. In the fall, when birds are migrating, there are always a few stragglers. They are so exhausted, and desperate for a rest that they lose all fear. Now. Pickwick, last year. Thirty plus years later, but not as scruffy.

http://www.armorall.com/products/original-protectant/

I believe Armorall has UV protectant, but I'm not sure. I know it is used on automobile dashboards which get a lot of sunlight, unless they are kept in a carport or garage. Do a Google search on vinyl cleaners with ultraviolet protection. You can also Google boat cleaners. Check the various products to find one that cleans and protects in one application.