Fishing Rhino

First, clean them and apply a protectant that will block the sun's ultraviolet rays. Sorry that I cannot direct you to a source for slip on seat covers. Is it possible to remove the seats and store them inside? If the seats are side by side, get a tarp with grommets around the edges. Get one big enough to drape over the boat where the seats are. Then you can lace a cord through the grommets passing the cord beneath the hull, and pull it tight. Or, you can use bungee cords to secure the tarp. Cord is cheaper. Bungee cords are easier. If the boat is small enough, remove the motor and flip the boat upside down. That will keep the sunlight off the seats, and will also prevent dirt and debris from collecting in the hull. Put the boat on sawhorses or some type of blocks to keep it off the ground.

At your age? Wait 'til you reach my age. If you think time passes by quickly now, just wait until you are in your sixties, then seventies. I'm not wishing the next six plus weeks away. It's a case of looking at the glass being half full rather than half empty.

the days start getting longer.

PFDs serve another important purpose. Suppose you're on the bow, running the trolling motor, and you drop dead, over the side of the boat. It's obviously not going to save your life. What it will do is keep your body afloat, making it easier to find. While losing a spouse, parent, or child is painful, it is much worse when the body is not found, or when it takes hours or days to find it. In addition, finding and retrieving a submerged body is an unnecessary waste of money and resources.

Great story. Glad it had a happy ending.

3M 5200, gotta love that stuff. It has a million and one uses. When we got Corian tops for our vanities, the backsplashes came separately. I asked the lumberyard what they used to secure the backsplash to the top. They suggested a silicone sealant, and told us that usually lasts for a few years before it needs refastening. I'd used the 5200 for several purposes on my lobsterboat, and it never failed. So, I decided to use it to bond the backsplash to the top. That was over thirty years ago. There is not the slightest sign that the bond is failing. The downside is that if you do not clean off the excess immediately, it takes power tools such as a disc grinder or belt sander to physically remove it. I believe it can be cleaned up with mineral spirits, or lacquer thinner, before it starts to set up.

Sue them? On what grounds? They are replacing the hull at no cost. And, transferring the motor, all the electronics gear and whatever else is needed to the new boat. Seems to me they are doing everything that could be reasonably expected to rectify the situation.

Not so. Crappie is pronounced Calico Bass. It's all in the rules of grammar. If a word ends in "r", the r is silent. Grammar for example would be pronounced like one of your parents' mother, grammuh. Four, for and fore are pronounced to rhyme with paw. Sometimes, the "r" is silent when it's near the end of a word. Take harp for example. It's pronounced hop. Heck, the "r" can be near the middle of the word. Scarlett is pronounced scollet, or maybe scahlett. Over, can become eggs, as in ova. Up here, y'all is a type of sailboat, as in yawl. It's a boat with two masts. The forward or main mast and a smaller "mizzenmast" to the rear. In a yawl, the mizzenmast is behind the rudderpost. If the mizzenmast is forward of the rudderpost, it's no longer a yawl. It's a ketch, not to be confused with a catch. Driving in traffic is much more interesting up here. Down south, where two or more lanes merge into one, folks take turns, meshing like smooth running gears. Up here, it's a competition, with drivers playing chicken. Driving a beat up old pickup truck with a snowplow through Boston is like holding four aces while playing poker. You'll win 99.9 percent of the time. It works so well, that some will drive with their plow mounted in the middle of summer. It gets even more confusing with food. A drink made with ice cream, milk and vanilla syrup can be a frappe, except in Fall River, where it is called a cabinet.

I'm not sure, but suspect the depth might be a factor. In shallow water, fish spook at shadows. I'm guessing it is because when they are shallow, they are vulnerable to birds that feed on them, be they osprey, eagles, heron, etc. So a commotion might spook them. Not so much in deeper water. I've had both largemouth and smallmouth bass chase a hooked fish, trying to steal the "food" from them. I've seen as many as a half dozen fish pursuing a hooked fish. That has been in deeper water, away from the shore. Deeper meaning four feet or more, when the fish on the bottom aren't subject to attack by wading birds, or eagles and osprey. The nasty cormorants, while they can catch fish in deeper water don't seem to prey on fish as large as the eagles and osprey can.

Makes me glad I never acquired or developed a taste for adult beverages. Maybe when I'm an adult ..........................

It's rarely used today, but was not uncommon a few generations ago. From the Urban Dictionary. Handsome Woman A woman with the kind of refined beauty and attractiveness that requires poise, dignity, and strength of mind and character, things that often come with age; not merely sex-appeal. Usually applied to a woman who is also very well-groomed and from an upper class background. This phrase is very dated and rarely used in today's English. Those who don't understand the term could almost be insulted by the word "handsome" being applied to a woman, mistakenly thinking you're saying she is masculine. "Though she had lost long ago her virginal loveliness, she had ripened into a handsome and fruitful looking woman." - Ellen Glasgow

You can buy grits in most any supermarket. They will be next to the oatmeal. You should be able to find the quick grits or the regular. Up here, they use corn meal for making johnny cakes. Something like grits cooked into the shape of a pancake. What you can find up here that you cannot find down south is coffee syrup for making coffee milk.

Something you ate didn't agree with you?

Heddon: Lazy Ike lures.

If you need to get in the boat from the water, the stern is the place to do it. You can use the cavitation plate on the motor as a step. If your foot tends to slip off the back of the plate, tip the motor up a bit so your foot will not slide along it as easily. Use the steering cables or the mount for the cables, hoses if you have hydraulic steering, as a grab bar. Get your foot on the cavitation plate, and work your way onto the back deck. I had to do that two years ago, and it worked like a charm. By the way, reverse the numbers in 17 years old, and you have my age. I went to get my truck, and my buddy decided to take his gear to his car. When he jumped from the bow to the beach, it pushed the boat away from the beach. By the time I got down to my skivvies the boat was about a hundred feet from the shore. It was mid September, and the water temp was still close to 70. The main thing when getting into the boat is to do it slowly, with as good a grip and footing as possible.

Too bad it's not in a few weeks. The wife and I will be at our daughter's in GA. We could meet at the BPS in Birmingham and push people into the aquarium. I know a guy.

Thin crust. Bacon linquica topping. For those who don't know what linguica is: http://www.linguica.com/

I'm an equal opportunity abuser. I'll also push old men down the stairs too. Folks in wheelchairs are the best. I love the sight and sound of a body and wheelchair tumbling down the stairs. Actually, I lurk at the top of escalators. It takes much longer for a falling body to reach the bottom. And if they take a few passengers down with them it's like bowling.

Must have been southern Wisconsin. Didn't Tim Conway play papa Wanker? I seem to recall seeing him with a straw hat looking like a backwoods hick in his overalls. Ooooooops. Is backwoods hick PI (politically incorrect)? "Not as dumb as I look :wink2:" Oh boy! I am struggling to resist the urge to reply to that remark. That would be impossible. Oh my, I failed.

Never heard of it. But, I'd guess the Wankers must come from the "Dirty South". Maybe the Dirty South is where they produce dirty rice.

Read your owners manual. They may recommend an oil with their brand on it. The key word is recommend. What you MUST do is to use an oil that meets their standards. If it does, your warranty cannot be voided by the use of that oil. Companies that make motor oils manufacture them to manufacturers' standards, be it for a truck, automobile, snowmobile, lawnmower, outboard, etc. That is why there are so many types of oil. Here's a little info about oil ratings. http://www.ehow.com/list_6120303_sae-oil-classifications.html

Cavitation (ventilation), porpoising, or walking (chine)? They are three different things. You say cavitation, but you describe porpoising, while someone else talks about walking. Did you buy the rig from a dealer, or was it a private sale? Either way, I'd talk to the seller, and see what they have to say.

I'm guessing you should be able to remove the unit that has the fuel pickup tube and the float device that tells your fuel gauge the fuel level in the tank. You wouldn't have to throw the tank away in the event one of those parts fails.

I would expect the fuel pickup tube to have some type of a strainer that prevents any type of debris from being sucked up into the fuel line, or blocking it. Have you checked with a dealer or the manufacturer? This is one type. It fits onto the pickup tube and lies on the bottom of the tank.

Hey, maybe they'll join the cast on the show. After all, they've been playing like zombies.