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    Submerged Pine Slab; What Should I Do With It?

    I returned Tuesday night from a paddling trip in the Missouri Ozarks. One of the rivers I floated was the Big Piney, which in the nineteenth century had several sawmills along its banks. The operators would cut and mill the abundant pine then raft it down river to St. Louis. As you might imagine...
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    Vice Admiral's New Kayak

    Doesn't seem possible, but Gracie turned eleven Saturday.:eek: My paddling club has a weekend-long get-together every year that weekend, and this year I embarrassed her in front of everyone and presented her with a kayak. The next day she joined us on a down river float that ends at a whitewater...
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    Oops! Wrong Trailer!

    The Coops spent the holiday weekend in Branson. On the afternoon of the fourth we launched on Table Rock to play, grill some din din and wait for the fireworks. Had a great time. Weather was chamber of commerce, fireworks were outstanding and everyone on the water behaved very well. However...
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    Foremost Boat Insurance

    Insurance is always an active topic this time of year. One of the prevailing sentiments seems to be that insurance companies look for ways to deny claims, and that's certainly true in some cases. However, I'd like to give a shout out to Foremost who consistently gives me great service. Everyone...
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    Cracked Bearing Carrier Assembly. Cause?

    I just picked the barge up from the upholstery shop today and took her down to the river for a first of the season shakedown cruise. I backed her in and fired up the motor only to discover I had no reverse. My first thought was a spun hub, so I popped it in forward to see what would happen...
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    25 Horse Merc; Lost Reverse

    I was participating in a clean-up today on a bayou in my sixteen foot john boat with 25 horse Merc. I was pretty hard on the motor (lots of shifting between forward/reverse, running through slop, over submerged logs, etc.). The shift is in the throttle. Late in the day I lost reverse. It...
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    Is My Upholsterer Covering Up the Truth?

    Get it? Upholsterer? Coveri.....:lol: Oh boy.:facepalm: I dropped the party barge off at his place first of February. He's supposed to recover the entire thing except the sunpad and helm. I drove by there Saturday and discovered he hasn't touched it. I called this morning and asked for an ETA...
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    DIY Drain Cleaning?

    We back up once or twice a year between the upper-most clean-out and the lowest point in the house, which is the toilet in a little half bath in the den. It's about a fifteen or twenty foot run and the clean-out is very easy to access and open. The last couple of times I've had the plumber out...
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    Calling All Floridio....... I Mean Floridians. Need Vaca advice.

    This year we'll be traveling with two well behaved ten year old girls (vice admiral and her friend). They have great attitudes and are up for just about anything. We've been doing the South Walton thing on and off for several years and would be happy to again. It's conveniently located to...
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    PM From Brand New User With No Posts

    Anyone ever get that? I got one yesterday. He joined yesterday and PMd me yesterday but has no other activity. Gotta be a spammer or something, but why?
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    In Case Anybody Misses Me This Weekend...................

    Current River this time. Missouri Ozarks. Fishing's not so good, but the scenery is spectacular. Lots of history too. Cannot wait.:D
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    Transfer Case Leak Suddenly Much Worse After Service

    My 2005 Expedition has had a very slight T case leak for a year or so. I've just been telling them to check it at every oil change and it's never even been low. That's how small it's been. At the first of the year I took it to the dealer for a bunch of maintenance; ignition tuneup, tranny flush...
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    In case anyone misses me this weekend

    I'll be on the Buffalo River. Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D
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    John Boat Trolling Motor Mount

    I've been looking for a trolling motor mount for my latest john boat acquisition. I usually take my johns to the welder and have him wrap a block of 2x4 with aluminum and weld that onto the bow. It works great, but it ain't cheap and the next owner gets to take it with him, so I looked for...
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    Be Careful, Guys

    4 people in Georgia exposed to rabid pet llama - seattlepi.com
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    Mass Email Distribution

    Any of you guys know how to send a PDF to several hundred peeps at once? Ideally I'd like to build a distribution list that I can use a few times a year. This is for a newsletter. I can't count on the person who's supposed to handle it to do it right, and she's mad at me too (long...
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    What a Sixteen Foot Jon Will Do for You

    I've splashed my new to me sixteen foot Polarkraft a few times, but last week she got a pretty good workout up on the White River. Just thought I'd show a shot of her in action (action being a relative term:rolleyes:). That's my brother in the stern. He's just a shade under three bills. In the...
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    2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

    I was cleaning out a closet the other day and ran across two .22 rifles; a cheapie Marlin semi-auto and a nylon Remington Model 66. Obviously I wasn't using them since I'd forgotten they were even there.:facepalm: So, the next day I asked my gun nut buddy (we all have at least one, right?) if he...
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    Expy Wheel Squeal

    My 2005 Expedition 4x4 just this side of 90k miles has developed a squeal. I'm almost positive it's in the front driver side wheel, and it only occurs when I turn left. Here's what happens. I turn hard left to go up the ramp and just before I straighten out it starts. It increases in speed along...
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    It's Alive

    My latest acquisition is a sixteen foot Mod V Polarkraft with 25 horse Merc. The poor girl languished in my uncle's back yard for years until he finally consented to let me come rescue her ('cause that's the kind of hero I am;)). I'm proud to say that she now has: driver side hub, curb side...
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