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    My 4-dollar toilet pix!

    Some of you enjoyed the thrill of following another thread of mine regarding my redneck bimini top (arriving today!), and where we started to explore my need for a TINY toilet, because my boat's so small. Well, she ain't gonna win no beauty contests, but here she is, made out of a 3-gallon...
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    Attention Floridians--Can You Take Gar Where YOU Fish?

    I always throw the monsters back because they're so ugly, but since the Seminoles made a staple of this, I want to bag a nice one and give it a try. But I was shocked to read the regs that in the main preserve I go to, they're a no-catch species, regardless of size. Huh? Aren't these things...
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    My Redneck Bimini Top Just Ordered!

    Hi, boys and girls. Long time no see. To refresh memories, I have a tiny 8' wood pram, oar-powered because I ain't got no title and there's no VIN on the boat to even attempt to get a title anyway--used in the freshwater Everglades only (for now). All-year boating down here of course (sorry...
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    What gauge wire to extend trailer lighting?

    Because I extended the tongue on my HF trailer, the supplied wiring kit runs short. It just about reaches the coupler, and I have to extend it 2 feet or so. This wire looks pretty standard for trailer lighting, as it's the same gauge as the converter I have to connect in the truck to convert my...
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    What size alligator clips for MK Endura 36?

    I don't have any clips on there at all now, don't remember what the original ones looked like, and I was just going to eyeball the size. Any suggestions? I was thinking like 3 or 4 inch.
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    Replacing Prop On Minn-Kota Endura

    Well, I flipped the head to convert for bow use--no problem. (Thanks for the advice to you who know who you are!) Hooked her up to my car battery for testing today and everything's cool. (The thing's been sitting for ten years, untouched.) And now... I figure I better learn about prop...
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    I thought I had seen it all.

    It's a camp stove that charges your smartphone and computer. BioLite CampStove? | Bass Pro Shops I don't know--but some things are just wrong on all levels.
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    Converting Transom Trolling Motor To Bow Mount

    Do you think it's possible--albeit eliminating foot control? I have an old Minn-Kota, and want to put it on a small 8' dinghy. Seems like the main obstacle is mounting the thing. It has 5-forward speeds and 3 reverse, and I'm ASSUMING the lowest reverse speed (which is what I would be using to...
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    Need a bilge pump that's not really a bilge pump

    For those of you familiar with my 8' pram Piece of Ship, you'll understand this question immediately: Although covered on the trailer, after heavy rain, water still bleeds through the tarp and puddles a little in the bottom. Drain plug is out, but boat isn't so perfectly balanced as to...
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    The stupidest thread ever--about Oar Lock shanks/stems

    Okay--call me Fred Flintstone, but this pram is all I can afford and I'm having fun working on it. I bought my oar locks that have 1/2" stems, but the boat is configured with 5/8" holes, so it's not a proper fit. BassPro has little insert adapters/bushings for $3.99 a pair--with the absurd...
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    Bad Distraction

    I'm trying to review the site here, but my wife across from me is gabbing on and on about something I couldn't care less about.
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    New WD-40 Product--FREAKY!

    Just got this link sent to me today from a friend. It's called Ultra-Ever Dry, a new product from WD-40. It has to be commercially applied, which means it don't come from no can, but check this stuff OUT! And what would the boating applications be like? The Official Ultra-Ever Dry Product...
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    My "Piece of Ship" needs your winch post advice

    I want to order a winch post tonight while my wife is in a good mood, but I'm confused on what to buy. I recently installed my bunk brackets and bunks. The brackets are temporarily on there (one bolt only) until I was sure about proper height and position, and so on and so on. This pram has a...
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    Help In Restoring An Old Wood Dinghy

    Hi, boys and girls! My name is Ira, and I'm a 56-year-old fart who lives in South Florida, near the Glades. Sorry if I'm a little long-winded here, but here's my story: This weekend, I picked up a Craig's List beauty (HAH!) for 20 bucks--an old 4 by 8 wooden dinghy/rowboat. All I ever wanted...
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