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I agree with Capt Rich...double-covering" is the ticket . My first experience keeping a larger boat exposed to the NC sun 12 months didn't go well. It was a relatively expensive canvas cover that lasted maybe 2-3 years. Then I boat a less expensive cover and covered this second cover with the...

Mark, one mistake I learned about the hard way...when you reassemble the Shift mechanism make sure the Connector Screw 304024 (that goes through the Brass Shift Rod Connector 303794) goes into the "cutout" or recessed area of the Rod, not just against the straight section of the Rod. I had a...

Rod, in addition to what Steve has said...upon Steve's advice a couple months ago I bought from US Composites some Epoxy Resin, Hardener and fiberglass cloth to do repairs/upgrade on my sneakbox. I had never done much work with epoxy (excluding my Bondo work on cars/trucks, gelcoat 'ding"...

Thanks to All for the input. Most of the info I found via Google was either quite dated (this was mostly on Refuge Forum) or current For Sale on e-bay (and there can be quite a gap between AskingPrice/BuyItNow and what the item actually sells for). I will Watch some items on eBay just to see...

I know most members on this site are more "into" carved decoys. Although they're not carved I found these Victor decoys in a bunch of other plastic decoys I bought used a couple years back. Being of Pennsylvania roots I found it interesting that these were manufactured in Lititz PA by...

Kris, lol you might be "lubing up" the rings/cylinders in your mini-van with that residual 2 cycle fuel--depending on volume you are transferring. But probably no different than some newer vehicles which are actually designed to consume oil. We had a Recall on our 2016 van but only if the...

I bought a Mossberg 930 about 5 years ago and retired my 12 gauge Rem 1100 to be a Safe Queen (with occasional freshwater hunts). That Mossberg 930 performed flawlessly with minimal care and I don't feel bad (given its low cost) when it suffers abuse from mud and water (Fresh or Salt). And to...

Mark, there are many good sources for Johnson/Evinrude parts even on Outboards made in the 1960's or even 1950's. So your 1996 is relatively new with parts relatively easy to get. One supplier I have used often is MarineEngine.com because they have Exploded View Assembly Diagrams on their site...

Kris, how much fuel do you use in a season? Twenty or 30 or even 40 gallons? The difference in cost between ethanol (E90 I hope --not E85!) and non-ethanol per season might be insignificant compared to the troubles you may potentially be introducing by using ethanol fuel. If you add a fuel...

Cool to remember through old hunting licenses how things changed from only 50 years ago not to mention 90years ago as you have found. Might be hard for younger folks to believe but as a young teen I remember studying the Penna. Game Comission published booklets on Trapping that showed how to...

Steve and Joe, thanks for the info. You have definitely spared me a mistake or two that I would have made without your input. Dave

Brad, the story of Mattamuskeet and the overall New Holland venture is truly amazing. Just driving 5 miles along Outfall Canal I am always impressed with the magnitude of that engineering project especially knowing that eventually the project was a flop/failure. The scars that were left on...

Dani, agreed--and some of us will unfortunately learn/remember how quickly these newfangled workbenches and other similar furniture goes to Landfill !

Troy, these are some "outstandingly different" photos...the iced-up e-Tec and icy flat tire change make me feel cold just sitting here at my computer. The decades-old cork decoys, other decoys carved/gifted by friends, introducing ladies to waterfowling, "dog-tired" dogs...these are way better...

I like the Turnbuttons idea. I will add some to my BBSB after season ends. I plan to make the Turnbuttons out of White Oak (as I believe SS mentioned) or else some Teak (or Osage Orange or Black Locust?) scraps that I have laying around. Question: what are good approximate dimensions...

Mike, congrats on your pup and the band. Don't you love it when a plan comes together? That took some good self-discipline to make sure conditions were "just right" for dog's first retrieve. I see a BBSB in your profile photo. Is that what you normally hunt from? If so, who made it? I...

Al, it is sad to hear/know what has happened to the Rio Grande over the years but good to hear the tales of what you experienced a couple years before I was even born. LOL at 64 I am feeling old sometimes when I roll out of bed at 3:30am to get first choice at a decent hunting spot back East...

Amazing! No you have me dreaming! Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most waterfowlers, especially us DIY'ers... Thanks for sending. Happy New Year...

I've never done it either but first thing I would do is look on YouTube (EX:) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oelpgjSkMNs Seems like Titebond is used by a lot of folks and being water-based cleanup might be easier than some but not all mastics. Have fun, sounds like some very good...

Carl, it appears Sea-way Marine in Washington state has this in stock. I am an OMC guy and have good luck with Sea-way finding especially old parts compared to many other suppliers. Not cheap though! $111.62