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I'm thinking about my next steps in the shop and I'm wondering about lighting. First of all, my old eyes need a lot of light, so I'll be putting max light in there. The constraint that I have is that the shop has radiant heat in the ceiling and, thus, I can't mount conventional lights on or in...

I'm working on a raft trailer and I want a bed liner type material for the deck that I can roll on to seal the surface and lock any splinters in. I'm looking for a easy solution (read: complete half-assed). This is a plywood deck on a raft trailer. A raft trailer never gets dunked so the under...

It isn’t all that many times in your life that you get to set up a new shop. I’ve been planning my shop setup in WY and this is my first installment. I started with a miter saw station just because that is what I saw myself needing most as we transition to WY. I think I have a pretty solid plan...

I have been spending a lot of time and money on tool upgrades and DAMN, but what a pain in the ass these new out of the box top of the line tools have been. I upgraded my Hitachi/Metabo 12" compound miter that was giving me some trouble with a Festool Kapex. What a fantastic tool, but WTF with...

I've been busy thinking about buying a new outboard today. It seems like on motors 40 and up all the brands require dealer rigging for warranty. I'm focusing on Tohatsu because they are the only ones that offer a short shaft - I found a great price, but they won't/can't sell the motor without...

Today is one of the last days I'll be able to hunt the coast for ducks and brant given my plan to move the Snow Goose out to Wyoming. The morning started perfect - cold, good tide, clear and calm. The harbor was iced over as the tide was running out. I had a little trouble getting the motor to...

Anyone have any thoughts on driving cross country with a boat (my Devlin Snow Goose) on 4.8-12C tires? I need to get the boat to Wyoming and was planning on pulling it out there in March/April. For those that don’t know, I've pulled a travel trailer across the country many times and have a lot...

We are putting up a pole barn in WY, something on the scale of 48'x 48' with 14-16' walls. Getting some initial quotes took my breath away. I was expecting close to 100K, but the quotes we have are closer to 150K. This is a simple garage with nothing fancier than a 2' overhang all around and...

I'd like input on a specific example from our local lumber yard. When I need nice lumber, I have a high quality lumber yard that I shop at. It has higher grades than the box stores and they charge a premium price. I've been buying a fair bit of pressure treated working on a deck. There is a guy...

I need a trailer for our raft which is a bit of an odd shape (long and skinny 5' x 16'). There are dedicated raft trailers and they are pricey (and the wrong shape too wide and short) and there are custom raft trailers and they are pricier... This is just for local use and I won't be asking much...

you change the lower unit lube and it is crystal clear. :) Although my F40 has been great, the upper seals on the lower unit have failed several times, so I'm always leery when I pull the plugs to drain the unit. I'm in the clear this time!

1) the guy that makes and markets a BLACK, non camoflauged, turkey decoy bag... or 2) the guy that buys (not one but) two of them and is annoyed for several years and ends up posting on the internet about how stupid it is. Also as a general note, the guy almost never uses turkey decoys, he...

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Thanks Eric, I know I appreciate the community you have created. I'm appreciative of the forum and when I think about the places that my snowgoose that the forum inspired me to build has taken me… It has carried our family on a lotta trips, including some important firsts… Three dogs...

I've always used Raka stuff. I bought a 1 gallon and a half kit a couple years ago and the resin crystalized. I've had Raka resin for years and years before it got crystals in it and it never completely crystalized, this happened pretty quick. I just bought a new gallon ($$$$) suggestions...

I'm in the early stages of thinking about a new boat. The local rivers in wyoming are shallow, but not particularly swift and I'd like something to get upriver a couple miles. There are places that an outboard would be ok for stretches, but you would need to walk or drag through shallows...

Only 2 boats out today. By happenstance, I came across the other party in open water. Both of us were on plane going somewhere and our paths crossed at right angles at about 100 or 150 yards. I gave a big wave and got nothing from the pilot or passenger. Do we not wave anymore?

I have a kevlar Wenonah Escape (which is a slightly shortened Minnesota II) that I'm considering using a motor on to troll for trout. I'd like to relocate the boat to Wyoming and be able to troll for trout when I'm out there before moving full time and having the Snowgoose out there (which...

The next couple of years I plan to divest of my sea duck coastal rigs. I haven't been to decoy shows in a while, so I'm wondering what show would be best to focus on. I have a mix of everything from plastic to really shit cork gunners to some pretty nice cork gunners. I have absolutely no...