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82rude

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A little so far, but not much ,but that can change anytime soon.Or the big lake can knock it a little more east of us.FRI/SAT up north was the worst ive ever seen for 40 years maybe minus the funnel cloud or downburst.
 

82rude

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Just checked local weather and it (storm)got shunted to the east of the soo so the fireworks are a go.
 

Redfred1

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Will remember that epoxy W/S; thanks. Our Weather guesser says it starts Tuesday through Sunday; wasn't going anywhere anyway.
Morning paper showed 17 DUI's and 5 BOI's.Some people never learn.
 

82rude

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Spent the morning going over my 97 lawnboy gold series 5hp 2 stroke mower .Decarbed the motor and installed new plug and fixed a broken kill switch wire and small carb linkage issue.First start after decarb the yard disappeared in a cloud of skitter killing smoke then after about 10 minutes the motor ceased to smoke and runs great.Self propel system functions as should and motor adjusts rpm properly when you move the throttle.Hope it lasts another 20 years as ive not seen a new mower that's it equal for any reasonable price.I see that victa in Australia still makes a 2 stroke self propelled walkbehind mower but ive not seen or heard of any dealer in north America?https://www.victa.com/au/en_au/product-catalog/domestic/lawn-mowers/commando-2stroke0.html
 

StarTed

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Went sturgeon fishing for the first time today. I caught my first sturgeon but it was too small (45"). The rules for Roosevelt Lake now are between 53" and 63".

I couldn't get it in my net so now I need a larger net. My salmon net just isn't large enough.

My friend I fished with always catches more fish than me and today was no exception. He caught 12, all too small.

Something happened to my motor on the return to the dock. It dropped speed and would only run up to 8 mph. It ran smooth but seems like the throttle linkage must have slipped. At least I got back OK.
 

Redfred1

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Doctor thing today; Still got a UTI>; being referred to a Specialist. Suppose to start raining tonight and the rest of the week.
Ribs on the pit tomorrow.
 

jakedaawg

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Gonna do a couple service calls this morning then go boating.

Happy 4th all. Happy independance day
 

WIMUSKY

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Getting ready for a storm to hit.. Possible tornado on the MN/IA border....
 

Redfred1

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Rain started around 3 this morning; still doing it. 8in. so far. The big city down South is catching it though. Got the ribs on.
 

82rude

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Happy 4th to my American cousins.Went and bought a noma 12,000 btu energystar air conditioner today to replace my older energystar one.Im a cool happy camper again!
 

MTboatguy

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Gat that much closer to splashing my new to me Starcraft, Fenders done on the trailer, winch moved and adjusted for this boat, wired and new tailights on it, getting closer and closer!

Of course then I watched the fireworks on TV for a couple of hours and felt proud!

:)
 

sphelps

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Camping with the Admiral my son ,sil, daughter .. Trying out our new to us class C motor home ..
Caught a few nice Whiting out surf fishing . Threw em on the grill ! Yummy 😋
 

82rude

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Was working on the 03 f150 4x4 and noticed my rocker panels are on their way out.Well cancer is slowly gripping the old girl but I need a couple more years out of her.Ordered 2 slip-on replacement panels and a buddy gave me some napa panel adhesive (70 bucks for 8 oz) so will be fixing that and maybe the box sides also if in the budget.May be I should save up for a mig welder some day .
 

Redfred1

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Our '03 S/C has been sitting up for a few weeks; needs rear calibers. Saving up ($60 bucks each). Its been one of my better trucks.. With the 4'6 it gets decent mileage. Only problems it has it eats the coils; started buying them with the L/T warranty.
 

jakedaawg

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Our '03 S/C has been sitting up for a few weeks; needs rear calibers. Saving up ($60 bucks each). Its been one of my better trucks.. With the 4'6 it gets decent mileage. Only problems it has it eats the coils; started buying them with the L/T warranty.

Likely bad grounds...
 

jakedaawg

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Have I mentioned that I despise bilge pumps????

I am too old and too fat...

Hell, the top of my head hurts from balancing on it...
 

WIMUSKY

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Camping with the Admiral my son ,sil, daughter .. Trying out our new to us class C motor home ..
Caught a few nice Whiting out surf fishing . Threw em on the grill ! Yummy 😋

East coast or Gulf? Sorry, I forget...
 

sphelps

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East coast N-Fl Musky ..
Today outside tying down a temporary shelter over the camper . Big tall pole canopy to protect it from this Florida sun .
Plan to next year have a nice metal shelter put in if I don’t build one myself .
‘Kind of hard to beat the price of having one setup though ..
 

Grub54891

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Washed, De-pitched the Saturn, I parked it under the pine tree, big mistake.... Compounded it, washed it again, 2 coats of wax, cleaned the interior, and put it on the curb for sale. 85deg today. time for a beer....
 
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