Forum: Boating
Yesterday, 08:23 PM
|
Replies: 3
Views: 157
Here's All I Know...
^
Yes, that is Johnson's Cove. (Ike Johnson).
Back then, Johnson's Cove might have had a fishing boat or two on any one weekend. Turtles climbed floating timbers reclaimed from forest giants...
|
Forum: Boating
05-28-2024, 07:36 PM
|
Replies: 52
Views: 3,960
Winter Harbor for Tubers...
Several years ago, a huge landslide of driveway gravel washed into the beaches of three abutting landowners--including us'uns (as the last and most distant. The rough-edged gravel made wading near...
|
Forum: Lost & Found
05-28-2024, 07:16 PM
|
Replies: 0
Views: 147
Nice Paddle Found...
Found near "The Basin", Tuftonboro.
That said, I have no idea what it looks like! :o
A friend found it and asked that it appear here.
I also don't know where it is presently...!
:eek2:
|
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-27-2024, 07:16 AM
|
Replies: 12
Views: 1,070
Stainless Best, But Expensive...
We had a wooden DIY swim raft for about ten years when it eventually rotted away. No corrosion issues, as our longest-lasting attachment was 3/4" manila rope.
:eek2:
The 60' hardware store...
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-19-2024, 10:13 AM
|
Replies: 9
Views: 1,760
U.S. Civil War: Good Replicas Are Available...
From left to right, the first two are "socket" bayonets for Springfield Armory rifles (not sure if for the shorter Springfield carbine).
The remainder are called the "Zouave" bayonets.
Each...
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-18-2024, 04:35 PM
|
Replies: 47
Views: 3,472
Just for Context...
During WWII, over 16 million men served in uniform for the war effort. (U.S. Census).
|
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-03-2024, 02:45 AM
|
Replies: 22
Views: 3,044
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-15-2024, 09:08 PM
|
Replies: 37
Views: 14,005
Not a Desirable Goal...
For every inch the lake climbs, lakewater creeps underneath our feet. Clay and topsoil are pulled out to arrive on the bottom as nourishment for algae growth.
:eek2:
|
Forum: Boating
04-14-2024, 07:41 AM
|
Replies: 44
Views: 9,228
One NOT So Loyal...
Advised the replacement of both magneto modules would make the repair (which I thought was an ethanol issue) not economically feasible, I approved the repair anyway. It was, after all, the prettiest...
|
Forum: Automotive
04-12-2024, 08:20 AM
|
Replies: 66
Views: 10,779
Why Old Vehicles Are Better...
Such is so, but radial tires are "rotated" front-to-back. Bias tires are to be "rotated" in an "x" pattern. Also, don't use an old spare. (Say, older than five years).
A note just came up to read...
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-10-2024, 01:44 AM
|
Replies: 20
Views: 3,737
Video Simulation a Flop...?
Good friends drove from SW Florida to Missouri to get a cloud-fee view of the eclipse. They then sent me cloud-free photographs.
I returned their message with a YouTube video simuation of the...
|
Forum: Automotive
04-06-2024, 06:43 PM
|
Replies: 40
Views: 9,747
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-02-2024, 08:11 AM
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,797
Permit Me to Say...
Because hundreds of thousands of God-fearing American soldiers and sailors gave their lives to allow such rhetoric?
:eek2:
|
Forum: Boating
04-02-2024, 04:09 AM
|
Replies: 8
Views: 2,238
Back When Canoeing Was Safer....
I built mine in 1992 using 3-inch lag screws. It's still supportng one canoe and two Folbot kayaks. Six lengths of re-purposed fabric fire hose lag-bolted crosswise provides a soft and flexible rest...
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-28-2024, 10:23 AM
|
Replies: 15
Views: 4,379
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2024, 03:28 AM
|
Replies: 85
Views: 20,009
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-17-2024, 09:05 PM
|
Replies: 85
Views: 20,009
Happy to Do Any Needed Research...
1) [CNN] Adam Bercovici, a retired Los Angeles Police Department lieutenant who works as an expert witness in police use of force cases, agreed that Minneapolis should ban neck restraints.
2) A...
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-17-2024, 09:49 AM
|
Replies: 85
Views: 20,009
When TV Brings Misinformation...
That "information" was seen on every TV.
(...and why my TV has been stored in the attic for 20 years...).
:rolleye1:
Penny is a former U.S. Marine who's in jail for doing what many of us...
|
Forum: Automotive
03-14-2024, 05:55 AM
|
Replies: 13
Views: 2,830
When "Old" is Better...
YouTube's expert Scotty Kilmer has repeatedly said the same thing.
As I tried to express elsewhere, "Your next car will be an old car".
Out of curiosity, I've checked major sites as to how...
|
Forum: Automotive
03-14-2024, 05:25 AM
|
Replies: 11
Views: 2,235
Solenoid...
The last time I had this happen, I was able to "short" across the solenoid. (Which was the faulty part).
Was thIs an option in their diagnosis?
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2024, 09:56 AM
|
Replies: 119
Views: 59,037
Hold the Mayo...Eagle Syndrome...?
Just found information on "Eagle Syndrome".
Have you asked your doctor (or dentist) :eek2: about ths?
I think it's named for its X-ray appearance.
|
Forum: Winni Wildlife
03-06-2024, 08:16 AM
|
Replies: 8
Views: 4,294
|
Forum: Boating
03-01-2024, 07:50 PM
|
Replies: 6
Views: 3,020
|
Forum: Outdoor Recreation
02-23-2024, 10:00 PM
|
Replies: 15
Views: 4,371
Saluting Rescuers...
You pretty-much caught my drift.
:look:
Covering nearby ranges of four states, the book, "The Gentle Mountains...
|
Forum: Outdoor Recreation
02-20-2024, 11:24 PM
|
Replies: 15
Views: 4,371
Just for Contrast...
From the link in FLL's article:
The fatalities from climbing Mount Everest numbers 330.
:eek2:
|