L'S - Best advice is just to always be observant in all directions. See what the others guy is running and which way the other guys are going and where they're going, then do your best to stay away from them. Assume the other guy is going to hook a fish and give him the room you would like to land the one you're going to hook into. Don't be afraid to run N-S when others are going E-W. Just turn away well before you come across anyone's path.
Tom B.
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Ho, ho, ho...changing the game this time. Hope all are safe, in good health & enjoying their holiday.
(Fill in the puzzle with the words on the wordlist)
Tom B.
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From what I can figure (& I warn you that I'm computer illiterate), when you make a site a "favorite" Explorer puts some codes for that site in a special file for that site on your computer. Even though you dump cookies & temp files, that file is still there, in a different location. Your computer goes to that special file rather than accessing the site directly. This way you computer saves a few steps when accessing that site. If that site has some updates that have some different codes than what's already in that special file on your computer, you may encounter some problems.
I'm probably full of sh[t, but clearing the browser cache worked. Now if I can only remember how to access it for the next update......
Tom B.
(LongLine)
Hey hey...clearing browser cache seems to have worked ...so on to the important stuff:
Use the letters in DOWNRIGGER†to form as many English words of 3 letters or more. Examples: own, done, region, wording… (Bonus: Find two 9 letter words)
>120: Pollywog
120: Brown Trout
150: Steelhead
180: King Salmon
200+: (Go write a dictionary)
Tom B.
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I've rebooted, run anti-virus stuff, reset all defaults in browser (just in case) & still doesn't work. Works okay on other forums tho'.... Chad is looking into it.
Tom B.
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A wise guy would tell you that the only direction that bags & buckets work is when you're going forward. Actually when secured properly direction doesn't matter...east, west, into the wind, with the wind.
Tom B.
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The purpose is to keep it from sinking. You could make the argument that it helps to "sound deaden" the hull a little. One drawback is that if it ever becomes water logged, it's near impossible to dry out. One thing to remember is to never-ever run a fuel line, from a built in tank, in or under it. (The line will eventually rot and you'll have to remove the foam in order to replace the line.
Tom B.
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From the pic, the gunwales don't look very beefy or very wide. They might distort/torque if you permanently mount riggers or dipsey holder on them. Both will put a lot of strain on them. I also see some wires running under them. I'd suggest you consider a board across the back and mount stuff on it. The board will eliminate the torsional load on the gunwales. The board will also give you a working table which you can put stuff under. (obviously leave the center clear so you can easily access the engine.)
Tom B.
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