Evening LOU!
Well I'm hoping I figured out the kicker... I checked the oil when we got back to dock and it looked clean, but I did notice the level was high, as in to the top of the dipstick. So either I just didn't notice this when I checked the oil before the trip or there's water getting in. The oil didn't look cloudy though. I had to use jumper cables to my electric oil remover thingy since it wouldn't reach the kicker. People probably thought I was nuts... Yankee stoped by, I think he brought popcorn and was waiting for the explosion I took out probably 4 oz of oil and it's reading 3/4 of the way of "within range" now. I started the kicker up and no smoke, but then again it was almost 80 deg out by then and I only let it run for about 5 mins. We'll see tomorrow, but hopefully that does it and I didn't do any permanent damage. I remember when I was 16 and got my first used car and was so excited to do my own oil change (which I had never even seen done before)... I opened the plug and drained out what I thought was all the oil, then poured in a few things of oil and fired her up! You could probably see the smoke trail for miles as I put in about 2qts too much I guess some people never learn!
Bailey I read that and it probably is easy to you, but I understood the first part... and then I was lost I'm far from a mechanic, the wife says she's surprised I can even turn the boat on.
We also took a ride down to Olcott to hit up the Slippery Sinker tackle shop.
It's the closest shop by far to Wilson and has an OK selection... a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
I of course had to grab a couple of souveniers...
The spoon the second from the left was so different than anything else I had that it intrigued me and I just had to get it. It probably will never catch a fish, but still... so different.
We also made a stop at Tuscarora State Park and took the pup for a swim. He was very excited to get back into the water...
The wife tried to walk in and made it about 3 inches before screaming... I swear the dog looked at her and said "wuss".
Theresa had made a big pot of chili before we left so we could have a few easy meals, a la microwave.
Probably one of the best chilis I've had, although it could be a bit thicker...
Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef chuck
1 pound bulk Italian sausage
3 (15 ounce) cans chili beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can chili beans in spicy sauce
2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 large yellow onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 green chile peppers, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon bacon bits
4 cubes beef bouillon
1/2 cup beer
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 (10.5 ounce) bag corn chips such as Fritos
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
Directions
1. Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble the ground chuck and sausage into the hot pan, and cook until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease.
2. Pour in the chili beans, spicy chili beans, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add the onion, celery, green and red bell peppers, chile peppers, bacon bits, bouillon, and beer. Season with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, hot pepper sauce, basil, salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika, and sugar. Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. After 2 hours, taste, and adjust salt, pepper, and chili powder if necessary. The longer the chili simmers, the better it will taste. Remove from heat and serve, or refrigerate, and serve the next day.
4. To serve, ladle into bowls, and top with corn chips and shredded Cheddar cheese.
We've also upgraded our office, so much nicer than our normal ones
For those of you who don't know, the Wilson Boatyard has a streaming webcam... see if you can find Ruff Rider.
http://www.wilsonnewyork.com/webcam.htm
Going to try to get out there early tomorrow, good luck to everyone going out and be safe!
Nick
More times than not when you have a "bite off" just above the treble on a fly, it's not actually not a bite off at all. The line above the treble can get nicked easily by the pliers when removing the hook from a fishes mouth. Not sayin that is what happened....but it's the cause of most break offs like you had. I tie my own fly leaders and I use a 1" piece of surgical tubing over the treble shank for that exact reason. Keep the reports coming buddy.... So what does the tubing do? Keep the hook from rubbing the line? [ Post made via Android ]