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  1. Allen

    WTF kinda bug

    That looks like a ginormous ant!
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    Dad's getting a new boat

    Wasn't someone just complaining about how Skeeter wasn't going to warranty gel coat cracks on a 1 yr old boat? If I remember correctly, the repair bill was estimated at $6k - $8k. Reason given is it wasn't "structural". That would surely keep me away from a Skeeter. Unless, of course, I...
  3. Allen

    Need Rain!!

    Are you two related?
  4. Allen

    Prop Question

    Right, ComProp makes a 10x13, not a 10.5" diameter. This is actually pretty common where a given manufacturer makes a series of props for a boat motor and they make the higher pitches in a slightly smaller diameter. I "think" it is to help them spin easier compared to a similar diameter prop...
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    Have any rocks you want to get rid of?

    I picked near 80 tons of the fugging things back in 2003/04 for a project. Beat my F150's bed flat (underneath the plastic liner). Jesus H. Christ if that wasn't a lot of work! I just stopped in the rock piles and fields up NE of Bismarck in the new developments and unplanted fields and...
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    Prop Question

    In prop numbers, it's diameter x pitch. That last little bit of info on spline count is unnecessary unless there's something I am unaware of with older Merc motors having a couple of different prop shaft options. http://comprop.com/#1465318457172-4f615e2e-4aec I see on the above link that at...
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    Prop Question

    At one point I had a 16 ft Smokercraft with a 75 horse Mariner on it. It did something in the upper 30s, but was a chine-walking SOB, especially at the tailrace when running up into the chutes. I ran a composite 4-blade on it until the river eventually claimed it, I don't think it knocked...
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    Need Rain!!

    My gage a little ways outside of Lincoln had 0.93" of rain in it this morning. First legit rain my place has seen in over two months.
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    Need Rain!!

    Montmorency and North Star, so sour cherries. Yeah, the peach thing was a whim. I know a couple who have kept them alive, so I figured I would try. I have the soil for them. And it's a fairly protected area from winter winds.
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    Suggestions for Northern Pike

    Ha ha, ain't that the truth. I've had days where I have pulled 40 of them in to catch a limit of eyes.
  11. Allen

    Fishing was hot hot

    Fire is worse than a hole in the boat.
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    Best way to get a Lunker in the boat???

    They have a tendency to be net shy and will dive if they see the net. Solution, get a longer net with a better net handler. ::: Or, just chalk it up to experience. Shit happens, poop occurs, and life goes on. I am guessing the fish just wasn't hooked very well in the first place. - - -...
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    Need Rain!!

    Couple different kind of cherries and peaches.
  14. Allen

    Need Rain!!

    It's all my fault, I picked this year to start an orchard.
  15. Allen

    Suggestions for Northern Pike

    There is a causeway on the SW side of Alkaline that has a couple culverts under it. Fish so you have the wind at your back and there should be pike at the end of the culverts. I've walked out on the culverts (they aren't that long) and dropped a bobber right off the end with a minnow under...
  16. Allen

    Trolling motor problems

    The Ipilot upgrade was around $450 when I did it some 5-6 years ago. It requires the clipping of wires and replacement of hardware in the motor's head. While you may be able to do it if you have some electrical skills, I would strongly recommend letting the Minnkota guy do it. He did mine...
  17. Allen

    Bismarck water treatment plant

    It's not a Water Treatment Plant issue, it's a delivery issue. The city has allowed more development in a given area than they maybe should have, and then add in a relatively small mechanical breakdown and now that section (NW corner) of the city's distribution system got in a bind...
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    Trolling motor problems

    I am pretty sure it's the pedal, been there...done that. I had a similar PD in age and the pedal just wore out, it's a metal sliding contact after all. I upgraded mine to an IPilot controller and that took away the ability to use the pedal. Actually, I am pretty sure I still have a fairly new...
  19. Allen

    Do you Snapchat?

    Who knew this was gonna go south so quick? I...am...shocked! And the answer to the original stupid question is: No! I have a damn life, sometimes.
  20. Allen

    grand forks tornadoes 6-7-2017

    Yes, there have been a number of touchdowns. I've seen the pics and videos, south of the Air Base, more down east of Northwood, etc, etc. Small ones, but they'd still wreck your day if it passed too close.

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