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    Sailing

    Best way to learn is crew with someone who knows what they are doing. I raced for 25 years on Lake Erie. I was fortunate to have two exceptional skippers to learn from. One thing I learned is the crap can hit the fan without warning. If that happens you may not be able to do anything to save...
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    Cutting holes in plaster....

    If this is tradtional wood and lath plaster, make sure to provide backing for the cut lath. Nothing worse than than having everything installed and cracks develop or chunks fall out because the lath lets go.
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    Pelican Landing

    Not a problem for the Kayak. I love private launches.:;:rockit
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    Basement Plumbing

    I'll start by saying I am also a big fan of copper pipe. Now first question, are you on city or well water/. If you have chemically active water I would recommend PEX. Second, If possible make your connections outside wall or close to surface where they protrude into the room. The big advantage...
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    Any plumbers on here?

    I worked with this stuff for decades, as said before rectorseal and PTFE tape. Do not overwrap the PTFE tape. Three wraps is more than enough. Make sure you wrap with the threads so it doesn't bunch up. In addition, as stated previously, put some union joints on that copper pipe. This way there...
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    24 year old walleye out of Sakakawea

    Walleye do migrate/travel quite long distances. Walleye that spawn on the reefs of western Lake Erie will summer from Buffalo to Saginaw Bay. Stone Labs and the Ohio DNR tag walleye in the spring and use a similar program as ND. Find a tag turn it in. They have also started tagging with tags...
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    Space X: Falcon Heavy Test Launch

    Space Oddity is correct. Did anyone else notice the nod to Douglas Adams on the navigation/infotainment system. In nice big friendly letters "Don't Panic"
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    New Truck Gear

    Last truck had the ARE cap, Had it on the truck 12 years. Looked new day I sold it. Only issue was resealing the windows (twice). Currently have BAK aluminum flat cover on current truck. Still need to put tailgate seals on. Way too much dust from the roads gets in there. I like the better...
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    Tattoos... who on NDA has at least one?

    I remember seeing tattoos on the "Old Timers from WWII. They looked like crap. I decided then I would never bother with one. Six years in the navy and did not bow to peer pressure. I have seen some that look great when new. Wonder what they will look like as the years pass. Anybody remember the...
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    Military question

    Navy 3 AD-3 AR post Vietnam. It was my Dickensian period (It was the best of times and it was the worst of times) Saw lots of drug use. Saw some "Patriots" that I wouldn't trust to take out the trash let alone make decisions in the heat of combat. Did come up with a good analogy about the...
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    Gotta Ask~

    OK had me laughing about the squishing the head thing from scanners. As far as accusations long after the fact, I was present when my at the time girlfriend who was in her late thirties told her mother about being raped as a young teenager. Her uncle would watch her and her brother. He decided...
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    Happy Veterans Day!!

    To my Brothers and Sisters that heard the call and protected our nation.... Thank You
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    Water heater question

    I used to flush the water heater every year. I got 21 years out of a 6 year water heater. Part of the "sediment"in water heaters oxidation from the anode. Sediment on the bottom leads to more frequent heating cycles. This increases the stress cycles on the metal (think flexing a piece of steel...
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    gas garage heater questions

    You stated the insulation is blown in. If it is the cellulosic type you should hold it back at east one inch from class B pipe. If it is fibreglass blown in you should be good to go.
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    When fishing, always bring...

    Water resistant Sunblock. ..... and someone good looking to rub it on.
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    Gill Net at Van Hook??

    if it was G&F I would think they would have it tagged and flagged.
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    Weird food combinations that work

    Two dishes from Germany come to mind, Potato salad with shredded turkey on top. The second is called Hakapeter (Not sure on the spelling) Ground smoked pork (think raw hamburger consistency) on rye krip hard tack with mustard and oniion. The potato salad and shredded turkey I still have from...
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    Do it yourself rubber net coating

    I have a small net I used the bed liner on. worked well until I tore the crap out of it loading the kayak on the truck. Picked up new netting at Mill's Fleet and Farm. Has a coating on it but not as good as what is on my larger net.
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    Handheld GPS Shopping

    I picked up the Garmin e-trex 20. Works well. The only downside is screen size. The eyes are not what they once were. Test the unit in the store to make sure you are going to be able to see what you want to see and also how easy is it to punch in a waypoint. Think about a man over board...
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    7th fleet crashes another one

    Yes tankers take miles to turn. Newton's law, a body in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by other forces. The Straits of Malaca are the busiest waterway in the world. Wild and Free is correct in his description. When I was deployed to sixth fleet on a destroyer, I had the...

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