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" Have you ever thought about writing a post about lightweight techniques? " I tried to include the different steps in my build reports. Most of all I believe in epoxy saturating the wood and then glassing it all the way around , inside and outside. I'm sure this one will be...

WHAT ????? No Ice !

Try replacing a galvanized chain link gate. I went to the local fence and gate outlet and priced the gates there. Don't you know it , the gate I have had for 43 years is a custom size ( or so I was told ) . It was already here with the fence when we bought the place. Well to make a long...

Yes , it was a Peterborough style made from 1/8 inch door skins. Glassed inside and outside with 3.25 tight woven glass. If memory serves me that was in 2004 on the St Marys River.

Some folks I know have been bundled up this winter. Down here I have not changed from shorts and short sleeves , our winter has been a bummer so far. If we wanted some frost on the pumpkin we would have to ship it north. Which means the bugs are still out and about , no not the ones on the news...

Can't beat the Son's of the Pioneers for that western feeling when you listen to them. I have their records in the old 45 green ones. Modern version are on tapes. Another member of the Son's was Pat Brady who was Roy Rogers side kick in most of his shows and drove around in his faitful jeep...

What a handsome guy in the picture. That canoe is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. "O" wait , that's me , and the slapped together canoe. o_O:D Yep , You did some serious dusting of old picture files to locate that picture. Thanks David , that made me smile. Chuck.

Dennis Weaver ( Chester ) was a U.S. Navy pilot before TV. The other side kick , Ken Curtis ( Festus Haggen ) was one of the Son's of the Pioneers vocal group. So was Roy Rogers.

As the realtors say , Location ,Location ,Location. A really nice today , it cooled down some from the 85 yesterday to 72 today. Bright blue sky's with some white puffy clouds drifting about. Made me want to get outside and take my old convertible for a spin. It's 22 years young and runes like...

I forgot to add that the house he had back then is a consignment art studio today.

Kirby Grant ( Sky King ) after retiring lived about 2 miles from me. Chuck.

UGG !!!!

I remind Jack that you aint the only one kemosabe. As he shouts , Hi Ho Silver , Away.

This weekend ( New Years Day weekend 2022 ) One of our TV Channel's was playing all of the Columbo series with Peter Faulk. Whats interesting is the way things were done back then. The shows were spell binders , you wanted to watch to see how Columbo would figure out what happen. Yes , they...

12/31/21 , I'm taking a break , see all of you Next year. Be safe out there. Chuck.

" Makes you wonder what we’re breathing in? " Jack , If you knew about all of the crap we breath in ( every day ) you would proably stop breathing. My problem is that I can't hold my breath for that long.

Pink and white striped ones ( Preferably not used ones from the hospital ) they remind me of candy. LOL. Thanks but I'll stick with these bamboozles , O'oop's , Bamboo ones. They are nice and soft , soak up a lot and weight very little. Best of all they take up very little space ( about as...

Well Christmas has come and gone for 2021. One of the items I received , I believe would make a nice camping item. Especially if you take paper towels with you and are always running out of them. This item is a towel made from Bamboo. ( Bamboo grows more then 3 feet per day making it a...

Where did we go wrong in this section ? Serious...

From the "What's it Worth Dept " I extended the length of a pirogue by adding the extra length ( 2 feet ) to the center of the boat. It increased the stability and still made it easy paddling.