Wayne SW/MO

WHAT!

One of these days I've got to come up and fish with you oneshot. Do you know any of the Keith's? I know you know the Burn's

Been doing that for decades, but I never hook the winch up, just the safety chain. Depending on the angle of the ramp you can't always depend on the boat being hard on the bunks, by leaving some give it can settle without to much pressure on the eye.

I think the were originally installed to control lampreys. When did Iowa worry about the Great Lakes? Is this some other "Great Lakes"?

Don't remember hearing about this Ness. Did you buy a canoe with the bottom on the wrong side?

So what is the difference between it and the slider system? I admittedly haven't looked close, but it sure sounds like the same thing. Using a small jig head to slow the fall isn't new. Short plastics aren't knew, and fishing slow on the bottom isn't new? Way back it was impossible to find light jigs with large hooks. There was no mentality beyond getting to the bottom in a hurry, but eventually the idea of a slow fall began to produce and that opened a whole new mentality for plastics. Even the Senko was based on having a lure light enough to fall slowly. I can remember in the early '70s using a Creme with a split shot just big enough to cause a slow fall. We would throw them against bridge piers and the slow fall would allow the worm to penetrate the level the fish were holding at slow enough to trigger strikes. It's almost as if a group was in the dark and short on experience helped name an old system? Throwing worms in crazy colors was new, and the Alabama is new to me. The knock and to some extent the separation of the bait and the weight in the Carolina rig was new. Where does the Ned differ?

Do some research Buzz, you're not even in the same universe. I don't have the figure in front of me, but the tips are moving much faster than you think. It would be silly to put it in orbit, but the earths pull is small in the big picture. Yup, and while I don't have a cost, it isn't that hard to build one. The biggest challenge is making a lot of soldered connections with no bad ones and keeping the circuit right. Yeah but a well known environmentalist and his politician uncle shot that idea down. Not in their backyard because they were ugly, noisy and bad for waterfowl. It is alright to put them in your back 40 however.

Very nice.

If you really want something to think about, think about CNG at 1.65 a gallon? Ad 20% for the fact that it isn't as efficient as gasoline and you get $1.98. Given the fact it's cheaper, cleaner and domestic, why are we buying crude from overseas?

So are you saying they are concentrating on Long creek? That would be a surprise, although it's my favorite area it generally doesn't produce as well as other areas. I think Martin worked it in a tournament, but he was targeting smallies.

Did you think you had the state record crappie on your line?

So what are you saying, that the fish are smarter then the fishermen and beat it to the no fishing zone? :lol:

It's hard to find 3 seaters, but not that hard to add one. An Old Town Disco 169 or 174 and the Guide 160 could carry the seat easily enough.

That's true Greasy. For some reason it's cheaper to HVAC a house than to turn the tires on the vehicle.

Many aluminum boat transoms are wood/aluminum sandiwiches and the older ones aren't treated against dry rot forever. I don't know that this was a cause, but it has and can happen. Fortunately the first sign is when someone overdoes the throttle in reverse and sees movement that should be there.

I know he went all the way back to the original Conservation Cafe and has made a lot of friends over the years on the boards. It will probably take awhile before many will realize who he was, but the number has to be large.

Yeah I just looked myself and apparently it is still up to the states. I was under impression that one of the federal energy bills had changed that, but apperently not.

Not sure how much information is needed. I've looked into it a couple times and wired in 3 systems. While it seems to be pretty easy to build your own if you put in the time and of course that would cut the cost. To be most efficient they should automatically follow the sun, but that can be very expensive. They don't require a lot of maintenance, nothing compared to turbines, but they do require some so they need to be accessible. There's really not a lot know when it come to this discussion, it's feasible or it isn't and every installation would have its challenges if it was a retrofit. New construction wouldn't be all that hard though. What can be saved is is like every other challenge, it would depend on what the system cost and what it would save based on pass usage.

I was under the impression they had to as long as the transfer system was approved?

I understand that and wouldn't disagree. There is no reason though that a support system couldn't be engineered to run through the overhang or a deck/patio cover. I don't think anyone knows where the cells can go either. If research could bring higher outputs from smaller physical cells it might not take all that much room. The reasoning behind my faith in the future of residential, and even a lot of commercial, is the fact the loads are so predictable and easy for the power companies predict when they might see increased demands.

Not really. That was in a worse case scenario where there would be several days in a row. I don't think a solar power system for residential would be practical without a battery pack and an automatic transfer switch to kick in an AC charger.

That 's very true. It is one reason why I wonder just how much could be achieved by using it for lighting loads and possibly water heating in residential? These loads tend to be consistent, small and home solar doesn't suffer any transmission losses. These loads don't have to be shut down because of low voltage. If a long spell of heavy clouds drops the storage voltage lights dim, not burn up like motors. I think this is where more R&D subsidies need to go, even though they aren't popular with the big corporations. It's probably the only source friendly to the do it yourself handy man.

Tim the first report I read many years ago was from the Tehachapis mountains in CA. They are on barren mountain tops and the report wasn't about a few, nor are the mills in WY hidden. The wind mills seem to get an exorbitant amount of the subsidies and the size of the corporations involved can't dispel a sense of greed over benefit. One thing that is lacking in your figures and others trying to pain a rosy picture is the bottom line. Even if the farms produced 100%, the fuel driven power plants would have to remain active to be on standby. For all of those who have observed wind farms, think about how many were inoperable. They aren't nearly as efficient as GE would have you believe. F& F I can't see where solar panels or water heating units would damages roofing. I'll be the first to admit I might be overlooking something, but it would seem that properly installed panels would actually offer protection in the long term. Given the fact that lighting is not dependent on specific voltage, lighting loads would be great candidates for individual solar plants. I suspect that water heating when combined with solar preheating would also be a good candidate. While solar farms may be profitable and have some impact on the environment, individual units on roofs should recoup cost easier than any other form that comes to mind. In a country that can accomplish what this one does it's hard to believe that nuclear isn't more prevalent. All of the nuclear accidents could have been avoided with a little more engineering. The main byproduct of nuclear is steam and the fact they can be built in a desert shows that cooling water isn't a big barrier either.

Yeah and a little chartreuse highlight wouldn't hurt.

Congratulations. Does that mean OAF members have to salute you?