Flysmallie

Well let me help. Do you ever have a shirt on? Do you always wear women's sunglasses? What is that? An 8 inch bass?

It's a wasteland. No fish in Decker.

As many new boats as you have bought I'm not surprised. Plus if you take care of them it's usually not an issue.

Yeah no that's not what's happening. There is no petroleum to lose. Yes they are sometimes petroleum based but nothing is being loss. Once it's cured it's done. UV rays degrade everything. That's a fact. That's all that is happening. And yes "oxidation" is the correct term. Your method will work. (little secret, Armor All is so much easier and will last a lot longer.) But it's just a bandaid. In reality, even though it looks "good?", it's doing more damage. It's not correcting the issue and will never feel or look as good as doing it properly.

Huge difference. Been in the automotive coatings industry since 1987. Gel coat is thicker and more forgiving than any automotive clear.

Ok I will allow shotguns in the bowfishing tournament. But they have to be shot in the air and you have to yell "Pull" before firing.

That's a good thing to mention but let me explain what is really happening there. If it goes back cloudy very quickly then you didn't do enough to repair the damage in the beginning. A lot of the products that are sold to bring a clear or gel coat back to life are just a bandaid. Once the weather has had time to destroy it then it will wash right off and you will be back to the original cloudy look. But if the damage isn't too severe (you can't tell this by appearance) then you can properly remove that cloudy layer of gel coat. That's what you are really doing is removing the cloudy layer. If you can get that cloudy layer removed and take care of the finish it will not come back. For most boats my first step in bringing back the shine was to sand the finish. Sand all that old crap off. Then buff it back to a beautiful shine. Most boats have a decent layer of gel coat on but you need to know what you are doing or you are going to end up doing more harm than good. I did a lot of boats like this. There was a Champion that I was around all the time for 5 or 6 years that never came back with the cloudiness. Champions and Rangers were great because they had plenty of gel coat on that sanding thru or buffing thru was never an issue. Others not so much. I was surprised by the ski boats too. I don't really remember any brands but I took out some very serious scratches just by sanding and buffing and none of those ever came back. Maybe they sunk afterwards.

Wanna or can? That is the real question. I don't think it looks all that good for me but I'll test the waters with the warden tonight.

if you spent as much time fishing as you did "researching" you would have already landed one.

Welcome. Lots of good places to fish right around Springfield. Lots of good fly fishing opportunities too if you don't mind catch some warm water species. If you have questions you will get plenty of answers here.

10 3-day bowfishing tournaments. Only asian carp can be weighed in. Winner get's 100K. That should put a serious dent in the population.

I used to do this boat detailing thing for extra cash when I was younger. You can do a lot of good to some gelcoat with a buffer and some compound if you know what you are doing. It's a heck of a workout too. That's a good price too. I was getting more than that 20 years ago.

This 100%. I'm not placing in foil and putting back on the fire.

Yes Snowflake.

That's why you guys have such a hard time with it. It absolutely melts in your mouth. But go ahead and enjoy that jerky.

Yeah I fished them several years ago on a floating line and while I did have some luck it just didn't do it for me. Last spring I fished with a buddy and he showed me how he fished it on a sinking line. Mind blown. Totally different fly at that point.

WEAR YOUR F'ing LIFE JACKET. NO EXCUSES.

The QB wasn't on the field when the defense couldn't stop the Patriots so I don't see where it's his fault.

You haven't lived until you've thrown a wiggle minnow on a sinking line.

The only fly I have ever seen a walleye eat is a wiggle minnow.

Yeah, no I don't think so. But you guys go ahead and keep struggling to make it edible if you want.

I don't find brisket difficult at all. I think the problem most people make is overcooking. I pull mine when it reaches 160 degrees internal. Wrap it in a couple of layers of foil and then a towel and let it sit for awhile before slicing. Never had a bad one, even when the cut of meat isn't that great.

Yes it was. But I think Brady gets way too much credit. There are a lot of others guys out there that did just as much as he did. Heck even scored for Atlanta. Not saying he isn't goid or great even. But he is surrounded by quite a bit of talent. QBs get too much credit.

I've been wanting to catch a little baby bear to turn into my new floating buddy.

I'm starting to like this guy.