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Yesterday, this guy was feasting on a dead Muskie that had washed up on shore. Guess he came back for a refill today. Having two small dogs, my wife is not crazy about anything that will attract eagles so I decided to get rid of the fish yesterday. I assumed it was a fish that didn’t survive...

Agree about the feeling of fall Gary. Was sitting out on the deck tonight enjoying a cold one, taking in the fall colors and it really drove home the point that the summer of 2023 is pretty much in the books. I love summer and kind of hate to see it end but then, I feel the same way about winter...

Events such as the 9/11 attacks just seem to freeze details in memory that would otherwise be long forgotten. I remember being in 10th grade geometry class when we learned that JFK had been shot. I can still see the look on the teacher’s face when he came back in the room to give us the news. He...

Starting to get a real sense of the size of this project. It's big! Hats off to you for the progress you are making.

Hopefully your motor issue is minor. Like you said, maybe just a plugged fitting. Always wonder how long my impeller will last but it doesn't see a lot of sediment or sand so might last quite a while. When my friend was up we had a strange first day out as well. We found fish but they would...

HolyCow John! That's no branch, that's a tree. Glad to hear that you are on the way to recovering and will fully recover. Not sure if it was intentional but I got a chuckle out of your use of words in your statement that Gary posted. Out of the woods? Kind of an ironic description. Get Well!!!

You're a garage building machine, Mr., Clark. I've built a few garages as a solo effort but even in my prime I wouldn't attempt something like this. Excellent progress!

Yeah, it's unusual for our region. Wish there were more, very cool color combination.

Had a friend up fishing this week and we spent a few days chasing Lake of the Woods Walleye. Thought I’d post these next two photos, not because the fish are especially big but because of the different coloration. One is the typical greenish/light gold Walleye we get in this area while the...

Hooked up some of the electrical connections tonight. There is still some work to do on the lighting circuits and I need to clean up this rat’s nest with some zip ties and wire tubing but the important thing is that I’m now getting bright, blue spark on both cylinders. With carbs and fuel, she...

You couldn’t help but be in a better mood when you heard a Jimmy Buffett song. Loved his music and his lyrics. Probably my all time favorite lyric was: “Good times and riches and Son-of-a-B_____s, I’ve seen more than I can recall.” He will be missed.

Those 250’s are a sweet machine and in high demand in the vintage world. A few years back I was lucky enough to run across a pretty nice 79 at a very reasonable price ($600). It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had it out but I need to go through the carbs and get it back on the snow this...

Thanks Mr. E! Had to laugh at your new take on the lunar/solar tables. Have a friend up fishing now and the first afternoon was pretty good but I have to admit, for the most part, yesterday was tough. Made a lot of stops and burned a lot of gas but just a fish here and there. Then on the...

It seems like we've had a fairly normal summer as far as rainfall but maybe it has been drier than I realize. At the cabin, the Ash are getting into full color mode and some are even a little past.

Yeah, I think it looks a lot better than the kinda wimpy stock 73 exhaust and really didn't require any more modifications to the engine exhaust than the stock pipe. I spotted the pipe when I was buying some other parts from a guy in Duluth. He didn't really want to sell it and shot me a price...

It’s actually a stock Polaris pipe for a 74 440 TX. They’re a little hard to find because it was a one-year deal and only on the 440’s. In 75 Polaris used a similar pipe design on the 440’s but went to twin pipes, which was also a one-year deal. The inlet flange is the same size as the 340...

Just throwing out a quick update here, as I’m starting a big project at the cabin in about a week and I think it will take most, if not all of my free time in September. I hate having to put off sled work but the lake level is low enough to do some things on the foundation that I can't do if the...

It's crazy, the heat and humidity you guys further south are dealing with. I start sweating just reading the posts. Talked to a friend yesterday that lives in the Twin Cities and he said the heat index was about 110. We had a high of 64 with a cooling breeze. Amazing how different it can be...

If I lived in Neenah, I'd be car-pooling with you.

Sitting out on the deck the last couple of evenings it hit me how fast the leaves are changing color. Just in the last week we've gone from solid green to a lot of yellows and some reds. I know it’s still August but I couldn’t help but have thoughts of fall and we all know what follows fall...