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Looks Great! A lot of satisfaction in building it yourself, not to mention saving some money.

The only experience I’ve had was converting my Summit tail light a few years ago and that was pretty straightforward. I’m planning on just using a standard 12V DC LED light, which is basically a slimline trailer tail light. If it doesn’t work out, I’m sure I can always go back to some type of...

Your timing is uncanny. I was planning on adding an update tonight (honest). Fair warning though, I have a friend coming up next week to fish for a week. There’ll be a lot more reeling than wrenching. Being the dog days of summer, it seemed like a good time for a little Mutt activity. Probably...

This is looking very good. Enjoying the photos and seeing it come together. Love the boulder retaining walls, really integrate the garage into the landscape.

Guess I've never put much stock in the lunar/solar predictions but they must have originated for some reason. Who knows, there might be something to it. Seems like there are a lot of other variables that can also come into play. I do think the fish can sense pressure system changes, even in...

Excellent! When we used to fish the lakes/rivers further south in the state I loved stumbling onto a batch of Bluegills. Feisty critters and extremely tasty.

Great season! By all accounts, this was a pretty good baseball team and you’re justifiably proud of your son’s and the team’s achievements. Well done! Our youngest grandson played in a 15AAA all-star game this weekend in the Twin Cities. Had a good game, which was nice to see, as he’s coming...

I guess when it comes to the house and yard, I’ve always been kind of a neat freak. Shop/garage organization is a different matter. It took me a long time to realize that taking time to put tools away and clean up at the end of the day actually saves time in the long run. These projects have...

Very cool to see! Let us know how it goes this weekend.

A wise man, your grandpa. I grew up with wood heat and my brother and I were given the wood splitting chores as soon as we could swing a double bit axe. I still think wood heat is hard to beat when you need to warm up. On many winter nights when I call it quits in the shop, I grab a chair and...

Managed a couple of small, non-visible things on the sled this week. Not very exciting but something that had to get done - Aligned the skis and tightened all the steering system bolts/nuts. I have to get this pretty dang close because once the engine is in there's no accessing the lower tie rod...

Really interesting reading people’s take on your questions, based on their experience. When we started looking for a cabin, we identified a few basic priorities that we had in mind. Fishing was a big priority, as was lake access (preferably lakeshore), electricity availability, and, of all...

Add my name to that list. Awesome photos and reports Gary! The size of this event is mind-boggling. I honestly don't know how they pull it off. I guess guys like you hae a lot to do with that. Well Done!

Mezz and pclark, I totally agree with your comments. These are memories made that will last a lifetime. Gary, you are mostly accurate. I did show her everything I know about fishing but that only took about two minutes. As for the looks angle, I can’t argue. The evidence is right there on...

I commend you parents out there that are coaching or helping coach their kid’s teams. Years from now they will still remember that you took the time to coach their team and are maybe a little more inclined to continue the tradition when they have kids of their own. While it’s true that only a...

It’s been 5 years since our grand daughter has been able to get up to the lake but she managed to make the trip from Texas this summer so we hit the water for a couple of days. The girl loves to fish and she does amazingly well at managing a 2 oz. bottom bouncer rig over variable terrain and...

Don’t think this project will let me lose interest. It’s just daring me to finish it. I will admit, though, there has been a summer slowdown. I would like to be spending more time on it but shop time has been hard to come by. Like Mezz said: “Have to make hay while the sun shines.” In addition...

I suspected that this summer would be busy and so far my suspicions have been confirmed. It’s been crazy but it hasn’t completely kept me off the project. A bunch of small stuff did get done: Installed the brake line, kill switch, fuel pump, CDI box, coil, voltage regulator, and muffler...

Very cool photos Gary! Love the fact that they have the Willie Ewing’s Thundercat on display. Like a lot of people, I hope I can get there some day. I’m sure I could spend hours looking at the sleds and other display stuff. Not much of a resident authority since I didn’t recognize the name Herb...

It's called Briggs Best Batter, named after a fellow that developed the batter and originally owned the Wigwam Resort on Lake of the Woods. Not a heavy batter, more of a light coating. I'm sure it's available from other sources but Sheel's sells it here. Briggs Best Batter