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Coming together nicely! Going to be one fast, sharp sled and by the looks of things, will be done in plenty of time for the Houghton adventurel.

Managing the hose takes patience (something I’m a little short on). If you get a kink that hooks on a sawhorse and you just give it a yank, the outcome could be very disappointing. Your shoes do start to stick to the plastic, in varying degrees, depending on how much paint you are spraying. I...

I sold my enclosed trailer that previously served as a temporary paint booth so I had to fashion one in the garage. It was probably overkill but it seems like the airborne spray gets everywhere. I don’t have a fancy rotisserie to rotate the chassis so I have to paint the chassis in two steps...

This is very cool. It's quite an honor and something that is earned, not given. Well deserved John, well deserved.

I wanted to share a project that Chris (m8man) did for me. I talked to him a while back about doing a Walleye piece to hang on the wall that I could give my wife for Christmas. We talked a bit about the concept and he threw out some ideas that I really liked and he went to work. I had seen...

I have not heard that saying but I appreciate getting the benefit of the doubt. As my wife always says though, "You're no Einstein." Considering how much of my life is consumed looking for my glasses, I shouldn’t find this funny but it still made me laugh. Leave it to you to pick that out. I...

Now that you point that out, it does look like a bee thing. Guess I better get it painted before I have the makings of a hive. Sooner or later, the tear-down of the actual project sled had to happen. It mostly went without issues and it didn’t take long to get quite a bit of the disassembly...

Just to prove I’m not in the boat all the time, I tackled a small, but necessary detail. I mentioned that I planned to put a screen/grill in the scoop opening. I needed to make some kind of frame and I originally planned to use a thicker hex-type material, which is why I used angle channel...

Had to laugh at your Chub story. Our minnow guy occasionally throws in what he calls a “shark”. We make the same comment about fileting it. I’m impressed you got that big fish lined up with the hole, not to mention hauling it in from a tip-up. A memorable fish for sure, you will never forget...

I'm always surprised by what these big predators will chase. They are definitely fattening up for the winter.

Apologies for back-to-back fishing posts but I had an unusual experience today. Hooked what was undoubtedly the biggest Northern Pike I’ve personally seen. No way I was getting him in the boat with my Walleye net so I just tried to get a little video. No small task to try to hold a phone with...

After several days of strong winds and rough water, the lake serves up one of these stunning October days. Fish did find their way into the boat but even if they had not, it was a joy to just be out there on a fall day like today.

Thanks for posting this Gary. Reading this journal again, it was so classic John. He was always a little more excited about fall than the other season changes. He was one of the most positive people I’ve ever met and always focused on the good in life. He is missed.

Perfect eating size, wish I could catch those all day long. Went out for a couple of hours about a week ago, didn't do real well, all the Walleyes were either too small or too big to keep. Couldn't keep the dang Bass off my bait. Fun to catch but don't contribute to the frying pan. Will try...

I agree. I think it looks great! I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels like their paint work could be better but then, we don't do it every day.

Lucky you! Have to love the shakers. How fortunate were we to have experienced that period of automotive history first-hand. Body work finished, time to throw on a little primer.

The hood is a little reminiscent of a GPX, which, in my opinion was the coolest Yamaha of the 70’s No glass or lithium batteries planned for the opening but I am looking at grill options. The opening will be somewhat functional because I had to remove the cooling air flow shrouds to make room...

You guys are a lot better at creative thinking than I am. Knowing my fondness for motors sticking out of hoods, a giant motor (maybe even with a blower:)) is a appealing idea. There have been a few Polaris liquid transplants in this chassis but to my knowledge, no one has stuffed a big cylinder...

One might wonder why someone would drill holes in a hood that seems to be in reasonably good shape. Or cut a large hole in that same hood. You guys will figure this out pretty fast.

Typically I have used Fusion 5X and, as advertised, it seems to bond well to the plastic. On this project I've been painting all the black stuff with Rustoleum satin black so I just painted the tank with the same paint. Paints just keep getting better so we'll see how it works out. One thing...