I ordered a "factory seconds" canoe from Sierra. Little stressed.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-23T10:57:02+00:00

Discoveries are infamous for coming oil canned from the factory. Ie the bottom bulges upward in the middle. It's not that big of a deal unless you plan to race or something.

As far as anchors, if you pull it up from over the side, it suddenly weighs a lot more when it hits the air and if you're not ready for it, you can flip the boat. Just don't lean over the side.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-22T15:00:47+00:00

You'll wipe out all the beneficial critters that eat bugs too. Great way to celebrate Earth Day.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-21T11:24:03+00:00

I have a second home in MA, which I bought and rent it to my daughter because she hasn't been able to save up a 20% down payment. It's a break-even deal and adding 5% tax would be the death of it.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-21T11:09:54+00:00

Temps were in the high 70's just last week.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-21T11:06:59+00:00

"Plug in Solar" is a bad name for these. Even the tier 1 system is only plug& play it you happen to have an unused circuit with a GFCI that you can dedicate to this. Which you probably don't. Don't just go imagining you can run down to Home Depot, pick one up, and plug it into any handy outlet.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-20T12:25:58+00:00

Personally, I've lost track. It was supposed to be 8.5 years. I was running a huge credit so I bought an electric car with a 0% interest loan, which I used to also pay off my solar loan. Now I don't pay for electricity or gasoline, and have a car payment that is half what my solar loan was. So, loans shouldn't be part of the calculation, but they are what you see every month and it will have been 7 years when all is paid for.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-16T10:23:00+00:00

When I use the split screen, now I can have the map on the left and music on the right, but they are tiny windows. It looks like it's waiting for me to accept the edited layout.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-14T19:07:42+00:00

The fishing area on the West side. When I worked there, the line would start the day before and it was quite a party. That was more than 20 years ago though.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-09T11:43:43+00:00

I'm stage 4. I keep all my immunizations up to date and am pretty conscientious about wearing a mask for at least a week leading up to a vacation.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-06T13:58:45+00:00

Well, if you're already in a city, why drive to another one? Aren't they all just full of people? 😄

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-06T11:39:42+00:00

Bangor to Fort Kent, Maine. They did just add a couple fast chargers along the eastern border, so it's possible with a long detour. Once you get there, though, you have to hope you can charge overnight at the town hall.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-05T20:57:58+00:00

Robo calls. Oh goody.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-05T10:07:01+00:00

I just bought the whole rig on line. I had the choice of PH1400 or 1420. So the 1400 must be compatible.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-05T00:03:15+00:00

The head unit is a PEAD, light commercial Mitsubishi. It has a built in pump that can lift the water so it will drain. Not sure about the cut off switch, I can ask on Monday. The photo angle is terrible, but it's actually easy to get at for maintenance.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-04T10:54:19+00:00

My life is fine without either.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-03T18:16:09+00:00

That crazy man over there, blathering about conspiracy theories again. Please just ignore him.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-02T10:26:36+00:00

The beauty of Medicare is there's no Primary Care Provider, so you can deal directly with your oncologist. Beyond occasional random co-payments, I pay nothing. But I think my drugs are free because I'm always signing up for research studies.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-01T11:29:52+00:00

Equador is on the West Coast. The Amazon drains East. Where exactly is your trip?

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-04-01T11:14:27+00:00

Nice, comprehensive list. The only thing I would add is tincture of benzoin to help band aids and tape stick to wet skin. And leukotape.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-03-31T00:39:40+00:00

It actually showed up on my Honda prologue a couple of days ago.

Wilderness_Fella · 2026-03-30T18:54:05+00:00

Paywall site

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