Recent content by yoderjac

I took the neighbor boy fishing in it on Friday. We didn't catch much but still had fun. When I got back, I charged everything up with the charging board. The Maker Pipe fitting came in so I added a handle to it: Instead of using just a piece of conduit for the handle, I thought I'd save a...

The sunn hemp is not completely dominating the plot. You can even see the yellow flowers where it is just starting to go into bloom.

I described this method in another post. I don't actually weigh anything. When you first fill the container with Promix, you pick it up and get a feel for the weight. That weight is "Empty" on you gas gauge. I then totally drench the container until water is running out of the lower holes...

I water by weight, not on a schedule.

Well, I finally got the boat wet today! I tested the winch with my tractor battery and it works fine. So, I ran out to advanced auto and bought an ATV batter to operate the winch. I got everything ready to go while the battery was charging. I did not realize the sell the AGM batteries dry...

I made some progress today. I went ahead and ordered both trailers. I had them do some custom stuff, so the lead time is about 5 weeks. In the meantime, I borrowed my neighbors utility trailer. It is about the same size as the one I ordered. I have a small Harbor Freight portable winch. I...

Thanks for the link. Those would be fine for a regular bass boat, but space is pretty limited on my one man boat. I won't often be out after dark, so I only want a small base that attaches to a YakAttack style rail with a removable pole. I want the nav lights to be powered with an internal...

I have not tested that yet. They are strap on LED lights. The set came with a red, a green, and two white lights. I'm not sure what angle those LED lights provide. If it 180 degrees I should be fine with two of them. If I find that to be insufficient it is easy enough to buy a couple more...

I think we are getting into semantics here guys. Typically a sanctuary, in the classic sense, is an area that is not hunted. Typically, you don't even do habitat work in it once established. Some folks go in once and do a major habitat update and then make it a sanctuary for the next 20...

I called Kaufman Trailers and got quotes on two trailers, a 16000 GVWR Deluxe Flatbed Trailer – 22 ft., and a 12 ft. x 76 in Deluxe Single Axle Utility Trailers – 2990 GVWR. The only options I got on the equipment trailer was the Load G rated 14 ply all steel radials and a spare. I also had...

The negatives a simply humans going afield. You can have the same reaction after checking the SD card or changing batteries in a trail camera. That deer won't leave the area because of that reaction.

If you look at the picture with the boat leaning on the tail gate, you can see the cart I built under it. There are a number of places that don't have boat ramps. My plan is to offload the boat on to the cart for transport to the water when needed. So, if I need the trailer for another task...

Thanks for the link. I spent last evening looking at trailering options, everything from a raft trailer to a DIY modification to a Harbor Freight El Cheapo trailer. I slept on it and I'm taking your advice. Unfortunately, overthinking it is my favorite pastime. So... Here is what I'm...

It is only 10' long and 49" wide. It easily fits between the wheel wells. With my long bed and the tailgate down it should only stick out a foot or so. I'm considering doing both. I would like to transport it to places where a trailer would be difficult at worst and inconvenient at best...

One positive and a big failure. The good news is that I use a board to test out adding the handle concept to the cart. It worked beautifully. I was easily able to push the cart far enough under the boat to get close to the center of gravity. Wheeling it around was easy beans. Now for the...