Posts by Dan

One of the reasons that I didn't pursue the bag idea is that the Gopro case is quite durable. The point of weakness is the lens which needs to be protected from scratching, which was taken care of with the Pursuit lens cap.

Well done Ramon. I was thinking of getting something similar manufactured, with a zipper, but in the end figured there will not be much demand for it. Let me know what you think guys.

The mesh worked to keep plant material out of the boat, but it didn't stop small sandy particles. After mowing my lawn the boat was dirty inside from all the dust the lawn mower lifted up off the ground. So I won't be using the mesh, although it can be an alternative for some situations.

I was able to find a good quality cover that fit my boat well. It's a StormPro cover size D and I bought it at mytarp.com for $140 http://www.mytarp.com/stormpro-boat-cover.aspx. The cover material feels durable to me, it's Denier 600. The rain is sliding off of it like water off a ducks back. The specs for the cover are:
17'L TO 19'L
FITS BEAM WIDTH TO 102"
My boat is an 18ft Zodiac rigid inflatable, and the cover fits pretty good. The main problem with a RIB is the beam vs. length ratio, because of the tubes the beam length tends to require a cover that is too long for the boat. I opted for the right length and the cover ends at the rub rail on the tubes which is at about the midway point. Everything is nice and tight, and rain water doesn't collect anywhere because of the center console.

Why would anyone pay that money for lion fish if grouper, already a marketable fish, costs less and has better yield. They'd have to make the lion fish some kind of a yuppie trend to be able to charge more for it. Most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyways.

That does look like a big one in the pic.

Don, I get it.

Thanks Mike, I'll check them out.

It's a 3 cylinder mercury 90. That's a lot of instructions for such a simple task.

Is there such a thing as marine grade or can regular automotive spark plug wires be used?

Quote from Marco

What's a cowling?

What's a good paint for a motor cowling?

Yes, unless I find the 16GB card that I lost, should be around the house somewhere

One of the negative reviews for that card recommended this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ…ZHTNNU/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk same price practically, and has other positive reviews. I bought two of them and it's free shipping.

Ha I thought that little bit of chainlink fence in the first pics might be a kennel.

Mine likes to chew on squirrels

and Bufo toads

Sweet boat. The house is nice too. Your yard is perfect for a dog.

Read the reviews for that card, they are all negative and look legit. I wouldn't chance it with this card for the gopro camera.

Welcome to the forum. Post a pic of the boat.

When I started spearfishing I had no knowledge of fish spearing equipment. I bought my first speargun, and when I saw the shaft with floppers it made perfect sense. The fish I was going after didn't require anything more complicated, but later on I learned of slip tips and they looked to me like a major hi-tech advancement in spearfishing gear. At some point I realized that a flopper on a shaft is the modern day equivalent of a simple barb used by ancient spearfishermen. So I made and used this avatar for a while to acknowledge the history.

One day I thought about Inuit hunting seals, I've seen videos of this. Though I've never seen their hunting tools, by the way the hunter was holding on to the rope once the spear was thrust I figured he must have put a slip tip into the seal. I then thought doh! that's probably how whale hunting harpoons are rigged too. So slip tips are a very old invention by human kind, that's been applied to modern spearfishing. It's also interesting to note that if you get a complete pass through with the shaft, and you're using one where the shooting line attachment point is some distance away from the rear end of the shaft, the whole shaft behaves like a slip-tip.

I think the pics from this website http://elfshotgallery.blogspot…-of-toggling-harpoon.html show well the parallel between the old gear and the new.

Interesting. The kayak pic looks more fake than the street pic. But I know the kayak pic has been around for a long time. And it is the same shark.

Now there's something you don't see every day.