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  1. LongLine
    Thanx Conelius. I blew the question about what's most important when you see a lighthouse. duh...should have thought about that right-a-way joke between the lighthouse keeper and the aircraft carrier... Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Sk8- Short answer - yes - take the internet course now. (It's cold, boat is covered with snow & shoveling the driveway is not great entertainment.) The long answer: This bill was signed into law: http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S1639A-2013 Other sections state that internet-based training will be ok if approved by NYS; Rental places have to provide on the spot training; effective on May 1st after signed into law. There is another bill currently referred to Dept of Parks & Recreation that would require a two year "education period" but that has not been passed yet. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    After you pass the test, close the site and give it a few minutes. Go back to it as a "returning user" and log in. Go to "my account" and it will list the certificates that you've earned at the lower left, under the calendar. There's a "print" icon with each certificate. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    You can print out your certificate on BoatsUS. (It's not for the under 18 crowd nor for PWC) Tom B. (LongLine)
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    I think Cornelius posted it way back, (rollmops) http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/NewYork.asp BTW - Use firefox as your browser. There are issues with explorer. (they provide a link to it in their instructions) Tom B. (LongLine)
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    OD - This is what I use. I've tried small grinders but usually make a mess when I do. FT - Yes it's a NK28. I've never caught anything on an NBK - treble or siwash. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    So I just finished the BoatUS on-line course. (passed...yay!) Even learned a couple things that I had never thought about. For example: if you smell or have smoke coming out of your doghouse and open the lid real quick - you could trigger a massive flame/flareup as the lid could suck air into it real quick. Now that I think about it...duh...that makes perfect sense. The course got me thinking about it so I'd say that yes, it's worth the time to take one of the courses. What the heck, beats shoveling the driveway. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    I agree with you. Did some research and even though the CG doesn't specify which, they do specify performance characteristics. (Big time on life jackets.) They also randomly test boats by going out & buying new ones and see what it takes to sink them. I think all the foam sites I saw said closed cell should be used for floatation. A few said that all foam will eventually absorb moisture but it takes much more time to soak the closed cell. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome to the site. Be sure to let us know how they do it out there. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Well you got one vote for Mustad, one for VMC & one for Owner....so obviously I' going to say that Gammy's are the only way to go. I use a 3/0 Siwash on NK 28 size spoons. Tom B. (LongLine)
  11. LongLine
    Happy New Year. It's going to be better than the last. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    After 50+ years of filing my fingers & getting poked with the barb, try this for a hook sharpening holder: Simply cut some slots in a piece of scrap wood with a small hand saw, a little over ¼†deep. Also holds trebles. When one slot gets a little sloppy, move to next. Tom B. (LongLine)
  13. LongLine
    Welcome to the site. Sodus still is a great place to fish out of. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    L'S - Best advice is just to always be observant in all directions. See what the others guy is running and which way the other guys are going and where they're going, then do your best to stay away from them. Assume the other guy is going to hook a fish and give him the room you would like to land the one you're going to hook into. Don't be afraid to run N-S when others are going E-W. Just turn away well before you come across anyone's path. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Way to go Rick. Looks like a great time. Net looks a little small for that shark though. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    For anyone that attempted this, here's some of the words... Tom B. (LongLine)
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    S Duck - There's all kinds of maps out there. Might help if you know the general area where you want to go (?) Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Happy B-Bay S.F. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Plum'rs helper? Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Ho, ho, ho...changing the game this time. Hope all are safe, in good health & enjoying their holiday. (Fill in the puzzle with the words on the wordlist) Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Merry Christmas to all And Happy New Year, Tom B. (LongLine)
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    From what I can figure (& I warn you that I'm computer illiterate), when you make a site a "favorite" Explorer puts some codes for that site in a special file for that site on your computer. Even though you dump cookies & temp files, that file is still there, in a different location. Your computer goes to that special file rather than accessing the site directly. This way you computer saves a few steps when accessing that site. If that site has some updates that have some different codes than what's already in that special file on your computer, you may encounter some problems. I'm probably full of sh[t, but clearing the browser cache worked. Now if I can only remember how to access it for the next update...... Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Hey hey...clearing browser cache seems to have worked ...so on to the important stuff: Use the letters in DOWNRIGGER†to form as many English words of 3 letters or more. Examples: own, done, region, wording… (Bonus: Find two 9 letter words) >120: Pollywog 120: Brown Trout 150: Steelhead 180: King Salmon 200+: (Go write a dictionary) Tom B. (LongLine)
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    I've rebooted, run anti-virus stuff, reset all defaults in browser (just in case) & still doesn't work. Works okay on other forums tho'.... Chad is looking into it. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Can you guys copy anything from WORD and then paste it in as a reply? (Is my computer experiencing some serious operator error?) Tom B. (LongLine)
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