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I had forgotten that photo of Dwight's local wildlife. He'd better add an anti-air capability.

The barge, by design, is a quadrilateral oscillating ram with recessed propulsion units. It can ram from any and all sides repeatedly with zero propulsion unit damage.

Holy Crap! I hadn't considered the need to ram vertically.

That's cause you're not an Aerospace Engineer!

What do you think about mirrors as a vertical solution, perhaps incorporating solar panels for supplemental thruster power?

Power center test fitting:

Is that a speaker box that I see attached to the exterior? Have you engineered extension wires to facilitate removal? This would then allow you to set and hold the speaker box unit on your shoulder with the drivers directed toward your ears. Although many would consider this ridiculous procedure, there are many more that recongnize the hip-hop benefits to a pounding, rhythmic track of Badger-Badger as you beebop and chicken strut up and down the Pond Barge with a Corona in your free hand. Don't forget the sheet of cardboard for break-dancing.

Brettski, Good thinking, except you forgot that everything is wireless out here.

I have a pair of nice waxed break-dancing cardboards if your are interested. Since you are a good friend you can have them for free.

That's a generous offer, Dwight, but my eggroll ain't what it used to be.

I hear ya brother....

Dang, 24 volt. Are gonna ski behind it or do the Cotton Eyed Joe on top of it?

Dave, It is a 12 volt system. The red switch lets you run on battery #1 or #2 or both together. Both Batteries running together will be useful for using both front and rear trolling motors at the same time. Like for hauling heavy loads when in work mode. Most of the time one battery will be in use with the second on reserve.

The barge needs a lot of juice for all the potential electronics I can run at any given time. You know me and electronic gear, Sonar, GPS, TV, Radio, Computer, Cell Phone!

Some may ask why would you want your computer and cell phone with you when fishing. I say, why would you work in your office inside a building when you can work outside on the pond and do a little fishing at the same time!

I'm finally seeing the wisdom in Sunil's words....


You guys really ARE a bunch of freaks.

Now I need to stock up on Windex to clean the windows in my glass house.

Ah, yes. But committed freaks.

I prefer "zealous freaks" to "committed freaks". Committed reminds me too much of the Rubber Room Ranch type committed!

You can couch the word any way you like, but at the end of the day.....a bunch of freaks.

Couch reminds me of the Rubber Room Ranch type couch and freaks reminds me of that ranch too.

How about, "You can frame the word any way you like, but at the end of the day.....a bunch of aficionados."

Afishionados.

...sounds like a food vendor snack that gets served with melted nacho cheese at the Bass Master Classic.
Yo...Beer-man! 2 Coronas, 2 dogs wit'unyun and summadem Afishionados!

You can parse it anyway you want and it still = fish nuts.

Shop Vac pulling the rope snake:



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No breakers broke and no fuses blew, so far so good.

You're a friggin genius.

Dwight my power is out from storms yesterday -- can you come help the power company fix things?

Dave, No Genius, I still worry that the barge will sink to the bottom of the pond and end up a very expensive piece of structure!

ewest, They don't need no Rube Goldberg electricians "helping". Hopefully you didn't have too much damage!