KJS

Got an A390 GOLD Mallard. Love it. Wouldn’t sell or trade it for anything.

Had 5 mostly TJs. Highly recommend getting a standard with the strait 6. Be ready to work on AC, all front end components, ecm’s , leaky head cover gaskets, drum brakes, and catalytic converter and or O2 sensors. All easy stuff if you can pull a wrench. If you can’t get a Honda. Bring a code reader when you go test drive one for sure.

Have one on an 18x48. It's quick. Pulls good in mud also. It's a galvanized steel frame instead of aluminum like GT, PD or MB so it's heavier. I've had them all. I went with the FNR because I'm close to the shop. So I don't have to drive to Loreauville if I have an issue. I prefer the driving style of the PD though. It handles more like an outboard.

Thinking of wiring in a charging relay and getting the “add-a-battery kit” from Blue Sea Systems. Currently my cranking battery operates the motor, and all other accessories and my trolling batteries are separate. The ACR allows for dual charging of a cranking and a house or accessory battery from the alternator. Anyone running a set up like this? I was also thinking of just paralleling a house battery. Wouldn’t that give me alternator charging as well?

Yes. Had both ears done on our Boykin ($1500 each) . Wish I had just done his worst ear because he is deaf now (unless you yell). It finished his duck hunting career. I taught him to handle with hand signals so I may attempt to use a vibration collar in lieu of a "sit whistle". He loves to hunt much more than our lab and is a much better "boat dog" than she is. It did stop the ear infections though. The vet told me the spaniel breed in general has ear canals not designed to drain and their hair doesn't shed water like the labs so the ear becomes a factory for ear "bugs".

I hunt Raccourci island in area 6 and I saw spotted fawns a couple weeks ago. Got some real small ones on camera as well.

You can lease a horse if you look around. I’d do everything I could to not buy one. Some barns look for people to ride them. My daughter rode barrels and jumped from 6-16 years old. She’s graduated college now and I’ve still got two expensive goats basically. Thousands of dollars in saddles, $3000 for surgery for one horse that still died, an arena, feed, hay, horse trailer, farrier… I can keep going. Can’t leave home without finding someone to feed them twice a day. Take it from a horse owner of 20 years, explore any and all possibilities before you buy one.
Feed, hay, farrier, vet vaccines run cost per horse up around $ 250-300/month.

If it’s like Doge and some others there is an anti-siphon mechanism right before the tank that’s spring loaded and will act like a check valve not allowing gas to flow if it fails. Try pouring some Marvel Mystery Oil to lube it up (won’t affect tank) and take a fish tape and try depressing the spring to loosen. The only way to replace in most cases is dropping the tank unfortunately but sometimes the Mystery Oil and fishtape trick will loosen the valve and get it working properly again.
I think the ethanol causes it to stick over time.

I have a Kohler 20/18 air cooled. So far so good. I don’t like the auto switch. Needs control boards on both the gen and the ats to talk to each other. Bugs, lizards and spiders can easily cause a short and burn them up so it’s super important to keep the housings clean. If I was to do it again I’d go with a manual ng generator and xfer switch. The more automated the system the more possibilities for a problem. I might also look into a liquid cooled option. Of course the liquid cooled Cummins across the street has had nothing but issues.

I hate my bubba blade electric. Recip speed is slow, and blades are dull compared to others I’ve used. This is the cordless model. I liked my rapala better but the battery didn’t last long. If bubba came out with an upgraded version that was wise. I’ve tried to give mine away. Maybe I’ll try it with the mister twister blades.