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On 5/31/2013 9:00 PM, Earl wrote:
JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 5/30/2013 7:55 PM, Earl wrote: True North wrote: On Wednesday, 29 May 2013 11:56:47 UTC-3, Wayne B wrote: On Wed, 29 May 2013 07:05:25 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: Here's a GOOD NEWS story for you. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stor...nada-oecd.html ==== How's that new boat doing? Have we seen any pictures yet? I agree with you that Canada in the summer time is a wonderful place. One of our best boat cruises ever was up the Rideau Canal system from Kingston, Ontario with the return leg via the Ottawa River, St Lawrence River, Chambly Canal and Lake Champlain. Trouble with posting pictures is..the usual low lifes will want to use them to harass, belittle and intimidate every chance they get. BTW I'm thinking of buying an electric trailer dolly to help manouver the boat/trailer in tight spaces such as on my somewhat narrow street and narrower driveway. Princess Auto has a made in China 12 volt unit for $400.00. Comes with single drive wheel and a small battery. I was talking to another company that has a nicer two drive wheel version for three times as much. (I supply car type battery) Both are supposidly rated for between 4500 and 5000 lbs but for the cheaper unit...that's on a level surface. You have a history of harassment, belittling, and intimidation, Don so I understand why you wouldn't want to post photos. WTF is supposidly? Your spell-checking BS is yet another thing that can backfire on you, eh? Learn to trailer with your vehicle. I can get into any spot 12" wider than my trailer with my SUV. Yup, I can pretty much put a trailer anywhere. I have backed them into marinas around corners and to slips ![]() driving trucks though.. My dad taught me a secret for backing when I was about 8, when he taught me to drive. Hand on the bottom of the wheel and move in the direction you want the trailer to go? Actually what he told me was "Know your vehicle and in particular, how wide it is/how wide your target is. Choose your path, pick a mirror, and go... (heres the main part) *Do not swivel your head from side to side, just watch one side of the vehicle and the other side will take care of itself*". The idea being if you have an 8 foot vehicle and a 10 foot hole, you keep your side 1 foot from the side, and you really don't need to look at the other side... just pay attention to your side. Too many people get caught up looking from one mirror to another, and end up hitting something. "Backing" is kind of a "thing" in our family. I am not sure if any of you remember ten years ago when I taught my middle daughter to drive. I took her to a state park, drove all the way down a dirt road (jeep CJ, standard trans) and told her to back it out. She said "why" and I said because if you can back this short wheel base vehicle out of the woods, you can drive it anywhere... She backed it out, drove it back, backed it out, etc.. a few times, then we hit the road.... |
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