With spring rapidly approaching, you are no doubt already looking forward to the chance of get your boat back into the water. While the pontoon of your new home does not need too much maintenance, if you pay attention to two small details before it gets heavy summer use again, you can protect both your boat and your family. It's time to attend to this checklist of chores so you can get your pontoon sparkling for the summer. Pontoon Fender The pontoon fender is the piece that hangs over the edge of the pontoon to protect the side of your boat when it is sitting alongside the pontoon. Some fenders are made of carpet, while others look like hard plastic boxing bags. No matter what your fender is made of, it needs regular cleaning to scrub away
Everytime your car hit a bump or a pothole, you get yourself ready for the distressing bounces and the mysterious screech that comes from beneath the car. To reduce those unwanted squeaks from bumpy rides , struts mounts are used shielding the car from the noise and vibration . Strut mount intercedes in between by holding the tip of the shock absorber as well as the upper most part of the spring. However strut mount alone cannot do the job, that’s when strut mount bushing comes to the rescue. Without the bushing , strut mount will undergo extreme exhaustion due to the metal to metal contact of the spring and the strut mounts.
(This train will kick your caboose to the curb… in the middle of the woods)
The boat-billed herons average height for a full grown adult is about 20 inches. They weight usually about 600g or 1.3 pounds. They have a unique black patch at the base of the hind neck. The animals feathers are a pale grey to white color,they have a chestnut colored belly and black on their side near the hip and ribs. They also have a scoop like bill, so they can scoop up their prey. They have wings that they fly with, as their main source of transportation. The have eyes, ears, and a beak that help them to find their prey, but mostly rely on touch. To protect themselves they raise their dark feathers that are located on their heads.
In Iowa we are the only state that has four border rivers. The names of these amazing rivers are big Sioux, Mississippi, Des Moines, and Missouri. These rivers were of great importance in Iowa before there were railroads for traveling and transporting different produce around the 1800s. Steamboats actually would travel into Iowa before they were even legal to. The Missouri river was probably the most dangerous, dead tree laying on the bottom of the rivers, tree limbs captains couldn’t see, which could put hole in the bottom of the steamboats. Now the Missouri current moved quickly and the channel would shift from one place to another. This caused a lot of accidents and made
The point of tail docking is slightly clearer, but still not necessary. Tail docking was used
Should puppies get their tails docked? This cruel and mostly cosmetic procedure is painful, and is performed without anesthesia. Tail docking is an unnecessary procedure, so why are we still doing it? In many other countries tail docking is banned, however in the United States it is completely unrestricted. Dogs with docked tails can have problems transmitting social cues to other dogs. Additionally, many supporters of the practice say the puppies won’t remember it, so it doesn’t matter if it causes pain. Dogs can also develop medical problems when they have docked tails.
In early Spring, the water may be a little chilly. Wearing a wet suit, splash jacket, and proper river shoes can make the trip much more comfortable, allowing you to enjoy the thrill without the chill. Some outfitters rent this gear. A reputable outfitter will have gear for you. Find out before you book if the outfitter has gear for you. Raft Masters includes this gear as part of the package at no additional cost. On the other side of the spectrum: be prepared for sunny clear days. This can be accomplished by wearing quick drying clothing like polypro and wearing sunscreen and a cheap pair of sunglasses with UV protection. Raft Masters sells sun screen, sunglasses, and straps for your sunglasses so you don’t lose them. Remember sunburns
One thing to watch out for is the temperature of the place you are storing your boat. Your boat is constructed with materials that can be sensitive to extremely cold or hot temperatures. For example, an extremely cold storage climate could cause wood to warp, and an extremely hot storage climate may compromise the boat’s overall structure due to the metals that can bend. The ideal temperature for
Summer is almost here! Be sure to insure your boat so you can get out on the water and enjoy yourself safely. Shelter Insurance – Olin Woolum, the most trusted and experienced insurance agent in Winchester, KY, can design a boat insurance policy that meets your needs and fits your budget. The company also specializes in home, life, motorcycle, and auto insurance, so you can find the all coverage you want at a single source.
Mickey looked at the rules for this boat and was grateful that he had lost five pounds ever since being diagnosed with diabetes. His boat would float a little easier with having less weight to hold. The project had said to create a cardboard boat and paddles out of plastic, duct tape, and cardboard. While deciding on a basic structure for the boat, he has flashbacks from the Fourth of July. As Mickey thinks back to that glorious, hot dog filled day, he is reminded of himself barking endlessly at a passing dog on what he remembers being called a pontoon boat. The dog looked so peaceful to him. With all of those people on one platform easily balanced out by the large silver tubes on each side. Mickey wanted his boat to seem as peaceful and structurally
If your boat is out of the water, remove the drain plug. Just make sure you put it back in before you use the boat again!
Do you want your vehicle to reach a higher top speed than expected, but do not know what enhancements to use for it to be done safely? Although there are many upgrades that can improve speed, you also need to improve down force and weight reduction to reach maximum potential. If the three of these are not done, then when reaching high speeds the vehicle may flip because it does not have the proper down force it needs to hold it to the ground. When the car has too much weight it could keep it from reaching the highest possible speed it can handle. So how can we first improve speed?
Once the lake refilled their fun started with ease. Summer activities kicked off as the boat settled into the water.
We've all seen the guy who meticulously scrubs down his boat every morning with a gentle cloth. He takes the cleaning to a new dimension that almost seems unhealthy at first glance. However, wiping down the stainless and varnished teak with boat cleaning supplies might not be so crazy after all. Why? Because salt will almost immediately start to corrode your boat and form pox. You will first notice it on the stainless, but the salt will damage the rest of your boat as well.
Western and Indigenous knowledge systems differ in values, habits of mind and practices; however, there has been productive cross-cultural collaboration that integrates global vision with social and cultural dimensions. Productive collaboration addresses past contradictions in the coevolution of society, science and environment. Ten Canoes is a cross-culturally collaborative film that was meant to portray the Yolngu community in its true representation in an attempt to bridge the black and white Australian cultural divide by sharing its traditions and values with a non-Indigenous audience. Important spiritual and cultural information is shared throughout the passage of the film that frames and contextualizes the cosmology of the Yolngu people (Clothier & Dudek, 2009: p. 85). Dutch-born director Rolf De Heer and Yolngu director Peter Djigirr consolidate to show modern audiences the “community’s cultural continuance and to connect between individuals and the community both past and present” (Clothier & Dudek, 2009: p. 86). Additionally, Ten Canoes is only spoken in the Yolngu’s Indigenous language. For Yolngu audiences, “the use of their own languages in Ten Canoes highlights the vibrancy of a continuing linguistic heritage” (Clothier & Dudek, 2009: p. 87). Simultaneously, audiences that cannot understand the language of the Yolngu people read subtitles that create a critical intimacy to engage in “passion and reason while seeking understanding” (Clothier & Dudek, 2009: p.