GANG: I received a interesting invitation / LINK from the TENNESSEE Wildlife agency to submit photos by march 20 , 2020 for their yearly calendar contest.. Seems like there is four catagories, Fish , Hunt , BOATING and Wildlife.. Winners should get $ 60 per photo selected. Other members had good dam Lock raft up pics and drone photos, etc... here is LINK and info , can submit via web link attach box.
2020-21 Photo Contest Underway for Tennessee Wildlife Magazine Calendar
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now accepting entries for its 2020-21 photo contest for publication in Tennessee Wildlife’s annual calendar issue. All interested photographers are invited to submit up to 10 of their best photos on fishing, hunting, boating, and wildlife species native to Tennessee.

The photos will be reviewed for publication in the annual calendar edition of Tennessee Wildlife, which is the summer issue. If a photo is selected for the calendar edition, the photographer will receive a cash stipend of $60.

Photographers must submit their photo entries by the March 21, 2020 deadline. Photos must be horizontal (landscape), in JPEG format, and submitted on a CD. They must be sized to print no smaller than 8-1/2x11 and resolution should be at least 300 pixels/inch.

If photographers wish to submit online, use this link: stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/calendar_photos

If submitting a physical copy, photographers must be sure to provide their name, address, phone number, and e-mail address with their disk. Disks cannot be returned.

Good pictures Dan,

Thanks Merky for the detailed information. From the pictures it looks like she is sitting pretty well.

Thanks for the compliment on the videos,

Ok Dangerous Dan, you sure do but you conveniently "forgot to post the caption." After all, since every picture tells a story. Here is ours and we are sticking to it.......

"Hey Carol, where's Dan, I can't see Pokey-boy Nelson back there anywhere........"

Gotcha.

By the way, Great card Larry. Could that be a new young "you-know-who" manning the fore deck?

Just askin'

This is going to be our Holiday card this year. I bet a few of you will get the reference.

Merky Johnrude wrote: Oh, almost forgot........thanks for the pix, Dan!

M

Oh I've got pix!

Oh, almost forgot........thanks for the pix, Dan!

M

Greetings Mark!

Great videos, by the way. The J-55 service manual sez the short shaft model weighs 180 lbs. It sits fine in the water when not moving, and backs up ok without trying to submarine (as long as you don't push it). Doesn't seem much more bulky than the '59 E-35 which comes in at around 140-150 lbs, I believe. It does make the boat feel lighter and more agile when underway. Initially, performance wise, it was obviously under propped spinning the (a bit rough around the edges) 12 1/4 x 15" OEM wheel. I have a new 17" incher coming and we are looking forward to really letting it all hang out. Our first impression is that in its normal operating range for us, it seems to get about the same milage, maybe a bit better than the '59 Lark. It is pretty nice original condition and seems like a great bridge between the 50's-60's deflector twins and the super trick modern twin loopers. We give it four thumbs up.

Merky (I know.....where's the Merc?)

Good times.... Glad to here the new old motor ran well.

Dan any guess on how much that motor weighs?

John and Carol McC out today in their Hawk and their new 1976 Johnson 55 hp short shaft on it's virgin run. It ran great. The McC's, DrChip and I did a short cruise and lunch at the Twisted Oar at Holiday Marina. A great time!

Well not everyone up north is afraid of a little winter time boating!



Our ice storm of 2-17-2015



Our walk in the woods was surreal.