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Thanks for the suggestion kmorin, contribution sent. On a side note, I find the idea of the Alaskan lifestyle so alluring, until I remember I moved south from Minnesota because it was too cold. My viking ancestors would think me a wimp, I have no doubt.

Thank you for the encouragement, both of you. When the time comes (probably about 8 weeks from now) I'll start a new thread rather than hijack this great one. My scale will be smaller than most of these. I'm in the SE US and our small rivers have our own unique requirements, jon boats are prevalent....

Just wanted to thank both Tfitz and Kmorin for this thread. It is so helpful I've created a login just to make this post. I've been preping for an upcoming project, with limited experience, and this is by far the single most helpful thread I've ever read. There is so much knowledge shared here, it's...