Trading post feedback

#1-835 Mossberg pump**seller "uncle smallie"

Transaction went well, we meet half the distance from our homes. The price was fair and the product has worked fine since I got it.

I would recommend buy something from "uncle smallie" he does business the way you want it done, like a gentlemen.

#2-PSE compound bow**seller "doug" (I don't know his log on name)

Transaction went well. Same deal, we meet at a half way point. Price was more then fair, I would defiantly recommend doing business with him.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOTTEN FROM THE TRADING POST, AND HOW DID THE TRANSACTION GO?

Some pretty rare beaver dam tip ups on there now

I see the "boat for sale" I referenced in my last post was removed from trading post. I'm thinking he saw my post and decided to look into the bad transom....If so - and if you are reading this - look thru some recent posts on the FB page "Lund transom Group." I don't recall exactly what year your boat was - mid to late 90's - but if it was a '99 (and for at least a decade)  the corrosion in the aluminum outer transom skin was caused in large part by the copper used in the wood preservative in the transom core. There is at least some remedy from Lund for that problem - possible a new composite core (coosa board) but you'd be on the hook for the labor....And the labor sucks. lol...sorry.

I was completely SOL in that regard but the good part was my transom's aluminum skin had no corrosion. Mine was made slightly before they used that preservative. The bad part was Lund didn't even have a paper template for my core...And mine was too rotten to use.

If you're reading this - good luck with it....In the ad it looked like the boat was very well kept and maintained. The bad transom core is not your fault.

It's Lund's.

I rarely look at the classifieds here. I did today because I'm looking for a specific something...then - since I'm deeply involved in a transom repair project and a member of a transom repair group,etc...I looked at a boat for sale. Older boat,same make as mine....for sale for...quite a bit for a boat that age. Roughly the equivalent of a downpayment on a house.

I have come to realize/learn that almost every boat from that manufacturer of that general age needs a transom core replacement,will soon need one,or has already had one...So I zoomed in. The dimpling and bubbling around the bolt heads are clearly visible to anyone looking for it.

The boat looks nice but it will soon be unusable without a very expensive repair. We're talking $4-$8k if done by professionals. I'm going to spend $1k and roughly 50 hours of my time, I've done it once before,and I'm only using sealed marine grade plywood,not coosa board.

Ordinarily I don't care what people buy or sell. But this is a huge deal for someone...When buying a boat take special care to inspect the transom. Puckering around bolts means the core is swelling from water intrusion and decay fungi.. Bubbling means there's corrosion in the aluminum skin itself. Both are obvious once zoomed in.

Haven't seen the goat milking thing in a long time .

I know there has been inflation, but $5,000 for an Aqua-Vu?  I’ll sell mine at 90% off that price.

I dont mind the non related stuff so much except most of it has been for sale since I strted here in 2013..  

Theres an old sayin that specifically applies to those things

"catch a clue"

Any of you other guys wish that the trading post just contained outdoor related goods and services?  I am so sick of paying for a membership to see dolls, punch bowls, "antiques"...yeah right, and all the other junk that has been sitting on the trading post for what seems like decades.  I know it is my choice to pay or not...just in a crabby mood about this I guess.

Ski, I’ve never used one like that, but remember when they came out. I use a home made one my Father in Law made. Just an idea if ya can’t find one. 

Anyone have one of these scalers they want to sell?  See the trading Post or Classifieds as it's now called.