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by BigWingBoy
Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beta Tide Tool for Palm with Daylight Savings Adjustment
Replies: 0
Views: 3626

Beta Tide Tool for Palm with Daylight Savings Adjustment

Hi Fellow Paddlers,

FYI...Tide Tool is a Palm application for predicting tides. The author put out a beta version incorporating the latest daylight savings time adjustment.

http://www.toolworks.com/bilofsky/tidetool/beta.html

See you on the water!

Gene Harriman
'BigWingBoy'
Plymouth, MA
Pungo!
by BigWingBoy
Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hingham @ 5 PM Thursday Afternoon!
Replies: 57
Views: 46097

Has anyone been to Lakeville Long Pond?

Gene
Plymouth, MA
by BigWingBoy
Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Thoughts on Wet vs. Dry Suits for Day Tripping
Replies: 6
Views: 9479

um ok...'just figured out how to use the site 'search' feature in the header. 'found the articles here with the keyword 'suit'.

Please reply anyway, I'm still interested! Thanx!

Gene
Plymouth, MA
by BigWingBoy
Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Thoughts on Wet vs. Dry Suits for Day Tripping
Replies: 6
Views: 9479

Your Thoughts on Wet vs. Dry Suits for Day Tripping

Hi Fellow Wild Turkeys! I hope you had a nice Holiday season and winter. The other day I was driving along Rte.3 over the North River. The river was wide open and the trees and grass were covered with a nice light snow from the recent storm. Dang I wanted to get out on that! So we've got the basic e...
by BigWingBoy
Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to new and prospective members!
Replies: 109
Views: 245724

Hi Nemo, welcome aboard! We like to go to Nelson Park and Morton Park in Plymouth. I have a Pungo 140. Doug at Billington Sea Kayaks let us try as many boats as we wanted when we first started. He's right there on Billington Sea in Morton Park in Plymouth. 'Got us set up. PS I'm not an employee of n...
by BigWingBoy
Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kayak Trailer
Replies: 4
Views: 7877

Hi Guys,

Thank you for your replies.

Here's a link to what we had in mind...

http://www.canoekayaktrailer.com/econtrailer.htm

Gene
by BigWingBoy
Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kayak Trailer
Replies: 4
Views: 7877

Kayak Trailer

Hi Wild Turkeys! I hope this note finds you and yours well. Sammie and I are shopping for a little trailer for our kayaks. We've browsed the 'net so know what's available commercially. We're looking for opinions and thoughts from our friends here. I knew you'd all want to chime in. Thanx! Gene &...
by BigWingBoy
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fabrication of a Pungo Series Forward Bulkhead
Replies: 1
Views: 4525

Fabrication of a Pungo Series Forward Bulkhead

Hi Everyone! I hope this note finds you and yours well. We finally 'got a nice weekend to plunk the pungos in the water! WooHoo! We own two Wilderness Systems Pungos ... a 120 and 140. Both have a rear bulkhead and compartment with hatch. For some reason the bow doesn't have a bulkhead. I want to ad...
by BigWingBoy
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to new and prospective members!
Replies: 109
Views: 245724

Hi Heather and John!

'Looking forward to meeting you both...see you on the water! Keep an ear to the forum for get togethers...and read about the Hanson Thursday night meets.

Think Safety!

Gene

Gene Harriman
Plymouth, Massachusetts
by BigWingBoy
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: new member
Replies: 3
Views: 6136

Hi Ellen! Welcome to the group! We are new Wild Turkeys too. This is a great group of folks and very knowledgable too. We love giving out advice, whether you need it or not! Please read the Thursday night Hanson Pond get together post...the group meets informally to kibbitz and practice and show off...
by BigWingBoy
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gettin' Wet
Replies: 1
Views: 4850

Gettin' Wet

Hi Fellow Wild Turkeys! Sammie and I finally got the boats wet today after a few loooong weeks. We went down to Myles Standish State Forest, New Long Pond. A nice little pond with an easy launch. Here's the link to the images... http://photos.yahoo.com/mouseybrat Enjoy! Gene & Samantha Harriman ...
by BigWingBoy
Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kayaks Aid Vet's Rehab on NPR Radio
Replies: 0
Views: 4791

Kayaks Aid Vet's Rehab on NPR Radio

Hello All, Samantha heard this story on National Public Radio, found the link to the story on the NPR website, and thought you'd be interested in listening. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5455024 Click the 'Listen' link when the page renders. Regards and Think Safety! Gene &...
by BigWingBoy
Wed May 24, 2006 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you do your signature?
Replies: 4
Views: 7386

Cook...thanx Pat!

Gene
by BigWingBoy
Wed May 24, 2006 6:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you do your signature?
Replies: 4
Views: 7386

ummm...like this?
by BigWingBoy
Wed May 24, 2006 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you do your signature?
Replies: 4
Views: 7386

How do you do your signature?

Hi Crew,

How do you all create your signatures...the little snippets at the end of your posts with the kayak image?

Gene

PS...Steve...we got a laugh out of your recent signature...the one with the hand and gull...*laffin* :D

Gene
by BigWingBoy
Sat May 20, 2006 10:01 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: First Float Report
Replies: 3
Views: 8443

First Float Report

First Float Report Saturday, May 20, 2006 Gene and Samantha Harriman Our first paddle with our new Wilderness Systems Pungo Kayaks. We've had two weekends with rainy weather and were itching to get out and play. I picked up the kayaks from Billington Sea Kayaks the night before. We sat looking at th...
by BigWingBoy
Fri May 19, 2006 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hanson Pond Sessions
Replies: 44
Views: 67681

Hi Mark,

We finally brought the boats home! We both want to attend the Hanson Skill meets. 'Looking forward to meeting with you all!

Gene Harriman
Plymouth, Massachusetts
by BigWingBoy
Wed May 10, 2006 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to new and prospective members!
Replies: 109
Views: 245724

Hello Everyone! I am Gene. My better half is Samantha. We live here in Plymouth. We decided to try kayaking. Our first stop was BSK. Doug, Bob, Joel, and Steve were great. (Doug can I have that $10.00 now?) Bob put Sammie in the Pungo 120 and me in the Pungo 140. We paddled Billington Sea for about ...