Re: Post Season Things

by **Rick** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 4:09 am

The first guy to use Doug's, then new, 18' Go-Devil in our marsh also worked at a boat shop and installed a second bulb up near the tank in the bow to apparently good effect.

by **DComeaux** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:23 am

Rick wrote:The first guy to use Doug's, then new, 18' Go-Devil in our marsh also worked at a boat shop and installed a second bulb up near the tank in the bow to apparently good effect.

I may do that as well rather than in the rear near and before the external fuel pump. I noticed a splice in the line in that area and assumed there may have been a primer bulb there at one time.

We have sleet falling here this morning! We'll, the local weather people are calling it graupel.

by **Rick** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:52 am

Sounds like a different setup, but I'm just saying that I don't think the additional bulb impeded normal flow.

Never heard of the PB Blaster version, but had good luck with Boshield's(?) waxy salt blocker during my Capt. Rick phase.

by **Darren** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:55 am

Looks good! We've long used Mercury's Corrosion Guard product for an anti-corrosion waterproof coating on all sorts of outboard parts or other stuff that gets a lot of water, not sure if you've tried that one in past.

by **DComeaux** » Tue Mar 17, 2026 8:11 am

Thanks for the mention of the other products. It'll give me options.

by **DComeaux** » Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:48 am

Moving along nicely

Louisiana Rice Research Board

In southwest Louisiana, the crop is essentially planted. Tyler Musgrove, the new rice specialist there, said, “We had dry and warm conditions early which led to a much earlier planting start than usual. Statewide, we reached 85-90 percent during the last week of March. The only rice left to plant is in northeast Louisiana and any crawfish rice in June.” Musgrove is estimating a total of 420,000 acres planted this year in the state.

"He estimated that 850,000 acres of rice will be planted in Arkansas this year."

https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2026/04/08/u.s.-rice-spring-crop-planting-and-progress?fbclid=IwY2xjawRF0IJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0bXdLdTIySndpRTNQYWk1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHibWbHcZqE2zBMR50eJraDBF5TGy5g5VG4yEVRErPTgi2lZsyBwDmIRxSoHH_aem_97xl9xF_cwFZyaNp6PpAUg

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by **Rick** » Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:06 am

Yeah, but we gots 'em beat on crawfish boats a bazillion and twelve to one.

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