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  1. These are still available and would make a good winter project for someone.
  2. I bought two blanks from Thrasher rods last winter thinking I would wrap them for throwing plastics from the kayak. I didn't get to them last year and I probably won't have time this year. So they might as well go to someone who will build something nice with them. The Raw 74 is a more parabolic, the 7804 a little faster action. I think the 7804 would be a nice early season schoolie rod. It's also discussed in the "magic wand" series by Rick Forhan in RodMaker magazine. Both blanks are made in the USA. Check out the Thrasher rods website for photos and additional specs. 7' Raw 74 - 15-40 pound, 1.5-5oz. Clear coat finish. Composite. 7'10" BSC7804 - 10-17 pound line, 0.25-1oz. Sanded matte finish. $125 for both. Local sale in Mass/NH.
  3. We drive up to the Chelsea one. Best produce section in any grocery store in the area IMO. Just too busy any time after 10am.
  4. Several locals made noise over the closure and the ramp was reopened earlier this week.
  5. I had good luck with duct seal, and like others here I had no issues with the transducer staying put. You just lose the instantaneous water temperature read, which I find useful. I currently have the big berley pro mount hanging off the bottom of my Revo 16. FWIW it didn't seem to make much difference in terms of speed. With the help of the wind and tide I was cruising at 5.5 kts on the latest trip. Return trip with slack tide and 10 kt headwind I managed about 3.5 kts. Seemed about the same as it would be with a clean hull.
  6. Given their mission, it is very frustrating that they seem more ready to close off access than other agencies (eg MWRA).
  7. Looks like you can't receive PMs yet. Maybe post your email or another way to get in touch?
  8. The guy coordinating it is not on SOL and asked that his email be kept off the public forum. I will PM you contact details.
  9. DCR From what I understand, there are a few things that happened that led to the closure. I do not believe it was related to security at the gas tank. As someone else mentioned, there was a fatal jet ski accident during the summer of 2020. There was also a series of neighborhood complaints from Savin Hill OTB about noise from car stereos at the ramp. The event that sparked the closure was a cookout that someone had at the ramp and one of the neighbors went down to the State Police station on Day Boulevard to complain. I heard there were a lot of people so the justification was Covid risk (despite outdoor events being very low risk). DCR put a jersey barrier blocking off the parking lot within a day or two of that incident. IMO none of this justifies the closure of a public facility. The state's priority should be to preserve existing public access to the water, and if it's not possible at that location, then they need to promptly replace public access with an equivalent facility.
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