Satellite Systems, Antelope and Boat Issues

We are at Flaming Gorge, Buckboard Crossing Campground for our yearly kokenee fishing expedition. Kokenee are landlocked sockeye and taste great and right now they are biting! It would be nice to be on the water but we have been resolving issues with the boat, however we have still been entertained as the wildlife viewing has been excellent.

The antelope here are so tame here, and so hungry, that they invade the campground and walk so close to our fifth wheel that they block the satellite signal. The first time it happened I was watching the weather channel and I got the message that the signal had been lost. So looking outside I saw an antelope right in front of the system.  Its a daily issue and the good news is that its as close as we have ever gotten to such wild and wary animals. I do hope they get a little wiser before antelope hunting season starts.

Meanwhile the boat has demanded its usually yearly influx of cash. This time it new tires as the tires were twelve years old and that's really pushing it and asking for multiple blowouts in the middle of nowhere, (which describes this place quite nicely). So we took the tires off the trailer and had them replaced after driving forty miles to Rock Springs.
Next I had to check the bearings on the wheels. Jacking each wheel up I spun the bearing hub and then greased them. They seem to be good so I will make some short pulls and, using my thermal gun, monitor the temperatures.
The last boat issue is our kicker motor. Last year It wouldn't start, on the last day out, after working perfectly for a whole week. We had just filled up with gas, the day before and so now we are trying everything to get it running. That means checking for blockages in the fuel lines, replacing the spark plugs, and if all else fails rebuilding the carborator. Of course the nearest possible spark plugs are forty miles away.
Thank goodness the big motor works, along with the electric trolling motor so we plan on going out today and trying our luck.That is if the thunder storms don't keep us off the water! Clear skies