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    Bottom painting cost and frequency?

    What are reasonable prices for a professional bottom painting? Also are Catamarans more expensive to be painted (since there are two hulls)? And how often would you need to re-paint the bottom?
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    Marina filled my water tank with gas

    Last week the Marina I dry-rack store my boat filled my water tank up with gas (after I called them on the phone and asked that they put gas in my boat before I arrived). They apologized and said they will do whatever it takes to solve the issue. Right now they are going to just try and see if...
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    Bow Cover/Temporary Converting Bow into Cuddy

    As far as I know, there are only canvas/fabric covers for bow riders designed to keep rain and dirt out while the boat is being stored away. Is there any product out there to temporarily convert a bow rider into a cuddy for off shore boating? Most bow riders have a insert-able table in the bow...
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    Anything comparable to this boat?

    I'm really lusting over the Grady White Tournament 275, but it's only been on the market since 2007 and there isn't much depreciation yet (brand new they cost $100k+). Are there any comparable boats out there on the market (Outboard, Bowrider, Sea Capable, Do-Everything type boat, 25+ feet) with...
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    Best place to store your boat during a hurricane

    This is a question for my fellow Florida boaters mostly =) What is the safest way to store a boat when a hurricane is coming? Obviously in the water is the worst in terms of boat safety, but how does outside dry rack storage hold up? That's how I have my boat right now and I wonder if I should...
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    Misc newbie questions

    Hey everyone, I've been pondering these questions for a while now and really can't figure them out so I'd really appreciate your input. :) Q1) If almost all off-shore/hardcore fishing boats are open bows why do people make such a big deal out of open bow's being unsafe if they take water over...
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    Question about deck layout modifying

    I was wondering if there was a boat you really wanted to buy but hated the layout of the deck, could you re-do the layout at a reasonable price (>2k)? Somewhere down the line I'd like to trade my bowrider for a cruiser, but the majority of cruisers have very cramped decks imo. I've seen a few...
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    2nd Anchor question

    Hey guys I had a question about having a 2nd anchor to keep my boat from swaying while at local sandbars. I was thinking of getting a mushroom anchor and attaching it to the stern. I figure a mushroom anchor would be the easiest to "set", and I wouldn't need to worry much if it was dragging...
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    Question with side waves

    Hey everybody. I was wondering about how to navigate to a destination when the waves would be hitting you on your port or starboard side. I know you're supposed to always keep the waves off your sides, so I was wondering if it's a good idea to zig zag to your destination to keep the waves always...
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    3rd Time Launching is a Charm

    This is the nerve wracking story of what happened yesterday on my 3rd ever boat launch. I just recently purchased my 1st boat, and I picked up it from a repair shop to fix some minor things. I don't have anywhere to store the boat so I dry-rack store it at a local marina. So I drive over to the...
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    Anchoring and Swaying

    Hey everybody, I have another newbie question... We like to take our boat to Elliot Key's sandbar, and everytime we drop anchor our boat seems to be the only one swaying left to right. I always put the bow of the boat into the waves/wind, and make sure that the anchor catches. But still the...
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    Bad Weather question

    Hey everybody. I just recently got into boating, purchased an '03 Hurricane 237 OB and had a question about bad weather conditions. The other day we went out and got hit on the way back by some winds at 20-25 mph, and it had me wondering what is my boat's limit in terms of handling bad weather...
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    Newbie Trailer Question

    Hey everybody, I'm looking to purchase my first boat sometime this month and I've decided to tow it (instead of docking it which would cost atleast 350 a month). Unfortunately I don't own a vehicle with sufficient towing power, and I'm looking to trade-in my little V6 sedan for something more...
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