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    Kneeboard question

    Kneeboarders of iboats, I found a kneeboard for 80 bucks on clearance at a local store, how do I know it's not a piece of crap kneeboard? I've never done it before, but my daughter and I have always wanted to try it. I thought for the price it would be a cheap investment to our fun. Is their...
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    Rope drags with tube

    I have a problem with the rope dragging while using our tube. Now I could drill a couple more holes in the transome and put some higher attach points but right now that's the lat option I want to do. I can't sling shot people around because the thing drags so bad. The passengers on the tube...
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    Lost my favorite spinner bait...

    ... to a snapping turtle! I was out fishing with my 7 year old daughter and cast my lucky neon green spinner out into our clubs lake when something took it. I could feel that it was a big fish but it didn't fight so I actually let the line go slack thinking it was some weeds. Well, the...
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    Be carefull doing repairs on the water

    My boat died out on the water this morning. I was only about 20 feet from the shoreline/dock so I decided to take the cover off of the outboard. I had my wife crank the otor while I tried to figure out what was wrong. Somehow, during this process, she felt it would start up while my hand was...
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    How do you tie the ropes together?!?

    Stupid question number 1,298. I have the rope that goes on the transom attached to the tie downs. At the end is a loop. On the tube rope is another loop, how do you guys tie them together so they can be taken apart to change between ski rope and tube rope. I know your not supposed to use any...
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    Score... overturned

    After experiencing a slow bleed down in the trim unit on my 1987 Force 125, I rebuilt the unit myself in the garage over the winter. Well, the motor would stay up slightly longer than before but still dropped. Not content with my work I did the advanced search on the forum and found out that...
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    Board Q's

    I'm new to this wake boarding stuff so I have been looking over past post here for info. I think this year I am going to either get a knee board or wake board. I know my daughter would love to do it with me as well. Now for the questions. First, does it matter where you mount the pull rope...
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    Going through locks

    What does it take to go through the locks on puplic waterways? I am looking to expand my area, Des Plaines River/Illinois River, without having to pull the boat and put in further down stream. Any info is greatly appreciated. Brian
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    two man tube

    I need some recomendations for a good two person tube. The only two things I need to get out of it are 1) it needs to be big enough for one adult and 2) I want it to be able to pull only one tuber if possible. I bought a small tube from, of all places, Menards but it ended up being too small...
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    Picture of biminitop

    Does anybody have a picture of their factory bimini top installed on an '87(or close to it) 19' Capri(open bow) I have the top but for the life of me can't get the thing to fit right. It was never used by the previous owner so he didn't know either. Thanks, Brian
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    Tow boat breaks down while towing

    Went out for the day yesterday in the Illinois River. Had a great time tubing and just farting around. On the way back to the launch we saw some people waving us down. I went over and asked if they needed help. The guy replied his boat died out and needed a tow back to the same launch as us...
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    handeling issues

    Took the boat, a 1987, 19 foot Capri Bowrider out for a long ride yesterday. This was the first real run for me and the "new boat". I love this thing, especially considering all the past boats were propelled by small engines and trolling motors. Anyway, let me explain my problem. When the...
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    Pulling to the right

    I have a '87, 19 foot Capri Bowrider that I just bought. It pulls to the right at mid to full throttle. I adjusted the trim tab all the way over to try and compensate for the pull but it still does it. It can be so bad that if you take your hand off the wheel, the boat will jerk hard...
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    Common tire size

    Hi everyone, I'm new here but not so much to boating as this is my third boat. Anyway, I just purchased a 87 Bayliner Capri that an Easyloader trailer. The owner told me that it needs new tires due to dry rot. Since the boat is 500 miles away and I'm not picking it up for two weeks, I have...
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