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    Would You Have Said Something?

    I was at a new ramp today at Alum Creek. Very nice and wide with plenty of room for four at the same time. When coming in to leave I docked my boat at the courtesy dock, my wife stayed with the boat and packed everything up. I got the truck and trailer and backed it down the ramp. Mind you...
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    Doing a Tune Up on my 2000 Merc 4.3L

    Finally decided to start doing some stuff myself on my 2000 Crownline 180BR. It's been running a little rough when I first start it so I thought I'd do a tune up. I've had for just over two years and thought it might have the original plugs in it. It was a chore to get to the plugs because...
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    Another Ramp Story

    Re: Another Ramp Story Here is a picture my daughter took. Have to zoom to see the truck coming out.
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    Another Ramp Story

    Yesterday we went to the ramp with my daughter and her family. We pull up and get in line and see two cop cars at the ramp. My son in law drives around and comes back and says we should go to another ramp because there is a domestic dispute at the ramp. I put the transom straps back on and...
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    Bringing home the new boat today (hopefully)

    Re: Bringing home the new boat today (hopefully) I'm kind of partial to red boats. Here are some picture of mine:
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    Minor Mishap at the Ramp the Other Day

    I was out on the boat Sunday before Memorial Day and it was not too crowded in the morning, but started getting crowded around 11:30 so we decided to go in before it got too bad. The water was already pretty choppy, but the ramp was not really backed up. So I went to the courtesy dock and...
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    Got A Puppy

    Just got an eight week old Golden Retriever. I know the breed quite well since this is our sixth one and most of them love the water. Although on of my previous five had no interest whatsoever in swimming. Well come summer I will want to take Otis out on the boat with us and was hoping to...
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    From Columbus, OH Where it the Best Place to Go For A Vacation?

    I have been to Deep Creek Lake, MD, Lake Charlervloix, MI and right now I am at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. I think I like Smith Mountain the best. The weather is fatastaic, the lake water is smooth and warm and it's not the least bit crowded. When I went to Lake Charlervoix it was so rough...
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    Trailer Electrical Hookup

    Just bought a 4Runner which has the round plug for a camper. I bought a 7 to 4 converter so I could plug in my 4 prong flat plug from the boat trailer. I am not getting any light to come on on the trailer. I talked to the previous owner of the 4Runner and she said she never had any problem...
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    Just Bought A 4Runner!

    I have been towing my Crownline 180BR with a GMC Envoy for two years while I looked for a vehicle I would really like to have to tow with. The Envoy did a fine job too and I have no complaints, but my wife never liked it at all. I bought it just to hold me over and it did fine. But I just...
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    Problem With The Stereo

    I got a new head unit last year, but didn't hook it up right. Basically I didn't have an unswitched hot wire so I just ran the red and the yellow to a switched hot. No problem except that the unit had to go through it's startup every time I turned the boat off and on. Well this year I ran an...
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    I Can't Believe It's June 5th And This Was My First Day Out This Season

    We were out of town all week and got back Friday, so last weekend was out. And it's been so darn cold and rainy here through May that when we did have one nice weekend I had so much to do in the yard that I didn't take the boat out. I pulled the boat out of the garage, put the muffs on it...
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    Need Some Advice on Smoothing Surface

    Ok this kind of sucks and I'm glad my wife will not read it. But she spray painted some lawn furniture in the garage right in between the boat and my 95 Volvo 850 T5R. Guess what? The finish on the car and the boat now feels rough. So I go overspray on my boat and car. Her car is fine cause...
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    Another Ramp Story ? Nothing Exciting

    I went to Deep Creek, MD this past weekend, and the lake is down about 3 or 4 feet. I stayed at Will O the Wisp resort which has it?s own ramp and docks. Well the ramp is very steep and fairly long and you have to back between two trees. Then the bottom of the ramp is now about 3 or 4 feet...
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    Heading To Deep Creek, MD

    Haven't been to Deep Crick for about 20 years, but it a place I really liked when we used to go there. Looking forward to a 3 day weekend there this weekend. We were lucky to get a place on short notice at the Wisp Resort. Somebody had just cancelled right before my wife called.
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