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    Foamy surf bad for beginner wakesurfer?

    We test rode in a 1998 cent that had some aftermarket sacs. when we rode in it, the wake produced was good enough for us newbies, but a bit foamy on top, is this a worry? The many videos ive studied, most had a bit cleaner surf cap before the wake turned to foam. This boat has a wake plate, w...
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    Sack on top of Deck?

    I am trolling to get a new-to-me wake boat, I am selling our ski and fish and going full-on wakeboard boat, specifically for surfing. I have looked at Moomba, Tige, MC, Supra but right now, the only thing that has what I want IN MY PRICE RANGE (wake plate, ballast bags and tower) is a 1998...
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    What is dry rot?

    I saw this ad on CL and it says there is no dryrot, but what is that pic on the bottom left? http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/boa/2595098120.html
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    I baked off the steering pump pulley.. What now?

    Well from my previous post about the squeaking bearing wick I would have bet my life it was the alternator... Was the pulley on the power steering pump. Discovered this when I was smartly sitting near the engine and smelled rubber and sure right the puley and belt was smoking hot and I gave...
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    Does my 98 Larson 206 SEI open bow have Wood?

    I was under the impression that this year most manufacturers didn't have wood in the hull in the late 90s. But oddly enough, I have a big soft spot in the center where the table mount is, between the "ski" locker area and back seats. I would suspect this is between the gas tanks 2? I am not...
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    Alt. Bearing sqeeking ..wait for failure?

    Ok ok... Obnoxious question yes... Yesterday no problems, but today first thing at idle at the doc the squeaky eek eek eek eek eek eek eek sound was penetrating my skull and all I can think of is should I wait till I smell the belt burning or the water temperature skyrocket!?! When I revved up...
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    Who's boat is RUNNING GREAT! Lets hear ya!

    I love scrolling through the forums reading all the horror stories, from the drunken rich with the twin blown 454s to the po man trying to get the 1978 20 HP whipper snapper running in the bucket to get out for a day of fishing. How bout a Shout out to those who have boats and THEY ARE RUNNING...
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    Whitecap Gas Shocks for lid lifting... how to adjust?

    I got my mechanic to pop on some Whitecap Shocks (they are thin black shocks like you would see on a car trunk or something). However, my second attempt with them caused me to bend one and break off my hinge on the other side. These things are TIGHT. How do you loosen them? I tried turning...
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    NEW Top notch Sunbrella Cover, is this seam right?

    Yes, after reading here, I decided to go the sunbrella route, after someone said they can easily last 30 years. $667 bucks wasn't what I wanted to spend, but I only want to spend it one time in the 10 years of owning this boat... well, unless the admiral wants a bigger one. However, I just...
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    Wakeboard tower in WOOD!

    Yes, while digging through the intertubes for wakeboard towers (we're in the market), I came across this: Dude, wood it up! That can't be heavy... or any heavier than polished alum. right? :D Came from this page: http://www.wakepromarine.com/Customer_Pics.html
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    How long should my prop paint last?

    I swapped my 21 inch, non stainless prop at my mechanic's shop for a 19 inch that had fresh paint. Here is a photo of it after just 3 x on the lake... is my expectation too high that the paint should stay on? The first time out it was loosing half the paint, now its almost all gone. NO, I...
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    How much crack is too much crack? Aka holes in fiberglass topcoat

    I guess it's called the top coat, I'm trying to learn and even bought a self patch kit, a whole whopping 3 sqr feet. woo hoo. Problem is, me and larson have an issue. I keep seeing these PIT holes, black to the fiber cracks. Maybe crack is a poor definition, but their more pitty. Its more...
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    98 Larson - No Manual, what are all the knobs? (noobie)

    Ok, only had the boat for couple of months... but I need help to identify the knobs on my dash. There are 4 of them, and all seem to be single post knobs (on off type of thing) with exception of 1, which seems to have 3 positions, (perhaps low, med and high?) I have identified 2 of them as...
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    Redoing the Graphics - Boring Boat letters are just Fugly. Need any? :D

    Yes, being obsessive over the boat (repairing what I can) and improving is what it's all about right? Since I blew off part of my letters washing it down with the power washer (oops, heh) I am redoing the name of my boat. What do ya'll think of this revision ? (see lower part of image). Yes...
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    What if you ran your boat into the bridge?

    I'm sure I'm not the only freaky guy that gets weirded out doing WOT through the underpass... but if you blew your twin engine into the ramp of the bridge, how stupid would you feel? or even look? I certainly hope all was well after this. I'm sure this has been talked about on this forum...
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