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    Barge Racing

    I cut my boating teeth in canoes in Biloxi, MS many moons ago while I was in the Air Force. I often rented small outboards and canoes from the base marina that opened onto what is called the Back Bay. Biloxi is actually on a spit of land, one side ocean, the other side a bay connecting to...
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    Child Overboard

    Although I am new to powerboats, I spent several years with canoes and other human powered boats. One day, many years ago, a girlfriend and I took her 4- and 5-year old kids out on a small lake in York, PA in a four-person rented paddleboat. The lake is a drinking water holding reservoir so...
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    New Old Boat Owner

    Greetings All, I have been reading the posts in these forums for the last 5 hours and all I can say is wow! A week ago, I was looking for a hobby and now I own a 1968 Sears 15' runabout, a Crestliner 16' Apollo and a 1964 Johnson Meteor 90 hp. This was all by accident: the Sears was listed under...
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    New 1964 Johnson Meteor 90 hp Owner

    Greetings All, I have been reading the posts in these forums for the last 5 hours and all I can say is wow! A week ago, I was looking for a hobby and now I own a 1968 Sears 15' runabout, a Crestliner 16' Apollo and a 1964 Johnson Meteor 90 hp. This was all by accident: the Sears was listed...
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