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    Vinyl protectant/conditioner

    Black furniture requires more dusting (same amount of dust as regular furniture -- just more apparent). Ditto for white surfaces on boats. Same amount of dirt as darker surfaces and materials. If you are going to clean them more often, use the most benign thing you can, which would be denier...
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    Too much wind and rain in my face

    ''T-Top gull wing enclosure'' is the term that will get you down the right rabbit holes.
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    any tire preference for vans at the boat ramp?

    As my sig says, I've been out of boating for --gulp-- ten years. Was busy getting divorced, getting kids through high school, then through college, and then to be homeowners. Busy ten years! lol. Yes, had a Checkmate 24 BRX with 300 HP Merc Optimax. I moved into a waterfront home and want...
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    any tire preference for vans at the boat ramp?

    All-Terrain tires give up grip on asphalt and concrete so they can play off road sometimes. Get good street tires, weather it's a summer tire or all-season tire, and M+S rated won't hurt. Stick to a major manufacturer.
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    good morning :)

    Maintenance is using them. Use it regularly and you're doing the best maintenance. The number one issue for boats (and this is maintenance) is consistent use. Everyone knows this. Doom for a boat is having it sit without being used. Find a weekend car or classic car, and you have the same...
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    Someone talk me out of this boat, before I make an effort to see it....

    I've been looking at (express) cruisers. I don't know... they should be a touch less lounge and a bit more....umm... marine.... more 'yachty' for the prices they want. I don't sense they get used to actually cruise anywhere. I started looking at Silvertons... then Tiaras. This piqued my...
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    I'm back, and my question is about cruisers and power

    I guess iboats doesn't allow me to post to yacht world. It's blocking the URL. Tiara on Boat Trader... if that works: http://www.boattrader.com/listing/19...ress-102565757 .
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    I'm back, and my question is about cruisers and power

    I am back after about three long, boatless years. I had a Scarab 26 and then a Checkmate 24 that was mostly custom. I boated my whole life. I have moved on from speed on water, as I now pursue my speed on land, but I am coming back to the water. I am settled mentally on the water as a weekend...
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    Accomplished pilot, test pilot, shuttle pilot/astronaut dies on PWC in Florida

    http://www.pnj.com/article/20120702/NEWS01/307020019/Astronaut-Alan-Poindexter-dies-jet-ski-accident-Pensacola-Beach?odyssey=nav%7Chead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_G._Poindexter His son was operating the other PWC that crashed into his....
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    Patio Umbrella base suggestions

    Re: Patio Umbrella base suggestions Cut a hole in the floor and use as an umbrella base. Done right; insert done right; sealed right and capped right, there is nothing wrong with it. Some boats have 1-3 of these in the floor to hold tables. An umbrella might require more depth, so just make...
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    Hull design Question

    Re: Hull design Question Resembles a cathedral hull more than a Carolina Flare. The latter would continue the flare up the gunwales. The former tends to stop and form a chine. Therefore, it is most like a cathedral hull. Modified cathedral hull: Carolina flare:
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    What's that "popup"?

    Re: What's that "popup"? Is it something to which you can mount a pedestal table? But, yeah... add pics....
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. Enjoy this Hillbilly fishun rig... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://delaware.craigslist.org/boa/3023061246.html "89 Capri - $2150 (Fredericksburg VA) Date: 2012-06-04, 3:11PM EDT Reply to...
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    U-Shaped Bimini Mounting Bracket???

    Re: U-Shaped Bimini Mounting Bracket??? And the one that matches yours: http://www.duckworksbbs.com/hardware/bimini/hinge-sp/index.htm
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    Brand new video of a haul out gone wrong. 2WD drive Expidition goes swimming. OOPS!

    Here is the description from the guy who posted the video: Went to the beach on Sunday and noticed some guys working on a beached PWC. Turns out one of them had flipped it a couple miles out and the Coast Guard put him on the beach a long ways from boat ramp. Hours went by as he hiked back to...
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