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    Major Boating Accident On Lake Tahoe

    Yesterday on Lake Tahoe which is in both California and Nevada was a major boat accident. A 27’ Chris Craft carrying 10 people capsized. 6 dead, 2 missing and 2 in the hospital. The winds were 35+ mph and waves 8’. I’ve been on Tahoe several times and when the winds come up you get off the...
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    compact folding ladders

    Those kids are rather young to take out in a boat, especially the 1 y/o. The 1 year old ain’t going to have a clue what’s going on. Same for the 3 y/o. I would only take them out if both parents were present to be in control of them. Everyone needs to have life jackets on before they set foot...
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    How Dumb can a dude be????

    I think not. The point was obvious . I see that the guy with the bags you wanted to buy was obviously dumb as a box of rocks. But when you found out the guy was 10 minutes from you the smart or wise or obvious thing to do would have been to offer to drive to his location and pick the stuff up...
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    How Dumb can a dude be????

    Um OP, why didn’t you just offer to drive to his place? It’s only 10 minutes away and you could load it yourself. You could have even floated the idea of a discount for self pickup And loading.
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    Not so welcome anymore....

    It’s just the internet. Most everyone on the net is anonymous. We are simply an electronic name not even our real name. This has caused many to lose much of their civility When interacting with others electronically. There are for the most part no consequence for rude or uncivil behavior. Out...
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    Illegal or not???

    Sorry no other way to say this but a 50hp ob on a 14’ aluminum rated for 20hp max is both dangerous and illegal and dumb. You jeopardize your life and others on the water. You obviously can’t get insurance on that boat with 50hp. This question is so off the wall, got to wonder if it’s real or...
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    building a mini speedboat

    Hate to say it but I think the OP is a youngster with a small inflatable , an old motor and grandiose but impossible plans and dreams. The ”project” makes absolutely no sense. If I’m wrong i apologize to the OP.
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    building a mini speedboat

    Just curious what’s the point of or advantage of twin 9.9’s?
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    building a mini speedboat

    Looks like a fun boat but it’s not what I would want for cruising around the sound. That’s big water, gets rough out there when the winds blow. I’d stick to calm days and head for shore when the winds start.
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    Free boat with history of leak... worth it? Will a survey catch issues?

    Thank you. That’s import information. If it was someone you didn't know or barely knew it would make the boat gift highly suspicious . More likely there’s more wrong with the boat. Since the boat is coming from a known trusted source we can assume the boat isn’t a piece of junk bound for the...
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    Free boat with history of leak... worth it? Will a survey catch issues?

    You say it’s been a “great boat”. Before I get further into this my first question is why is someone giving you a “great boat” for free and who is it that is giving you the boat.
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Sounds like you are bound and determined to get this boat. So go for it. Give us progress reports and post pics. I wish you good luck and good fortune with the project.
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Yesterday you said the boat isn’t running. Today you say you started it. What changed? I would not have tried to start/run it with 3 year old gas. You may have created more problems. You say you can’t get it out of the water. How you going to rebuild this project without getting it out of the...
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    Skinny water day.

    Just a word of caution, never let your dog ride in the bow when under power. They can easily get thrown out resulting in death or serious injury. It’s more dangerous in a prop boat but even a jet can cause death when the boat runs over him. Had one of my duck hunting partners lose his lab when...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    Sounds like you have well thought out the trip, you are prepared. Couple comments - on that long of a trip probably a good idea to have a second spare. I would also have a replacement set of wheel bearings and seals and of course grease and tools to replace them. Something most people dont...
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