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    Louisville, KY

    I will be visiting Louisville, KY in mid July. I will be taking my boat. Does anyone know a good place to launch and slip a boat for a couple of days? We might be spending one or more nights on the boat and would like a place with some facilities (showers, toilets) and overnight parking for tows...
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    Anchor line managment

    Re: Anchor line managment I made a square frame of 1/2 pvc pipe, some T's, and some end caps. Sort of like this to wrap my anchor line around as I pulled it in. I had ~120 of line and a 6' chain. There were a couple of snap rings to secure the remaining line after whatever I needed was...
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    LED replacement help

    Re: LED replacement help Depending on how you do it LEDs can be very cheap. I replaced the light bulbs in my cabin lights with flat LED arrays (48 or 24 chips ea). You can get them on ebay for about 1.20 each. They come in number of temperatures. It did require some gluing and changing of wire...
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    Android chart app

    NOAA is beta testing an Android app that gives access to their charts and other information. It has tools for routes and distances and will interface with GPS. MyNOAACharts I haven't tried this while cruising, but it looks promising. Thanks ActiveCaptain.
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    impeller protection for idle outboards

    I was wondering if there is any spray, lubricant, treatment, etc. that will help preserve the impeller on outboard motors that sit for extended periods. I had a motor that sat for about 6 months (winterized). I started it recently on the muffs and it ran fine. Two days later I started it again...
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    Magic Tilt trailer parts

    As has appeared previously in this forum, I am repairing the brakes on my MagicTilt trailer. I have some questions. Apparently MagicTilt uses UFP parts and assemblies for their trailers. I have pretty much determined that the calipers are UFP DB-35. I am now looking at replacing the rotors. In...
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    Bleeding trailer brake actuator

    I found that the surge brake actuator on my MagicTilt trailer was not working. The mechanism is all rusted up. I got new one (UFP-75a with backup solenoid). I installed it and bled the master cylinder according to the instructions (move the actuator rod with a screw driver until no more...
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    Best Set Up for $6000

    Re: Best Set Up for $6000 As it happens I have a Zodiac Pro II 470 RIB that I am planning on selling this spring. The hull is a '98. The motor is a '06 Yamaha 40 4-stroke (remote controls, power tilt and trim). The tubes are PVC and were new at the beginning of '11. The boat is on a 2010...
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    honda BF90D surging in mid RPMs

    I have a Honda BF90D. When the engine is running slow <1200-1500 rpm it runs fine. Between ~2000 and 4000 rpm the engine will not maintain a steady rpm. It will drop a couple of hundred rpm for a second, recover, then drop again. It will keep doing this continously and it is pretty annoying...
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    Towing with Chevy 1500 Express conversion van

    I recently bought a bigger boat. While I can tow it with the vehicle I have, the towing weight is close to the limit. I happened upon a 2000 Chevy 1500 Express conversion van with the 5.7L V8. This van will tow 5500# or 6500# depending on the rear end. This would give me a comfortable margin as...
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    Titling a trailer in VA without title

    I am looking at buying a boat from CO. I live in VA. The guy selling the boat says he doesn't have a title and says the guy he bought it from doesn't have it either. According to the VA DMV he should have had a title to title the trailer in CO. I talked to the VA DMV and they said it would be...
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    Getting silicon off of gelcoat

    I had a GPS mount on the console of my boat. It was held in place with a couple of screws and silicon sealant. I've changed the GPS unit and moved the mount (for space reasons). I am left with a patch of dried silicon stuck to the console (on the gelcoat). I thought it would sort of peel off...
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    Engine bolts

    I am planning on remounting the engine on my Zodiac 470 RIB. I was at the store looking for the right size replacement bolts. While talking to the guy there, I said I wanted stainless steel bolts (size M12). He said I should use hardened steel bolts to mount the engine, not stainless steel. I...
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    transom extension

    Re: transom extension Thinking about this problem I looked at some jack plates and some homebuilt solutions on the internet. It seems that most of the jack plates are essentially two pieces of aluminum angle with a couple of bolts through them. Instead of using that I just thought that a couple...
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    transom extension

    I have a Zodiac Pro II 470. The motor is a Yamaha 40 4-stroke with a long shaft. As I have mentioned before the boat is designed for a short shaft engine and I am considering raising the engine up a bit. The pictures show the current installation. As you can see, the engine is already mounted up...
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