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    Taking A Boat Out After A Hurricane Or Tropical Storm

    I remember taking our boat out on the St Johns River a Saturday after a tropical storm hit a few years ago. We seen quite a bit of wood floating in the middle of the river, that we had to go back and forth to miss, and we never thought about the tropical storm that had hit the week before. Tied...
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    Boating And Tides

    Whether you boat on a coastal, Intracoastal or river, how much do you check the Tide Table before deciding to take your boat out? I've read that some boaters pay little attention to "low tide times" and get stuck on a body of water at low tide. Our boat, a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy w/a 5.7/350...
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    Age And Health Concerning Boating

    Not so much age, even though it can play a part in amount of years for boating, but heath can definitely be a concern. At our dry storage, we see very few older, or Senior age, boaters like us. I'm 68 and wife is 69. Actually, we wound up affording dry storage last year and took it. It has been...
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    Stormy Or Rainy Weather And Boats

    Was over at dry storage yesterday and noticed that there were some 8 new Center Console / not covered Fishing boats sitting along a fence across from the Boat Sales Office building.. There were also brand new Bowriders and a couple of small Cabin Cruisers sitting under a roof next to the same...
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    Boat Owner Responsibility (Guests)

    IOW, who should wife and I allow to ride in our boat (with us) and who not to? Is a person's weight, health (if known), age and boating experience deciding factors? How much responsibility do the boat owners, who are onboard, have?
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    What Makes For A Good Marine Service?

    Since buying our 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy in April 2009, we've had three different marine service centers work on it. All three service centers have given us some type of problem. One didn't install a gas gauge right and had to take the boat back. Like a vehicle, boaters don't like taking their...
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    Really Miss Colorado Lake Boating

    Spent 5 1/2 years living 23 miles south/southeast of Denver and loved going to a couple of local reservoirs there. Had an older 16' Bowrider then. Done rainbow trout fishing and "beaching" the boat to relax under a canopy on the beach. Have now been living in northeastern Florida since 2009 and...
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    St. John's River Boating In Jacksonville

    How much power boating is done on the river these days? We see a lot of boats in Dry Storage at both Julington Creek and NFYS (North Florida Yacht Sales @ Baymeadows & San Jose), plus a number of boats tied up to private docks. We are in Dry Storage at NFYS. For so many boats stored here in Jax...
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    Transom Leak!

    Our boat, a 1992 20' Celebrity CC I/O is now leaking water thru the transom into the bilge area. It was noticed last Friday by the marine mechanic that installed a new (remanufactured) carb on it and was doing a "water test"/adjustment of the carb on the water. As he was adjusting the carb, he...
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    New Carburator Needed?

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/5.7L I/O and 4 BL Quadri Jet Rochester carburetor. We bought this boat in April 2009 and the carb has been rebuilt twice, that we know of. Once, a few months before we bought it and then, right after we bought it. We were not informed of the "rebuild" when...
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    Wasp(s) Inside Trailer Frame/Boom!

    Last Sunday wife and I were doing some things on our boat, that is on the trailer outside at a Boat/RV Storage. In order to connect one of hold-down straps, I had to tuck the snap in behind the frame/boom between the dual wheels and bring it out the other side. Well, while doing this, I got...
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    "Locking" Type Gas Cap?

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin. Don't know just how many gallons the tank holds, but think the gauge showed 3/4 the last time we had the batteries hooked up (Nov 2014) and before had "winterization" done. Couldn't take the boat out last year due to a surgery. Was going to syphon some of...
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    Deck Soft Spots

    Have a 1992 20' V-8 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin. We have three soft spots on our deck. One small one by the gunwale, a small one at the edge of our "couch" type seat (rear of boat) in front of the engine and a larger one under the middle of that seat over the gas tank. When the weather gets better...
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    Winterization Still Good?

    Had our '92 Celebrity 200 Cuddy "winterized" last November 2014. Due to a rotator cuff surgery this past March, have been unable to use it since and won't be until next Spring. Have not started the engine. Question: Will the "winterization" on the engine still be good for this coming winter...
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    Using 2 1/2 Yr. Old Boat Gas?

    Have started our boat using the muff/hose a few times, including the last time, on Sept 2014. Have not had the boat on the water since Oct 2012. In Jan 2013, filled tank with 40 gallons of Regular gas, but still had around 1/4 of a tank of gas left. In Nov 2014, had the boat winterized and gas...
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    Best Deep Cell Battery Brand?

    Looking for a descent Deep Cell Battery for our 1992 20' Celebrity Cuddy Cabin w/a 5.7L I/O engine. We have a Dual-Battery setup and our Starting Battery currently is a NAPA one. We were using two Starting Batteries, the NAPA and a Barracuda, that we bought from the dealership where we have our...
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    Dual Batteries........Which Type?

    In late Feb 2012, had a Dual Battery Set-Up installed in our boat. Perko Switch with Barracuda Starting Battery (for "starting" as #1) and NAPA Starting Battery (as "house"-#2). Having trouble w/the Barracuda battery and marine mechanic says that we should get a new one. When I told him that I...
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    Deck Repair/Replacement

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin and the deck has a few soft spots on it. One is next to the starboard gunwale, one in front of the rear bench seat and one by the gas tank access plate (under the bench seat). There was one on the port side deck, next to the engine, but I replaced that...
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    Jacksonville, Florida's St. John's River Problem

    As many boaters living in the Jacksonville, FL area know, there is a MAJOR algae bloom problem going on. Warnings have been issued about health concerns for boaters touching the water with any part of their body. We, in our mid 60's, have put our cuddy cabin on the St. John's River a number of...
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    Size Of Gas Tank (Gallons)?

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/5.7L (350) engine and need to know how many gallons our gas tank is. A few years ago, we were told it was a 90 gallon tank. Last January, we put 40 gallons of gas in it and that filled it. At that time, we had a less than a quarter tank of gas in it. That...
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