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    New era in boating

    My wife and I have decided to step it up a bit and get a larger boat. It is a 23 ft seaswil cabin cruiser and will be our first I/O motor. Does anyone have some insight about this boat. I have not heard of them before. Any secrets on I/O besides starting the blower before the starter would be...
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    Largest boat to stay on trailer

    I was not sure where to post this but I am looking for a cabin cruiser to buy and was wondering what is the largest boat I can get that can stay on the trailer. I have heard anything larger than a 25 ft boat will warp if stayed on the trailer for a long period of time. Can anyone help out?
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    Fuel Switch

    I am having a heck of a time finding a universal disconnect for my fuel line. Years ago I would go to wally world but around here they do not have them. I was wondering instead of using a disconnect why not use a shut off? can anyone find any reason why this would not work? I could put it after...
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    Insurance for old boats

    I was denied insurance because my boat is too old. Is this typical?
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    Do I use bondo or not?

    I have an aluminum boat that has some dents and scratches. When sanding the dents really show up and the scratches do not smooth out because they are down to the aluminum. should I try a little bondo on these spots? I am not too worried about the scratches but the dents may not hold up. Any ideas?
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    where to put boat serial number

    My boat did not come with a serial number. I have since received the proper serial number on my registration. Where do the numbers typically go on a boat? I have heard somewhere on the transom.
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    Recovering Quote

    Just wondering if I got a good quote from someone. He looked at my 2 capt chairs and then 4 7x2 ft mattresses and quoted $550 to recover them. 2 of the mattresses have a wood backing and the other 2 are soft all around. To buy the chairs new would be around 2-3 hundred a piece so I know I am...
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    Texas Maid Emblems

    I have followed a few threads here in regards to getting emblems for an older boat but ran into a dead end. I would like to find somewhere someone who could manufacture the old plastic texas maid emblem. I understand there were some decals out there but for some reason the decals would not be...
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    Rude running rough

    Paid 700 bucks for a water pump and carbs rebuild. the engine starts now but it seems to run rough when in a no wake zone. I have to take it out of gear and rev it up to smooth out some. Any ideas what this could be? I do not recall this happening a few years back. Yes it has been sitting a...
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    polish aluminum

    I was wondering what the best thing to use to polish aluminum is and chromed hardware on the boat. Brasso?
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    What type of smart tabs and where

    I was wanting to get some smart tabs but not sure which one I would need. I have a 20 ft boat and was thinking about putting a swim platform on the left side. Do I have enough room for everything.
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    Trailer Wheels

    I was wondering........no not if I need to change tires. Does anyone know what type of wheels these are? Ford GM etc and do I have enough room for larger wheels? I bought these at Walmart a few years ago and would like to get some larger wheels on the trailer.
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    90hp Rude Rough Idle

    When in a no wake zone my engine has a rough idle almost stalling. I just got it out of the repair shop to rebuild the carbs. Is there anything I can do without sending it back for more doe to fix this?
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    Crazing of Fiberglass

    I did a little research in regards to crazing and found out it you fix the divots and cracks and sand smooth you can put a layer of resin on it. It appears to work pretty well but I found out if you go over the resin again similar to the dry brush technique it will smooth out the bumps a bit so...
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    Are trim tabs supposed to be above water?

    We took our boat out for the first time in a long time. I put some tabs on the 90hp outboard engine. When trimming the boat I noticed the bow was grabbing downward so I lifted the engine a bit to raise the bow (still getting the hang of the trimming and tabs) and it sounded like the prop was...
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    T-Bolts for fastening post seats on the cheap

    Does anyone know how to get tbolts to fasten the post for seats without paying $35 a piece for the t-bolt? There has to be a way to get a ss t bolt and get it to fasten down so we can bolt it with the chair. It is hard to explain but I am sure some veterans out there know what I am talking about.
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    Can you paint over truck bed paint

    I was looking around at truck bed paint and was wondering if there is a way to paint over it. Most of the colors I see are real dark. Any ideas?
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    Gas line question

    Do we really have to buy the expensive boat gas line? When my engine was installed the place that installed the engine does not look like they installed boat gas line. It has started to degrade but I have had it exposed to UV rays for quite some time. Just wondering
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    Where to get SS staples

    Does anyone know where to get SS staples? for a good price? I am in Dallas TX
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    Texas Title for a Texas Maid

    I bought a boat from someone a few years ago and have since lost the title that was not transfered in my name. I sent the TPWL the returned certified letter to the original owner for a bonded title and was refused. I heard you can get a lost title if you sketch the serial number on a piece of...
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