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    Anodes

    I like to have an image on my threads to be extra clear what I'm talking about. But I don't have a great picture of what this thread is about. So instead, here is a picture of a trashbag I caught in the Mystic River that stalled my motor :D On to my question. My anode trim tab is looking a...
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    Small Deck Plates

    I've looked online, and the smallest deck plates I can find are 4" plates. But I'm looking for something even smaller. Really small. Maybe 2.5". I haven't measured, I'm just eyeballing off the photo. That photo is my splash well. That giant hole with the bilge pump hose coming out of it, is...
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    Fuel Tank & Line Preventative Replacement?

    My boat and motor are pretty old. It has a 6.5 gallon non-permanent fuel tank. It's a plastic style tank. It seems great, no problems I can tell. But it's still about 15-20 years old. Even though this fuel tank has given me no reason at all to worry about it, I still sometimes get nervous. If...
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    Boat Cover Draw-Strings

    I just tied up my cover for the winter. I ended up tying each string to the hull u bolt on the opposite side. Then I was thinking, as I'm not the best knot-tier, and this rope is more plastic than rope, does anyone make some kind of contraption that would firmly hold to strings? Something I...
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    PVC "Under-Cover" Boat Structure

    For the past 5 years or so, I've used these two giant heavy wood structures I made one year, to put on my boat, under the cover. This is to keep the snow and rain sliding off during the winter instead of puddling up. But the wooden structures are heavy and awkward to maneuver. Plus they're tough...
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    Sharp Windshield Corners

    My boat is a 1984 model. So it doesn't have fancy rounded sweeping windshields. It has very sharp-edged windshields. See: I'm getting a new cover this year. I'm going to whip up a little PVC frame to make a tent underneath, so I can use the cover for the winter. But my problem is those damn...
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    Skiing Accessories

    I used to ski with my boat a lot back in the 90s. We had a lake house so you'd just go out with what you needed. So I'm thinking about trying to take a little skiing trip on a local Mass lake. No lake house, so I'll need to keep my skis and board onboard. Do they make simple ski racks that just...
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    Folding Cupholders

    You can find cupholders like this pretty much anywhere: http://ipsite.org/13sf They all work the same way, folding open 90? to store your beverage. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a folding style of cup holder, BUT that opens more than 90?. Something like 100?*or 110?? I want to mount these on...
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    Coast Guard Plates

    Is there some rule/law against modifying the coast guard plate on a boat? "modifying" might not be the right word. But take mine for example: Seconds after taking that picture, I drilled a hole through it, right around the "X" in "MAXIMUM". Now there is a screw where the "XI" used to be. On...
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    Noise Cancelation

    So I started installing my stereo, but I haven't finished yet. The main unit is still not installed, but the two primary speakers are. Two 6.5's. So I'm driving around in my boat, not listening to tunes, instead listening to my loud outboard. After 3-4 hours of driving, you really start to get a...
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    Where Can You Ski Near Boston?

    I'm looking for some places to start skiing again near Boston. Freshwater only, I don't plan on skiing out in the ocean. The lower Mystic lake would be a perfect place to ski, damn massachusetts hippies! (looks in mirror, doh!). But where else? I know you can ski in Derry NH, which is about 35...
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    Warm Battery?

    Is it normal for my battery to get pretty warm after a few hours of boating? I have a 90hp Merc outboard. It starts pretty quick. As far as electronics, all I currently have are some LED nav lights, and a basic depth finder with a watch-style numeric LCD. All together, my accessory draw on the...
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    Cushion Insert Hardware

    My boat is a bow rider. Eventually I'm going to re-do the bow seats (maybe this winter). When I do this, I'm thinking I might make a third piece that would "fill in the whole", so the entire bow would be padded. In case I want to take a nap out at sea :D So I was thinking about how I could...
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    Velcro Battery Strap?

    http://www.iboats.com/Battery-Box-Strap/dm/*******.809334971--**********.446883576--view_id.49432 All of the battery straps I see on this site have those pain in the *** clips. They're pretty easy to tighten, and really hard to release. Anyone know where I can get a velcro strap?
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    Stalling After Rough Seas

    I've got a 1989 triple carbureted 3-cylender, 2-cycle Mercury. Generally, the motor runs awesome. But it has a very specific quirk. If I go out in the harbor and get bounced around, and then I idle my engine, it will die. It doesn't have to be right away though. I can be out getting bounced...
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    Small Boats & Hurricanes

    So it looks like Boston is going to get a hurricane in a few days. We haven't had one of those in quite a while. So my 15' boat lives on a trailer in my driveway. There aren't many trees around so it should be safe from that. Although the trailer itself could easily blow away. I figure I'll hook...
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    How To Pick LEDs?

    Eventually, I'd like to use two of the spare switches on my 8 switch panel, to wires up some LEDs in my boat. Not goofy blue LEDs for looks. I want to install some bright white LEDs around the engine, and underneath around the gas tank and battery, and a few other key places. Then on the other...
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    Upholstery How-To's?

    I'm thinking I'll try reupholstering my bow seats myself this fall or next season, before spending the money having them professionally done. I'll be starting from scratch, using the old rotted boards as a template on some fresh plywood. But I've never done anything like this before and will be...
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    I Need Magnets!!

    The more I think about it, the more I think using magnets to keep my bow seat cushions, and bow compartment kick panels in place, is the right idea. So I need magnets that are ideally made for this application. Magnets that come inside brackets of some kind. Brackets that have screw holes so I...
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    What's it called? [Update: Split Wire Loom]

    I need something for my boat but I don't know what it's called. It's basically a thin-walled plastic hose, available in different diameters. It has a slit down the length of the hose (so a cross section would be like a letter "C" but with the ends touching). You can slip this stuff around wires...
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