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    SAFETY ALERT: Bow Seating Hazard (Malibu)

    On the bow is common sense, but when proper seating is provided, it becomes the captains job to determine when it is safe or not to ride up there !! " things happen" sounds more like an excuse for for poor decisions or inexperienced boat owners over driving their craft. Been piloting boats if...
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    Saddest day of the year.

    You must be further north than we are, I usually hang out until Nov, then based on weather reports make the call to call it a season. I know just thinking about the season comming to an end is very dissapointing....
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    SAFETY ALERT: Bow Seating Hazard (Malibu)

    Why is proper boat handling the last thing on the list ?? Any good boat captain could have prevented that !!
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    Winter storage cover

    That last sentence says it all !!
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    My friend forgot to lock the hitch. Doh!

    While I have not had a ball come off, I did one real dumb thing a few years back, all hitched up and ready to pull out the drive...got in the car and my favorite tune was on the radio, of course I had to crank it up a bit and down the road we went. Noticed a little drag but just kept going...
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    My friend forgot to lock the hitch. Doh!

    Neighbor did that this past summer on his new Ram truck. Just in a hurry and not paying attention, snapped the coupler lock but it wasn't all the way down on the ball... Came up and destroyed the rear bumper and tailgate before he could stop. 4400.00 later, he learned a good lesson. I always...
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    The fall

    Hear ya....at 73, I have became super carefull, even dead slow in some cases, not because I can't, but because I know how long it will take to recover !! Mentally I would loose it if I had to sit and look out a window for months waiting to heal. When I move around in my boat, I always have a...
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    Difference between group 31 and 29 deep cycle batteries

    The difference is so small it would take a measuring tool to tell the difference. Sitting side by side and end to end there was no noticible difference. According to the stats, one weighed 58 1/2 lbs and the other weighed 59 1/2 lbs. Hardly a difference, but the tech specs were identical...
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    Nobody fishing?

    In my area, perch fishing should be hot right now...was all thru middle summer. Then mother nature started throwing east and northeast winds at us for weeks !! In my area, the fish know what direction the winds come from and east winds give them lockjaw !! East winds also give us clear skies...
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    Buying a used boat with Mercruiser 228

    Have you ever saw an engine mounts pull out of rotten stringers while underway....or have a rotten transom get ripped of a boat at 30 plus mph....I have, that is why I go overboard when testing !! Wish you the best of luck, hope it works well for you, but please look carefully !!
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    Difference between group 31 and 29 deep cycle batteries

    Yes....agree whole heartedly, when shopping for economical batteries look carefully, things change and not always for the better !!
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    Buying a used boat with Mercruiser 228

    Old fiberglass boat = mucho bucks in repairs....will bet my 60 plus boating years on it !!!
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    Winter storage cover

    A cat is far better than mice !! Lol... Over the years I have saw numerous folks fiddle with less than perfect boat covers only to end up having more issues when there system fails. Everyone wants to save a couple hundred dollars when covering their 10K boat ??? The best solution next to a...
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    Difference between group 31 and 29 deep cycle batteries

    Well, I have experienced an eye opener here. Are mfgrs just trying to get a few more dollars out of consumers?? With matching specs why spend more for a 31 size when a 29 gives tou the same power. Not saying that more expensive batteries might make a big difference but economical...
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    Mercury 20 hp 1977?

    Neighbor has a 15hp motor and that is a tough pull for me, but was quite easy about 25 years back !! At 73 my 2.2 hp is all I want to pull nowadays, thats what they make electric start for...
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    Trailer brake lights on but brake pedal not depressed.

    No electrition here, but...it sounds to me like the wiring is messed up. Never saw where a light switch controls brake and turn signals....but it might be something new on a new truck. New vehicle??
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    Difference between group 31 and 29 deep cycle batteries

    I was in Walmart, they had both, plus, I had my 31 in the cart as a core. The 29 and 31 batteries were side by side on the shelf, now...I didn't have a set of calipers with me, but as a toolmaker with over 50 yrs in the trade, I am very good with measurements. Setting the two (31 & 29) they...
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    Difference between group 31 and 29 deep cycle batteries

    My house battery died over the weekend so looked for a replacement. It had a group 31 deep cycle so I did some research. Wow....no clear explanations even going years back. Was comparing group 29 to 31. I soon became confused, I am a retired toolmaker, I can make anything but no where near...
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    Considering making an offer

    Run a few test sobyou know what is good. A quick compression test on the motor, or having it run will make a big difference. Look for damage or missing rivets. In my area, they are popular boats so with a good motor mabey 2500, if motor is not good, then 12-1500 if trailer is as good as it...
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    I did another thing, ha ha ha I can’t wait 😁

    Mine is just the typical rimfire lever action in blue. I can say that over 50 years of shooting, it has been the most accurate rimfire I have ever owned. Mine was not real accurate to start, carefull examination showed a poor crown job, rather than returning it and having gunsmithing skills, I...
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