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    Anodes

    I bought a boat that was primarily used in salt water. Spent the last 2 months cleaning up the mess. The boat has a brand new set of aluminum anodes on it. I will only be boating in fresh water and it is a trailered boat. Will the aluminum anodes be adequate or should I replace with zinc?
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    Just towed 800 miles.

    I just bought a 2008 Caravelle Interceptor 232 in Tom's River New Jersey. Towed it to Knoxville Tn. with my wifes 2012 Kia Sorento. The Kia towed it extremely well even better than expected. Anyone ever tow that far. Biggest issues was all the toll roads. A $4 toll going up was $12 coming back...
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    Attach swim platform with 5200

    I have a Caravelle Interceptor 232. I had a Caravelle 207 as my previous boat. Caravelle puts caulk between the swim platform and boat and over time the caulk bead separates and looks bad. When people stand on the platform the flex allows the caulk to pull from boat or platform. Do most...
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    What should be on house battery

    I installed a second battery with a switch and an automatic combiner for charging both batteries. I have a stereo with a 5 channel amp and sub on the deepwell. The standard boat wiring is on the starting battery. This means trim, blower, lights, bilge pump etc is on the starting battery. There...
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    Anyone ever pulled over for overloaded tow vehicle?

    Years ago I use to pull a 20' bowrider with a jeep. I pulled it everywhere but never got pulled over. Never heard of anyone around here being pulled over for an undersized tow vehicle. How about where you live, do the police care what you drive?
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    Here are my stats, what would you do?

    I have a 2005 Caravelle LS207 with a 5.0 MPI. It has a 14.25 x 21p 3 blade aluminum prop. It does 49mph (GPS) at 4900 rpm. This is with me, my wife and 2 kids (500lbs total). I want a little better low end and would like to lower my plane speep for tubing smaller kids. The minimum my boat will...
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    Can't see trailer

    What can I use to help while backing my trail in to load my boat? I have a lifted Excursion and the trailer is completely invisible to me with the boat off. I watch my mirrors but they only help when the trailer is turning.
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    4 blade 5 blade and ss props a myth

    I went to the marine store today looking for a new prop. My 3 blade aluminum needs replaced. I normally only pull two or three tubes and my kids are small. My boat planes well but around 18mph is as slow as it will plane while tubing and I want to try and improve low speed performance. I have...
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    Help obsessed with my boat

    I bought my boat last year. It is a 2005 Caravelle 207. It was slightly faded and dirty. Some neglect was showing. I parked it in the garage and cleaned and buffed and fixed any thing I found wrong over the winter. We took it out the first nice day and that has been it. I was dwelling on it...
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    Terrible,terrible Memorial weekend

    Well we had big plans for the weekend. I was going to take my boat and family to Norris lake. Her brother and his family was taking his pontoon and a guy from work was renting a cabin and was going to have his boat and family there. I spent all day friday buffing and cleaning the boat. Friday...
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    What would you consider perfect for tubing

    What type boat, size boat and engine would you consider the best combo for tubing. If you could pick any setup you wanted and you main goal was tubing, what would it be?
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    cost to build a boat

    I was at a well known store that sells boats. They had a 21' with a 5.0mpi in it. I looked under the hatch where the front ladder stores and was really surprised to see unfiberglassed wood. They tried to fiberglass it but just missed a large area. This boat was over $38000 dollars. They had a...
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    Describe your favorite place to boat.

    I have 3 lakes within 10 miles of where I live. One large with big boats and big waves(Ft Loudon on the Tennessee river). One Medium(Tellico) and one smaller( Melton Hill on the clinch). Melton Hill is navigatable for about 30 miles upstream. Downstream it eventually runs into the Tennessee and...
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    Worst ramp experience ever.

    I had a terrible experience today. I have used this ramp 100's of times. Today I was taking my wife out on the boat to teach her how to drive it. I always drive the boat and she tubes with the kids. I always fuss about not being able to get in the water myself. My sister and brother in law often...
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    Who likes going as much as being there?

    I love being on the lake. We swim a while then tube a while then eat then repeat,repeat,repeat.Lately I have noticed how much I enjoy just getting to the lake. I like hooking the boat up, pulling it out of the garage. We make lunch and pack the cooler. I enjoy going down the road pulling the...
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    Real person rating on Caravelle 207

    I have a Caravelle 207. The capacity sticker says 10 people. I have seen several other 207's and they all have said 9 people. Why is there a difference and what should the max be on a 207?
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    Glad I don't stor my boat at marina.

    We were at the lake the other day for a birthday party. All the kids were fishing off the bank and the adults were watching. The marina was directly across from us and they had several boats they were taking out of the water and putting into dry storage. They had a huge forklift to carry the...
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    What all would you do?

    Last year I bought a 2005 Caravelle 207 with a 5.0 mpi in it. It was towards the end of summer and we took it out about 3 times. I fogged the cylinders and put stabilizer in the fuel and parked it in the garage for the winter. I didn't winterize and 54 was the coldest it saw all winter. We took...
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    Updated tow vehicle

    Well you guys finally scared me into upgrading my tow vehicle. I have a 2005 Caravelle 207, about 4500lbs total tow weight. I was towing with a 94 Wrangler. You guys convinced me if I were in a wreck I would be in big trouble. I sold the jeep and bought a 2004 4x4 Excursion with a 6.0 PSD, 8"...
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    I/O vs outboard cost

    I often hear the statement that an outboard powered boat is cheaper to repower. Has anyone looked at the price for a new outboard. I can get an entire v8 powered sterndrive for less than half the price of a big outboard. Are people just talking about cheap, used outboards. A blown engine in a...
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