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    Fellow Boaters in the Evening...

    :facepalm: We have gone out 2 evenings in a row this week and I'm beginning to think it is the most dangerous time to go boating. Poor navigation/ no navigation lights, I see one boat coming at me with only a red and white light, (missing cover for the green), another go-fast with only a...
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    Are "Brokered boats" generally as is condition?

    For a next boat, criteria is a deeper hull/ better rough water handling. For a few weeks now I've seen this Sea Ray 215 Select/ Express Cruiser at a local dealer sitting outside forsale so I decided to stop. Awesome size lake boat, not too big/ not too small. It was an 06 but IMO, in poor...
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    Help me narrow down the zillion choices for a first board!

    I tried searching but had no luck:( I'm 6' and 155, I'm athletic and I recently picked up wakeboarding on a friends board (dont recall the brand). I'm looking for something that is fun to ride/ I'll enjoy for some time. I dont think I need anything agressive. I'd like it if this board also...
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    Boating in the Absecon Bay/ Reeds Bay/ (Around Atlantic City NJ Area)

    Hi, I'm 27 and been boating in a lake my entire life and have owned a variety of boats. I have taken a few courses but it's been a long time! I want to stretch my comfort level as I have debated running in the bay for a long time but I have alot of concerns. My partner's parents have a beach...
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    More work then I should invest in boat carpet/ flooring?

    Our 1997 Stingray carpet has totally frayed apart in the last year, I have replacement on order and was going to just remove everything and replace however- Flooring is a laminated Fiberglass underneith, (brown looking, unfinished), was thinking of coating it with that Overtons type material...
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    Screws backing out of rub rail?

    I was polishing my boat yesterday and realized (from below looking up) the chrome rubrail is sticking out about 1/4" from the fiberglass! Concerned about water splashing through, we pulled back the rubber strip and found all the screws in that area were very loose and only seemed to stop...
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    Anyone pull their boat out too early?

    We had 75* last friday so saturday morning me and my partner picked up our boat from my inlaws garage, brought it home, parked it in the driveway, got all excited about preparing it and launching after 4 months parked and... Monday- Snow, wednesday-Snow:facepalm: All together, we had a foot of...
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    Finding replacement round vent for my Stingray Blower

    Hopefully the attachment works... I have these 4" round blower vent holes, the origional pieces had broken louvers however they went into the hole approximately 2", enough to secure the vent hose to and were almost flush with the boat. I ordered these from iboat...
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    Nice carpet for sportboat that wont hold water in?

    My 19ft stingray is in need of carpet, the factory stuff is flaking away. Floor under seems to be fiberglass coated but unfinished and rough. http://search.overtons.com/?Ns=p_image_sort|1||p_purchased|1&cname=Marine-Carpet&Ne=1000&N=2101 I've been looking at carpet options and dont know if a...
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    Economical Canvas ideas for 19ft Stingray in water?

    Hello all, first real post. We bought this 19ft Stingray 190rs last year, it came with the factory bow and cockpit cover but both are totally worn out and paper thin, the seams are ripped and some buttons are missing. I ripped the further simply folding it. The previous owner had started to...
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