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    Re-redoing the Ugly Duck, my 18ft aluminum Sylvan

    I bought this as an empty hull and unfortunatley redid it BEFORE finding IBoats (hence her name the Ugly Duck). A couple years ago I removed the splashwell and added a casting platform which was great but I need another seat for the kids. In round 2 I'm starting over completely and adding a...
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    Questions about boat carpet.

    The first time I did my boat I used a cheap marine carpet from Fleet Farm and it got matted down pretty quickly. This time around I'm hoping to find something a little more durable. I've thougth about using Nautolex or something similar but my wife prefers carpet. I was going to use the...
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    Where to put trolling motor batter?

    I'm redoing the entire layout of my boat and via some measuring errors it turns out there's no room for putting my fuel tank under the deck. The biggest downside is I now have to find a new place for my batteries. I have a starting battery and a deep cycle. I had a battery die on the...
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    Where to put fuel/water separator

    I'm in the planning stages of re-redoing my 18ft Aluminum Sylvan. My goal is to get more room freed up for storage. My fuel/water separator is currently under the back deck but it's a pain to get at and anything to spills when changing the filter is hard to clean up. Would I be making a...
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    Boat abandoned in friends storage shed

    A friend of mine rents out his pole shed for boat storage. He's only rented to friends so he's never had any signed contracts, he charges $300/season. 4 years ago he rented space to a friend of a friend. The guy didn't have the money right away so they agreed he'd pay in the spring. Now 4...
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    Heads up for Ford Triton V8 owners!

    I've had some help with my Expedition on here before and know quite a few on here drive them, so I thought I'd post this up in the hopes that it helps somebody. Yesterday I had a plug pop from my 4.6. It was the #3 cylinder, 2nd from the back passenger side, sounds like this may be the most...
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    Shore fishing near Cape Coral FL?

    We're heading down to the Cape Coral, FL area over Christmas and new years. We have no real plans but the kids (10, 8, and 8 years old) want to do some fishing that doesn't involve drilling holes through ice. There's a pond with crappies, sunfish and bass a block from my dad's place down there...
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    Pool noodle flotation verdict?

    It's been at least a couple years since the pool noodle discussions as replacement for the factory foam and I was wondering if anybody out there who's used them have had any issues. I'm hoping to start redoing mine this fall and I have a stash of noodles built up.
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    2004 Ford Expedition rear CV axle

    I know there is a fair # of people on here who drive Expeditions and I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with replacing a rear CV axle seal. I'm running short on time to do it myself and I've called quite a few shops to get quotes and they're saying anywhere from 1 1/2 to 3 1/2...
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    Any Savage Axis XP rifle owners out there?

    I've wanted to buy a .308 Bolt action for a while and today I came across a brand new in the box Savage Axis XP with a cheaper Bushnell 3-9x40 scope for $220. This one doesn't have the adjustable trigger or the accu stock but at that price I almost walked out of the store with it. Anybody have...
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    Value of '92 Northwood 18 1/2 ft with 120 Force

    I was hoping you guys could give a rough idea of what this boat is worth. It's a '92 Northwood aluminum which I think was made by Smokercraft. I'm hoping to see it in Person on Saturday. The outside looks like new, the floor was redone. He told me it was done with PT plywood which I know...
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    Possibly looking at used Northwoods boat tomorrow, a couple questions.

    The boat I'm looking at is a 92 Northwoods aluminum boat. From what I can tell it is the"cosmetically challenged" but structurally identical little brother to SmokerCraft boats. Does anybody know much about them? I don't need the nicest looking boat as long as it has good bones. My biggest...
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    Great non-boating craigslist add!

    Maybe it's too early in the morning but I can't help but laugh when I see this pic! BUCK DEER HEAD MOUNT
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    Would you have intervened?

    Opinions needed as my wife scolded me for this. What would you do? My office is in the Downtown Minneapolis skyway which is just a bunch of 2nd floor walkways through buildings and over the streets that links together a 25 square block area. It's filled with shops/restaurants/businesses and...
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    How often do you replace your car battery?

    I was just wondering how often you guys replace car and boat batteries. My boat starting battery died earlier this summer after 5 years. I just replaced it with my trolling motor battery and forgot about it until putting the boat to bed for the winter yesterday. That got me thinking about my...
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    1957 yellowjacket brochure???

    Re: 1957 yellowjacket brochure??? I know nothing about the boat but here's a pic of their logos. I noticed it on a website that does reproduction logos once and it stuck with me because it looked cool.
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    Looking for a good folding transom ladder

    I just missed a great deal on a used Garelick 2 step folding transom ladder so I started looking around and found these. My only fear is that it mounts with only 4 bolts at 2 points vs the Garelick, but this one would be easier to mount, it's 4" narrower which would fit my transom better and at...
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    1979 Sylvan 16' Rodmaster Project (first post)

    Re: 1979 Sylvan 16' Rodmaster Project (first post) I don't know where you guys are at but a guy at fleet farm near me swears that Lund uses the same marine carpet that they sell. If your son wants more seating consider removing the rear splashwell. I did it on my 18 ft Rodmaster and it's...
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    Trailer wiring issue cant seem to diagnose

    Re: Trailer wiring issue cant seem to diagnose Can you ground directly from the light housing to the wiring harness that you plug into your vehicle? You'll be a lot happier in the long run if you don't use your trailer frame as the ground.
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    Etec possibly smoking?

    I was wondering if anybody has any ideas if this is could be a problem or easily explained by conditions. Over the weekend I was pulling the kids on a tube with my 2006 90hp Etec. We were doing mostly circles probably 150-200 feet in diameter at about 3000 RPM's. After a couple circles my son...
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