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    WOW! What a difference

    When I got my boat last year it had a rotted deck & a softball size hole through it between the seats. I just wanted to get on the water so I did a cover over with 1/2 plywood & new carpet. It was running in the 4500 rpm range & was fast enough for me. Well, this year I replaced the deck & foam...
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    Universal O/B side mount control

    When I bought my 1985 bowrider last year among other little things that had to be fixed was the control. It was straight down insted of up like it should be. During the summerization (seller had already paid for), the guy "fixed" it so it was back in the correct position. Ever since then I've...
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    Still getting water in, but...

    I replaced the deck with a solid piece of wood. I am getting water in the bilge for no reason I could see: no splash in, no swamping. I cut two small squares, one in front between console & one right in front of rear splash well (out board motor). I mounted 1/4" plex. glass over them so I could...
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    Still confused on trailer lights

    I wanted to "dress up" my trailer for night time use so I picked up a 12 pack of yellow marker lights from Wal Mart. My question is (I did ask this last year but did not really get a clear answer), I mounted on each side, one of these yellow marker lights, between the wheel & the regular tail...
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    First day out yesterday

    I was out on the lake for a shakedown run for about 3 hours yesterday. I just finished a deck replacement & new carpet last week. When I replaced the deck I did not want a ski locker (no real need), so the deck is a solid piece. I was by myself & the water was quite calm. I ran it mostly at slow...
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    Slip-Ring Mechanical Anchor set up question

    My son bought me this Slip-Ring Mechanical anchor for my birthday. Last year I had no anchor at all, just kept forgetting to pick one up. I'm looking for a picture of how to rig this anchor up for use on my 17' bowrider. 2nd year boater here & don't know what to set it up with, do I need a chain...
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    I Splash Today!

    Well, maybe... Weather forecast right on target as usual (sarcastic remark). "Partly sunny with the chance of a hit or miss shower or thunder storm this afternoon" is what the local news just said. I opened the garage door to find it down pouring:facepalm:, great. Hope it clears up soon as I'm...
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    Should have known better...

    I picked up 2 pre cut 6X8 rolls of outdoor carpet at lowes, $17.00 each, not bad price. I found out last night, while installing, you def. get what you pay for. The adhesive I'm using is really good stuff, I've used this brand before, started soaking through the carpet in a few spots where I...
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    Battery issues

    When I bought my boat it had a smaller battery in it & looked old, so I went to wal mart & got a new dual purpose battery. I never got around to taking to old one back in for the core exchange & it's been sitting on a block of wood in the garage. The new one was perfect all last summer, I was...
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    Seal or not seal?

    Just finished the deck replacement & remembered the bunks need replacement as well:facepalm:. Their 5'ers, I'm going to pick up the treated 2x4's from Lowes & was wondering if I needed to seal the wood with something before covering with the carpet. I would think not as it should last for awhile...
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    Yep, another launch ramp story...

    I'm waiting for my glassing supply's to arrive via UPS, (should be here today or Thursday), to install the new deck. The weather here is in the 90's for a few days so I just had to take a ride to the lake to check it out. I was standing on the dock at the launch ramp just taking in the views...
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    Kitty Hair question

    Has anyone ever used the product "Kitty Hair" on their projects? Ever bed down bulkhead's or stringers with this stuff? Just looking for general experance's with this product, Thanks for reply's.
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    Cabela's Million Dollar Fish Contest

    Local news story today, thought I'd pass it along. Cabela's has stocked taged fish in a bunch of lakes all around the US, all different types of fish. If you catch one of the taged fish enter the tag # on the web site to claim. Must be regestered on the Cabela's web site. The lake in my area is...
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    Etch ?

    I contacted the Durabank Co. awhile back asking about prep involved in applying their product to a galvanized trailer. They said the metal needed to be "etched" first & then it can be applied. What is etching & how is it done?
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    What I found under deck

    I cut the deck out of my Bayliner the other day. I had a small soft spot between the driver & passenger seats, last year I did a quick ply cover over just to get the summer out of it. Had no issues & the wife wanted me to leave it go another year, but No Way. Anyway, got the deck out & their was...
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    Lame fire extinguisher- Great customer service

    At the start of last season, late May-early June, I went to Wal Mart & paid $30 for a nice new, shiny white fire extinguisher. The one that was in the boat when I bought it was still showing good on the gauge, but it looked like crap, all beat up from years of being in the boat. Well, I'm...
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    May seem like a dumb qustion to some, but...

    May be a dumb question, but I'd like to know. The HP rating on any given boat, mine is 85 hp, what is that basically referring to? The weight the transom, the stress the motor put's on the structure of the boat, both, or what? I only ask because my O/B is a 1985 & it's quite heavy. With the new...
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    Much of a difference?

    I was just flipping through the new Overton's catalog, looking thru the trailer section to see if there was anything they offered on the lines of trailer paint/coating(my other posted question) & came across bolt on roller bunks to replace the wooden, carpet covered ones that are on there now...
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    What type of wake will...

    I just realized that there were a lot of posts to my last question Re: 85 HP enough. What I'm wondering now is what type of wake & will it be good enough for fun, beginner wake boarding? I'm referring to my boat, a 1985 1700 Bayliner bowrider, It's off season now & I'm thinking about the wake I...
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    Rubberized undercoating instead of paint

    I've been thinking since last year about painting my trailer while I have the boat off of it while repairing the deck. I've read through a few threads about people wanting advice on how & what to use. The trailer is Galvanized currently & like everyone else around here, I hate the look. I just...
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