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    Sandusky Bay to PIB

    The plan is to put in at Sandusky and wander up to the islands tomorrow. Got all of the charts and have made a plan. Anyone think of anything I'm forgetting? Anything special about Sandusky Bay I need to know?
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    Shallow ramps

    Managed to get my rig on my trailer slightly caddywompus yesterday afternoon...shallow ramp so the bow was coming in under the bowstop. Had to pull forward but then the rig was against the bunks way short of having the bow at the stop. Anyways, I get home and realize the boat is off by about...
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    Hull cleaner with oxalic acid

    So my hull had started growing a beard...literally. Warmer than normal June...higher water temps...I had these small growths that looked like spiders with hundreds of legs all over the hull. I meant to take pictures but I forgot the camera. Hauled it out tonite...trailered it an hour home to...
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    Hull growth

    I used the search function but I got way too many hits. My rig has been sitting in a freshwater lake for about 5 weeks now at a slip. It has growth on the hull. Starting to get thick and I want to clean it off. I'm thinking I can get away with a pressure wash and possibly a scrub brush. Any...
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    Am I being rude?

    Saw this post in another thread... Also, if you're wakeboarding you should not be making sharp turns under power anyways as this chops up the water for the next time you pull up your rider, or the other riders in your vicinity. When I'm pulling the tube I'm always making sharp turns under power.
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    Tube scare this week

    Had my daughter and 3 of her friends out last week tubing. ALways try and give them a fun ride by doubling back through my wake or the wake of another boat. It worked a little too well. Who knew 14yo boys could fly?:eek: Typically when a rider comes off we turn around and as we're going back...
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    $80 cupholders!?

    My rig has some cupholders in the storage areas on the sides but none up high by the helm I though it would be cool to add a couple. I thought these looked functional:eek:
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    Wet slip

    This is my first full season with a wet slip, no electric. Over the last 2 days I took 4 teenagers tubing and swimming. Had to close her up last night while the carpet was still wet.:( Today I started thinking about the level of lube in my outdrive and the fact that checking it when it's...
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    It was a good day

    Finally a day uninterupted at Salt Fork to go tubing and swimming. Perfect day...low 90's here in Ohio. Wednesday = lake to myself :D That's all.
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    Frustration

    Haven't had my rig in the water since Memorial Day. In Ohio that's pretty much 1/3rd of summer. I'm sure the mechanic gets sick of my weekly call, as I get tired of his weekly response. I've learned 2 things through this... 1. If it ain't broke don't fix it 2. Beginning to understand the...
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    No good deed goes unpunished.

    :mad::mad::mad: End of last season I was having problems with my rig running rough, running rich, and not idling very well. Last thing to try after a full tune-up etc . was a reman carb (Holley 4160). Bought the carb at the end of March. Had a friend install it at the end of May. Wouldn't...
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    Any decent 12v air pumps?

    The ones I've seen look like it could take all day to inflate a tube.
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    Converting a charger that plugs into a lighter

    Bought a new XM receiver for the boat that will plug in to the receiver head on the stereo. Didn't realize it at the time but the power is supplied by one of those units that plugs into a lighter. Can I just lose that part of it and hard wire it? In other words can I cut off the male part...
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    Eagle Transducer wire

    Noticed that my Eagle Fishfinder is not working nearly as well as last season. Used to give me reading while I was moving 10-12 mph forward. This season I have to be damn near stopped in order for it to read. Only one thing has changed; the wiring on the transom has come loose. Think this...
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    Electric choke terminals

    Just replaced my old carb with a reman from Flyingfish. Y41 4bbl Holley Model 4160 w/Electric Choke. Huge difference in how it starts and idles. Can't wait to get it out on the water. I do have a question though. On the old carb the electric choke had + and - at the terminals. New one...
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    Mounting help

    Need some help upgrading the audio in my boat, specifically installing a new system. What exists today is the old style in dash cassette player that basically mounts using the posts for volume and tuning. On new units those posts are non existant. How do you mount newer units?
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    XM ready

    Looking to upgrade the outdated sound system on my rig. I want to be able to get XM without a whole slew of additional equipment. I see head units advertised as 'XM' ready only to find out you need to buy $100 of additional equipment. Is there such a beast as an XM ready unit?
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    Winch handles

    Are they pretty much standardized or are they specific to the winch? The hand hold part of my winch handle has broken and I want to replace it.
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    Is fogging really necessary?

    I'm finding my rig runs even more rough at idle than it did last season. Only thing that has changed as far as I can tell is the carb has now been saturated with fogging oil. Next week this carb comes off and a reman goes on. But I'm not so certain that this fall I want someone loading this...
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    Unplug before you dunk?

    I haven't been worrying about that lately. Not having any troubles with it either.
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