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This may be very simple but I just cant figure it out right now. How do you get a boat from a trailer to stands? And where would I get my hands on some stands?
I bought my first boat today. It is a 1987 Bayliner Caprice with a Volvo Penta 275. Does anyone know anything about this boat, any tips?
As of right now, the upholstery needs to be redone (not a big deal to fix for me), and the floor is spungy. This is my main concern, How serious is this? The...
Just bout my first boat today. It is a 1987 Bayliner Caprice 195. It has a Volvo Penta 275. Is there anything good or bad that I should know about this set up?
Is there anything that I should do or replace before putting it in the water? The boat hasnt been used in the past year.
Anyone know where I can get my hands on an axel? Isaw a trailer for sale, but it needs a new axel and I was thinking, that if it wasnt that much, I would go that way. Do not know the size of it, but its a single axel for a 20'.
New to the whole scene and looking into what I kind of setup I would need to get goin. My grandfather use to have a boat and was big into fishing so I have all of his stuff but when he did it, I was to young so I really dont know much. Will be getting a 20' center console with a live well. How...
Been looking for a boat for a while now and found that my neighbor has one that he wants to get rid of. I dont know the name of it but its a 20'. When he bought his, he bought 2 and this one just sits there. This is his boat.
Now, it has no trailer, whats the best places to find one and how...
I am new to the boating world but have plenty of experience with cars and motorcycles. I have 2 jet skis and am looking to get a boat. I stumbled on this and I think it looks good. I was hoping that you guys could help me out with this. He told me that the only thing that was wrong with it was...