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    VHF radio questions

    looking at a 2 way mounted radio or my boat. i already have the antenna mounted on the boat. i was in a boat a couple of weeks ago that had a brand new 2 way installed in it. it read the coordinates and MPH on the screen. is this standard? any recommendations on which model or brand i should...
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    1986 Sea Ray 250 Sundancer

    well may have finally found my boat. looked at it yesterday. taking it out for a test run tuesday. its a 1986 Sea Ray Sundancer 250. original owner is selling cause he downsized after his kids grew up. it has about 600 hours and the engine (5.7 mercruiser) has never been touched. the gimbel...
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    1987 Rinker 250 Fiesta Vee thoughts?

    going to look at a 1987 Rinker 250 this week. the motor was just rebuilt over the winter but a local boat shop. anything special i should look for? pics look good so far. they are selling for health reasons and docked it at the same marina we are looking to dock at
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    looking for a boat. found a few

    found 3 boats i'm interested in. a 1988 wellcraft aruba 23' (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/4996841184.html). supposed to look at it later today he said he would take us out in it tonight. also a 1997 maxum 2300sc (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/5030531729.html). and the third is a...
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    looking for a boat!!!

    looking to buy a boat in the next few weeks hopefully. we are going to be docking it at a local marina in the summer months. plan to hang out at the marina most of the time but obviously will go out on the water too....lol. we are thinking about a cuddy just to have somewhere to hang out if it...
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    boat insurance?

    quick ballpark question. about how much should i expect to pay for full coverage insurance on a $10,000 boat? $20 per month? $100 per month? just trying to get an idea of what i am looking at. i plan to call my agent tuesday but just trying to crunch numbers here this weekend
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    boat financing

    anyone here have any experience with lightstream? its part of suntrust. they are about 5.5-7.5%. that is the best i have found. most are over 9%. essex,and goodsam are about 9.5%. not far off of my credit union. thanks
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    noobie here looking for advice

    hello all. looking at possibly buying a boat. kids are just graduating from college and for the last 20+ years we have spent the majority of our time attending kids activities. time for a new hobby. i am somewhat familiar with boats but this is our first. i am very mechanically inclined but i...
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