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    Are all muffs created the same?

    Is more expensive better when it comes to muffs? I see a large number of people use muffs but what kind do you use? Do people use the 8.00 kind that shoots water out of one side? Or is 20.00 model that has water come out of both sides better. Is more expensive better?
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    Do you run your motor on muffs at the house?

    I was wondering how many people actually run your motor on muffs? I threw a rod my Johnson 112 while it was on the muffs. I had it rebuilt and it was tested on the water by the shop. I was really wondering how many people actually use muffs?
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    Have you ever had damage to your boat from cold weather?

    I was looking at a thread about cold water setup and I really womder how many have had problems from freezing or such effect your boat. Living in Texas close to the gulf we rarely have really subzero weather for any lenght of time. Thinking back it was twenty plus years ago that we locally had...
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    Do you use your boat 12 months a year?

    Do you go boating all year? Persoanlly I love the cool weather. The humidity plus Hot sun on the water during the middle of the summer make me know how an egg feels in a pot of boiling water.
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    Pick any new Item that you would like for your boat

    If you could have any new item for your boat what would it be? Personally I would like a leaning post for my 75 Mako 191
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    Adding a rigging tube to an older Johnson.

    Has anybody added a rigging tub to an older Johnson outboard? I love the clean look a rigging tub addes but I have not seen them on the older Johnsons.
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    Did anybody else see the story about abandoned boats?

    I was looking at the national news on 10-06-09 and saw a story about the number of boats that are being abandoned when owners can afford them anymore. They talked about boats being set adrift or sank. They also talked about the hazzards these boats cause. I was thinking are the large number of...
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    How much have you paid for Labor on your boat?

    I was wondering how much others are paying for Service labor on their boats? Locally in Beaumont, Tx I am paying 84.00 per hour.
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    Battery box holding water.. What to do?

    Am I the only one that had a plastic battyery box that hold water when it rains. I was thinking I should take my drill and put a hole in the box to fix the problem. My question is why do plastic battery boxes in boats not have holes in them?
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    Why do so many people buy boats with no or bad titles?

    On website after website you see the question asked about people getting boats with no titles and how they strugle to get a good one. I for one did it twice. One boat I just took a lose on and got rid of when I realized I would never get a title. Second boat I had to tell the seller If I did...
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    Will being able to use a chart and compass become a lost art?

    Simple question. Will the gps cause the use of charts and compass art since most new boaters have grown up with GPS systems.
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    Tell us about life before GPS systems?

    It seems like everybody who wants a gps system can afford one. But what about the years before we all had them. I see so many post about how u need a gps to find your hot spots again and again. I did see a post on a site about how a boater would use a certain radio station to find his way back in.
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    Can a cheap boat be a good choice for a person new to boating?

    Sine most people look for deals iin life I ask is the sub 1,000 something good for the new boater? ** I think a new person not informed should expect to spend 1,000 over sales cost to get on the water safely. The lil things the seller will say are easy to fix will add up. On craigslist in my...
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    Where do you store your boat and how much is it?

    I m a new member of the local boat club. One perks to membership is storage of your boat there at a good price. Uncovered slips.....$45.00 per month and up ..Covered slips $78.00 per month and up DryStorage.$40.50 per month and up My big question is how much do you pay for storage? Or do you...
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    Whats the One dream item you would add to your boat?

    I know each of us has one item that we want to add to the boat but just cant justify. In my case being a geek I would love a radar unit. but just cant see a use for it with the type of boating I do. But it is a nice dream....
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    Do you have a boat repair shop that you really like?

    I have noticed in the last few years that good boat repair shops are hard to find. My question is do you have a local shop that you really like? And do you feel that repair prices are fair.
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    Buying new or used what would you reccomend to a friend

    I really wonder what would be best these days for somebody new to boating. A new or used boat? After reading some post from users that are having problems with their new used boats and thinking about what I have expereinced and seen, I think I might say buy new and spend more time boating not...
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    Whats the longest trip you have taken on your boat?

    With the use of gps and other items to guide us have you taken a long trip on your boat? I have seen peoople go to the rigs in the gulf but where are some of the other long trips people take.
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    Threw a rod on the muffs yesterday.

    I think I made the boat gods mad. I was going to take my new to me Mako in for service the Johnson 112 was starting very hard. I was messing with it one more time yesterday. Well today as I was getting it ready to drop off tomorrow 08-03-09 I noticed a bid if oil on the outboard. Well I...
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    How long did it take to put it in the water that first time?

    As more and more of us buy used or project boats or even get a ok boat that has title problems I have to ask the big question. How long did it take before you put it in the water that first time. For me and my current new to me old boat its been 2 months and counting
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