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    When a Boston Whaler talks to you, you should listen

    One of our Junior sailing instructors, that is highly trained in instructing kids how to sail, roll tach, rig their boat reach their boat, tow boats out, set a race course (some times not in the channel) was piloting one of our 17' whalers back to our club from a neighboring club. She was...
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    Electric science, as seen on TV

    Thought I seen it all....but no Today, even after a full review and explanation of how the starter and solenoid should be wired, Little Frankie connected one side of the solenoid to B+ and the other side to B- When the key was turned to the start position, nothing happened, Nothing happens any...
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    Happy mid-season to all you fellow boaters.

    As yet another season comes to it's middle, I wish you all a happy mid-Season. Hope you all are able to spend some quality time with your boats and families. I have been swamped at work, people hitting rocks, boats hitting other boats, head problems, a complete rebuild of a 1960 launch, a new...
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    Ever lend a friend a kicker engine and he says " I have a tank and hose of my own"

    Ever lend a friend a kicker engine and he says " I have a tank and hose of my own" Only to find out three months later that he used his own fuel hose that happened to be full of water, couldn't start it the first day or even figure out what went wrong, Then he let the junk sit in the carb till...
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    Stan the old man vs. Marine POLICE..

    Stan the man used to have an Etchells sail boat. He would dry sail this 30 foot long high tech sleek beauty. He was in his mid 70s at the time and a bit out spoken. He would be at the hoist and the cops would stop by and bust his chops over his lack of registration sticker and numbers on the...
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    Ever reach over to tilt your 9.9 and end up doing a flip as you fall in the water?

    I know I have.....quite refreshing actually The best thing is (I think) no one saw me
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    Time Flys

    I just went through my flare collection I have. I had a couple of the olin big orange coffee can containers and a flat red box too. Turns out I had about 35 different types from hand held sticks to shot gun pistol shots. Out of the 35, only three were up to date. The oldest was 1987...wow...
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    The Wife may just be getting re-interested

    With the boat that is. She wanted to visit the boat on the mooring and get the boat ready to cruise. I only had to promise to take about 20 fishing rods off the boat, which I did. How I am I supposed to fish with only 10 rods on the boat? I guess we are going to find out.
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    Your Momma.................was right

    My Momma told me "never stand up in the boat" That is true, at least when the engine is running. I used to be the Waterfront Manager of a pretty big Yacht Club. Had 200 boats on moorings. Used to see this guy who loved to stand up in his 10 foot skimmer dinghy with a 4 J-Rude on...
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    Do you wave at passing boats? a lost art

    I wave at passing boats and boats I pass as a way of communicating that "I am OK, I see you and I am looking for you to signal that you see me, you are OK and we are not going to hit, you don't need help, I don't need help" I thought is was a sort of un written rule from days past. today I...
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    Be creative, use whats at hand to get it done.

    The guys were working on some boat racks way at the end of the floating docks. Tied to the end of the big dock was small 10 by 10 float that had been towed there the day before for disposal. The small float was fully layered with bird guano. The guys kept complaining how this float up wind...
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    All this rain has been a pain

    Walking next to the dock on the seawall today I head the high pitch sound of a Mercury trim motor, singing away. I saw 5 or 6 boats tied to the dock and only the Mako had it.s engine down. The rain from yesterdays cat and dog show shorted out the dash mounted trim button. Of course, I started...
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    I was a boat repo man...once

    Was working for the boat works in Daytona back in the days before the big town basin was put in and just after the red roofed condos were made. The land next door had a ball field and was undeveloped. I used to ride my dirt bike there and fish for big fish and only get catfish there. The Boat...
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    I hit Victor Borge...just a kiss

    I was towing a 160' long section of 8' wide stringer docks on the hip of our 20 foot long mooring boat. When the forecast called for a hurricane, we would move the floats or they would be chopped into tooth picks by the bigs rollers a southerly would blow. We would tow the floats ramps and...
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    BLOWER wont work...he yelled

    Today this happened The old man yelled at the top of his lungs from the dock, Help my blower wont work. Test light shows no power, were is the fuse? 12 volt main circuit breaker was off....all the sweat and white knuckle troubleshooting for nothing. The defense rests.
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    Crusader 270 finally runs better

    My boat has been slowly running more and more like poop. Last year it kept getting worse. Suddenly I lost all ignition and had to fix the frigging thing. A set pf points and a new condenser and that old Mallory came to life...and who said your distributor parts wont last 3 years? LAzy owner...
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    Something you should know about flares

    OK, I know I am sort of a new guy around here who has been stirring up the mud a little, Hopefully in a positive way. Here is an experience I had with flares last year that just might open a few eyes. I planned a little Flare awareness cruise for 21 members of the Yacht Club I Manage. I...
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    Thought I had seen everything.....

    Thought I had seen everything....but no Today I was asked to take a look a a person's bilge pump. It seems that Mr. Joe E. Bagodonuts decided to wire his own, brand new bilge pump and float switch by him self. The new installation causes the fuse to blow every time the float switch is lifted...
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    TOe Boat and See toe...no always there for you...just found out

    I was on a delivery of a Yacht from Maine to Connecticut. Was in mid rout in the golf of Maine when I developed engine troubles in this single screw 40 foot vessel. Requested a tow just off cape code when the oil psi went away and the buzzer got red and loud.... Too rough for see toe, toe boat...
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    New to the forum, not to boats...Hi every one My Name is POPEYE

    Hi peeps I Yam what I Yam My name is POPEYE and I am new here. UGG UGGG UGGG. I have turned wrenches on Helicopters, airplanes, trucks boats, stern drives, transmissions and motorcycles, Most have been paying jobs. I do have both eyes but am bald and have large forearms. I have given up the...
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