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  1. Kitchen363

    Boat Tax!!!! yikes!! help!

    Last June of 2009 I bought my Bentley pontooon boat, motor and trailer used from a private seller that lives in Michigan. I live in Kentucky. When I went to the court house to register the boat no sales tax was collected. :confused: The lady at the DMV told me that no sale tax is due from used...
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    Winter oil changes pros vs. cons

    Its about that time of year when the boat will be tucked into the unheated detached garage for a few months. :confused:Here's my question, Are there any pros vs. cons to changing your engine oil before winter storage vs. in the spring time?:confused: I will change the lower unit gear oil here...
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    Shine up them toons

    Start a new boat project today:redface: I'm cleaning up my toons, and removing the waters line off the boat. The last owner kept it in the water all summer, for 3 seasons. I started wet sanding it with some 1200 grit and 1500 grit to remove the oxidation. Then hit it with some aluminum wheel...
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    Bentley 200 Cruise Prop question??

    So, I need some prop advice. I've got a Bentley 200 Cruise with a 90 mercury 4-stroke. I got my aluminum 13.75 X 15P prop repaired and have dropped a couple miles an hour and the prop starts to "slip" at 4700 rpms and tops out at 5100 with no change in speed. I'm only hitting around 23 mph...
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    Hoosier Scissor lift trailer owners L@@K

    So after two minor malfuctions, I'm adding some bigger "Stops" to the trailer. Those small one inch high ones are not cutting it. After a hundred mile trip down the road the boat took a bounce and went over the stops:eek: Lucky for me the straps on the back did their job. Also had problems...
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    Laurel Lake Kentucky Campgrounds??

    Anybody gone to the Holly bay campground at Laurel Lake?? We normally camp with 4 family's and have two pontoon boats with us. Can you get sites close together? Were can you dock your boat? I would love to be able to walk from the camp ground to the boat on the water?? Any campsite number...
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    Underskin advice

    So I've see a few boats that have underskin installed on them. Really like the idea of not having the wake, beat the heck out the bottom of the boat. Water will even splash through the table pole hole in the floor. Anybody ever done this themselves? What thickness aluminum was used? Where can...
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    Stainless steel prop

    I have a 20' Bentley with a 90hp Mercury 4 stroke. After one season of boating I banged up my stock aluminum prop pretty good in the Ohio river. My question is do I spend $300+ for a more durable SS prop? Or spend $100 to get another aluminum prop? I just hate to get the cheap one and have to...
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