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  1. 2000silvers2k

    At what point do you stop inviting people out on the boat?

    Seems like one of my biggest frustrations is finding reliable people to come out on the boat with me. Everyone always expresses interest in going out, but when you ask them and set a date and time they are always unavailable. I like to do skiing and wake-boarding so I need at least two others...
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    Newfound Lake NH

    Has anyone ever boated here. I have heard its the cleanest lake in New England, I see it has a very nice boat launch and looks to be beautiful. We do the majority of our boating on Winnisquam since it also has a very nice boat ramp decent parking and seems to be perfect for an 18' boat with a...
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    lake front home owners

    Im sure there has to be some water front home owners here, I am looking for a little knowledge and advice. we are are thinking selling out small 3 bedroom cape and are looking to upgrade. There are two roads we could take here. One road is to spend about 300k +/- and get a really nice modern...
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    Whats on your christmas list!

    is it too soon for this? boat related, whats on your list My list so far includes: -Knee board -round 2 person tube -spare tire holder for my trailer -PDF for my best bud Duke
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    Reputable Volvo Penta Marina in South/Central NH?

    Not sure if this is the correct place to post, but I was looking for some recommendations on reputable experience Volvo Penta marina's in South/Central NH. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks!
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    High oil pressure - volvo penta 4.3

    Just got the boat tuesday, test drove it, ran great, all gauges looked good. Wednesday we had a major rain storm, I left the plug in the boat, and the battery was disconnected so the bilge pump never came on. Long story short the boat filled with quite a bit of water, right up to the base of...
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    newbie error - update, high oil pressure

    So i have had this boat 2 days and havent even taken it out on my own and I already messed up! Brought it home tuesday, and put the plug in to make sure I didnt forget to put it in on my maiden voyage, well aparently the canvas covers arent worth **** repelling the monsoon of rain we got on...
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    HIN# does not match Title HIN#

    Well, Huge oversight by me. Bought the new used boat yestarday, never checked the HIN # on the title with the HIN# on the boat, go to insure the boat today and it tells me the HIN# im reading off the title is not long enough, go check the HIN# on the boat its COMPLETLY differnt. Ask the seller...
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    this may be a dumb question

    I am looking at this boat, purchase pending sea trial, as i was looking at pictures i took i noticed that there is some sort of pin-striping/decal on the port side of the boat that is NOT on the starboard side Im thinking it is A. Supposed to be like this or B. the boat was damaged and they...
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    New boat purchase, PURCHASED, pics included

    UPDATE Test drive went well, got the boat up to 45, is that the best i can expect out of this boat? was pretty chilly on the water, 60ish, but the water was 75! all the guages worked cept for the speedo, fortunatly the boat comes with this fancy humminbird 383c gps/fishfinder. Pretty exciting...
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    newb, just sold my car and now goign to look at two boats

    like the title says, i have been interesting in getting a boat all summer, and finally just sold my honda s2000 so I can afford a boat with no payment. Ideally I want a 17-20 foot bow rider, at least a 4.3l engine, in excellent condition for a maximum of 10k. I want to be in the year range of...
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    Newbie here

    Just wanted to introduce myself. I am a total newbie to boats. I used to go out on my uncles boat alot as a kid, and have been on boats a few times in my adult life. I love being on the water and to me boats are just pure enjoyment. Lately i have been contemplating selling my car (2000 S2000)...
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