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    Installing a transom trim switch

    My boat doesn't have a transom trim switch and, for squeezing it into the garage where I need to lower the transom to almost hitting the ground, it'd be really useful if it had one. My mechanical skills are quite limited so I just wanted to see if anyone here has ever installed one and how...
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    Struggling to use electric polisher

    Attempted to wax my boat for the first time this past weekend. I bought a 10-amp variable speed electric polisher and struggled like hell using it. Every video I watched on YouTube the guy is smoothly moving the polisher back and forth like it was a warm knife on butter. Every time I touched...
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    6-lug spare tire carrier

    I bought a spare tire for my trailer and now I'm looking for a spare tire carrier that I can mount to my trailer. The tire is a 6-lug tire and the trailer is black so I'm looking for a black, 6-lug carrier and for the life of me I can't find one. I found a few but none that are black. Anything...
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    Recommendations for waxing

    I have a 2015 Four Winns H190 RS - see the attached picture. I think the colors/graphics on the hull are a wrap and not gel coat. Is that correct? I just bought it last summer and am looking to wax it. It's in really nice shape so I think I just need to use the all-in-one wash/wax with a...
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    Looking for recommendations in SE Wisconsin

    I live in Muskego (~15 miles SW of Milwaukee). Last summer we bought our first boat — a 19-footer. I have a wife and 2 young daughters (6 and 3). For the most part, we really just like sandbars and dropping anchor. Last summer we pretty much only went on Wind Lake. 10-minutes from our house, low...
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    How should a trickle-charger be used on a dual battery setup?

    This winter I had a second battery and switch installed on my boat so that I could listen to tunes while anchored without worrying about killing my battery. I typically put a trickle-charger on my boat when not in use to keep the batteries fully charged. I'm just wondering how I should do that...
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    Question for midwesterners - when do you summerize your boat?

    I live in Wisconsin and am less than a year into boat ownership. My boat was winterized and stored by a shop and I'm wondering when people typically get their boat out of storage and summerize it. I'm already thinking about it and the shop is asking me to pick a date. Want it out as early as...
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    Way to pad/protect bimini pole when folded down

    I think I've found the perfect item! https://www.amazon.com/Alomejor-Fish...%2Bsleeve&th=1 I think I've seen moderators remove Amazon links before. If they do, here's a picture of what I found. It's a fishing pole sleeve.
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    Way to pad/protect bimini pole when folded down

    When my bimini top if folded all the way down and resting on the boat (to get it into the garage for example), the end of one of the poles rests on the boat and can scratch it up. I'm looking for ideas for a way to wrap that end up. I'd also like to trailer the boat with this down so it'd need...
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    Aft-facing seats

    My boat has these flip-up aft-facing seats. I realize it'd be idiotic and illegal for anyone to sit back there when the boat is cruising along but I'm wondering if it's legal at no-wake speeds. I know many of you might chime in and say it's just a bad idea but my question is - is it legal. And...
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    Engine that needs ethanol-free gas??

    My uncle recently bought a boat with a 1987 engine (that's all the info I know) and he was told he has to put ethanol-free gas in it. Problem is he can't find it anywhere close to where he lives. Does this sound right? Is that really required for an older engine?
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    Boat launch disasters

    I can't help but watch all the boat launch disaster videos on YouTube where the tow vehicle ends up under water. How does this happen? I'm terrified of it happening to me but I don't even understand how it happens. Is this just all people who didn't completely put it in park and set the...
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    Trailer doesn't have safety chain

    I have a new-to-me 2015 19' Four Winns with the OEM trailer. It has a crank winch strap but no additional safety chain. All other trailers I've ever seen always had a chain as well in case the strap were to break. Is that not always needed? Makes me nervous.
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    Loading a boat on the trailer

    Newbie here. When loading the boat onto the trailer, it seems like I can get it lined up better if I don't back the trailer in super deep and then use the winch to bring the boat up the last few feet of the trailer. Is that bad though because it's putting a lot of strain on the bow's hook and...
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    Damage just above the skeg

    About one week into owning a boat I did damage to the area just above the skeg. Was in shallow waters with a sandy/gravely bottom. I had the prop titled up but apparently not high enough for that area. I'm hoping this isn't a big deal. See attached for a few pictures. Any input is greatly...
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