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    Battery Saver

    Does anybody have any experience or suggestions regarding battery savers? The reason I'm asking is that I'm considering purchasing one to make sure my main battery doesn't get run down and leave me stranded. Background: My boat has two batteries but the switch isn't wired up 'properly' as most...
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    Five Days on the Water - I Now Have a Repair List!!!

    Bought my Caravelle in December and have had it on the water five days now, Saturday, Sunday and Monday over Memorial Day) and then this past Saturday and Sunday. 14.6 hours on the motor. Brand new interior. Brand new wiring. And I've already been towed back once (20 minute fix, bad wire...
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    Wakeboard Towers and Folding Down

    Sorry, I don't have detailed pictures of the tower right now (you can kind of see it in my profile pic) but I was talking to somebody at work the other day and they think that almost every tower should fold down in some manner. Is that the case generally? Background: I picked up a 2004...
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    New to me 2004 Caravelle 187 BR

    So, I just agreed to purchase a 2004 Caravelle 187 BR and pick it up Friday. I was planning on waiting until spring to buy and went about $1000 over what I told myself was my max price but I think I still made a good deal. For one, it comes with a wake board tower and bimini top however you...
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    Volvo AQ125A... Which Starter?

    Hey guys. I have an '85 Invader with the AQ125A in it and the starter went out while on the lake last weekend. Thankfully we were tied up with a bunch of other boats so getting a tow back wasn't a problem. Unfortunately I never thought to look at the actual serial number on the block. I...
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    Cursed or what?

    Tell me if you think this boat is cursed or if you have had a worse experience with a boat. I?m not even getting into our experiences trying to find boats before this one. One guy even tried to get us to give him cash and take the number of his friend who supposedly had the titles to the...
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    Wrong Prop or Other Problem???

    I recently put a 115hp Mercury ('78) on my 24ft pontoon in place of a smaller outboard and it was recommended by someone to put a 17p prop on it but I'm not sure if I shouldn't step it down to 15p. The boat runs great when the throttle is wide open but seems to bog down at anything lower other...
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