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    Any fishermen in Panama City

    DD and I are heading down to PCB next week. We'd like to do some fishing. If there's any locals in the area that don't mind showing a newbie around, I'd love to buy bait and gas for the boat for the day! Send me a PM!
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    Diagnosing Drive Noise

    I have a 260hp mercruiser with alpha 1. I got lazy when dewinterizing it and didn't check the drive oil. I started the motor and noticed it had a knock starting about 2000rpm. It sounded a lot like a rod knock. Anyway, as I listened to it I decided it was a drive noise. Turning and raising or...
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    Need a winch

    I need a winch for my trailer. It pulls a 21' sea ray. I was looking at a 2600lb two speed winch from Fulton. I know it's overkill, but a broken winch is a bit of a big deal!! Anyway, I can't find any mention of a lock to keep the boat from sliding back. Is this standard on winches? Does this...
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    Thinking of upgrading boats - help recommend ones to look at please!

    I have been boating for about four years now. I've owned an 18' Mark twain and currently own a Sea Ray S-21. It measures 23'6" including the swim platform. I think this translates to a 230 today. The biggest reason to get a newer boat is to avoid putting a new interior in this one, we don't want...
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    Water in transom

    Yesterday I was swapping out my pitot tube for the speedo I broke a few weeks ago. When I pulled the screw off water started coming out if the hole. It was maybe only a tablespoon, but it was pretty disconcerting. I trailer my boat so it only rarely sits in the water overnight. My transom was...
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    Got lucky today...what did I do wrong?

    Today while boating I forgot my anchor. I have a 21' Sea Ray with a 10# fluke anchor I keep connected to the bow cleat. My wife was fussing with the kids and I started the blower. I was thinking about the anchor, but we were close to shore and I didn't want to pull it yet because it could take a...
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    Table Rock ?? and house rental

    My wife's family is planning a trip to Table Rock in July for five days. We are looking for houses to rent - 5-8 bedrooms. One member wants a pool, we want a boat dock and lakefront for obvious reasons. We want to be in a nice area somewhat close to Branson and Solver Dollar City for the kids...
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    Can I make my own minor prop repair?

    I have two stainless steel props that are kind of dinged up. They both work well on the boat and I have no problems with them. The leading edge of both of them is kind of nicked or chewed up. It's not bad, a few gouges 1/8" deep and just a flattened, rough edge. I looked into prop repair and...
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    Someone Talk me into or out of this - San Diego with boat

    I am renting a house for two weeks at the end of May and early June in San Diego, right off Mission Blvd and the bay. I have a 21' Sea Ray, but the trip is going to be 1200 miles or so. I had been leaning away from taking the boat, as we are taking a little baby also (LOML is on maternity...
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    Wrong Coast Guard Placard

    I have an 87 Sea RAY S21 that has a placard for only 8 people. I always thought that seemed odd, I thought most boats that size say 10. Anyway, while looking at it over the weekend it says the model of the boat is a S19 - the 19' boat. It's not a huge deal except that my family will soon be six...
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    Guy at boat ramp - I've never actually seen any do this!

    So this weekend we were putting the boat in the water. We ate at the marina, and afterwards we came out and spent ten minutes getting the boat ready. There is a ramp with two stalls on it right by the marina, and just as I pulled out of the marina parking lot, two people pull right in front of...
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    Neat weekend boating

    Well, I finally got a chance to get on a decent size lake and really open the boat up and try it out. I went to Truman lake in Missouri and explored most of the lake. We hit all the marinas and all the restaurants there. Checking out the mileages later I added up 180 miles on the boat, mostly at...
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    Weight/people capacity

    I have a sea ray s-21. It has a capacity of 8 people or 1200 lbs. My wife and I weight under 400 lbs combined, and my three little kids are less than 100 lbs combined. We try to keep lean on the gear on board. I have eight seats. My question is about carrying other people on board. Would we be...
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    Best way to handle dirty fuel

    I've been through two strainer filters on my carb inlet so far this year, and only burned about 30 gallons of fuel. They have been plugged with junk. My spin on filter was changed early this season. I have about 35-40 gallons currently in the tank. 1) Why is this getting past my spin on filter...
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    KC area lakes with swimming beaches

    I normally boat on Clinton and Perry lakes, but the water is very high on them and the beaches are closed. My little kids just love playing in the sand, and I'd like to find a somewhat local lake to go to this weekend with a good beach on it. I'm on the west side of KC but willing to travel...
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