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    Tidal Potomac? Any insight? 18' Bayliner BR

    I moved from East TN to Northern VA last year, and between this and that never did manage to get the boat wet. The boat is a 2005 Bayliner 185BR that I bought used in TN. So last week I put it in for a checkup and tuneup, and this Saturday I plan to splash the boat in the Potomac for the first...
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    Recs for Boat Mover? Need to move 18' BL BR 500 miles

    Hi guys. Does anybody have any recommendations for a boat moving company? I need to move my 18' Bayliner runabout from East TN to NoVA, and I'm already up here and don't want to drive eighteen hours round-trip to go back and get my boat. (it is on a trailer now) thanks in advance! Laura
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    '05 Bayliner 185 with starting trouble

    Helllllllllp mmeeeeeeeeee... My '05 Bayliner 185 has recently become temperamental at the starting gate. Turn on blower, pump throttle 3x, turn key, and nothing happens. Do it again. Nothing. Again. Nothing. And then it starts. The first time it happened, I just thought I had...
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    RAIN! What now?

    I've been religious about keeping both the snap-on cover AND the boat cover on whenever the boat is parked, to keep the rain out. But we took her out this morning and got caught -- a Biblical downpour just as we were pulling in. By the time we got the boat on the trailer, we were soaked, and...
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    Question about ramp etiquette

    I know the First Commandment of the Ramp is: Thou Shalt Not Hold Up the Line. Right? Get your stuff situated before you have the boat in the water, and make sure she starts before floating off the trailer. But what about the retrieve? Here's the situation. We were done for the day and...
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    How do I change the prop?

    I see that I can order a new prop for my 2005 Bayliner 185 on-line. But once I get it here, how do I go about changing it? I can't find a manual on-line... rrrrggghhhh...
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    First trip out - not MUCH went wrong...

    Bought my very first boat last week, and I've been positively vibrating with anticipation. Weather was crap yesterday - thunderstorms - so today was the first opportunity to take her out. Yee-ha! Got her started up easy on the trailer, but then couldn't figure out why she wouldn't float off...
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    Picked up my new BL last night!

    2005 Bayliner 185BR with the 3.0L. So! Very! Excited! The tachometer is stuck at 2500 RPMs whether on or off, which tells me that it needs replacing, yes? So is there a step-by-step guide anywhere that can help me with that? I have never done any work on engines or electronics; maybe I...
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    Talk me out of it in 5...4...3...2...1...

    GO! Hi again! For my first boat, I think I have decided on a 2005 Bayliner 185 with a 3.0L Mercruiser. $6K. It is absolutely by FAR the newest boat I could find in that price range, by about ten years. NADA calls it between $5200 and $6800. The AM/FM radio doesn't work. Neither does the...
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    Newbie back with more ??s about first boat

    Hi again! I'm the newbie boating infant who asked on Saturday about a 1991Sundowner. The response I got was less than enthusiastic -- thanks for the guidance -- and so I'm having second thoughts about it, especially given the old OMC outdrive. So instead, I went looking on Craigslist - again...
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    1991 Sunbird runabout - buy it?

    Hi all, I am a total boating infant, I know nothing, nobody I know has ever owned a boat and I have dreamed about owning one my whole life. I am looking at buying a 1991 Sunbird runabout with an inboard OMC drive. Dealer says they've done a compression check and it's fine. The upholstery and...
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