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  1. zodiac340m

    Hi Fellars........How do you store your SIB in Winter?

    Howdy all Is there some special way or not to store your SIB during the cold bitter winter months? As you know, I live in Germany and we can have some really damp winters, boat will be kept in the basement or cellar, its usually dry down there but cold. Is this ok or will it get mold?:rolleyes...
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    I Love this doctor

    I laughed so hard reading this that I just had to share it with my friends on this forum. I hope you can get the humor that I got from it. Still laughing by the way. I love this Doctor! UNFORTUNATELY PIC OF DOCTOR IS BELOW: Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can...
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    Where to install a Ladder on a Zodiac SIB?

    I mounted it at the back of the Transom where there is a loop below the engine. No can do. It didnt work at all. Can I harness it between either the carrying handle and a grab line? See pic and let me know this is NOT my boat but the same kind. See the handle at the back and then the grab line...
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    Look what I found on ebay, a great find I was told

    :eek: have been wanting one like this ever since I moved to Germany. Not just any but exactly this brand and this type as I used to own one previously back home.:D picking it up on Saturday and giong on my first trip. 357 euros. I had a high bid of 500 euros. It was listed as in very good...
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    Winter boating with a SIB?

    Has anyone done this? We are thinking of taking the SIB back to France as we will be heading there again in 3 months. I hear the fishing in wishing is excellent but wondering if putting this little boat in the water in sheltered areas completely away from wind is ok? We found a place called Aber...
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    Winter swimming in the Atlantic

    I want to go swimming like I did in summer in winter. We will be back in France in three and a half months. I want to know what kind of wet suit I need to buy. I plan to stay in the water about 30 minutes or a bit longer like an hour if there is sunshine any ideas? We are talking about Brittany...
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    BACK FROM MY FRANCE BOATING ADVENTURES, I didnt drown heehee. Pics as promised.

    WOW, what as nice experience I had, some calm some bad, some high winds, some real rough all around good boating experience for a beginner to inflatables. I have some pics to post as promised as well. I have experienced all kind of winds, tides, streams, currents and bad weather. That little...
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    Total Catastrophie HELP

    TOTAL catastrophie. We took the boat out on its maiden voyage. BIG BIG problems. The engine refused to start but for a few seconds then died and never started again. Luckily we were on a quiet arm of the Rhine River. We drifted very fast and furious about 100 meters from the ramp. Not a soul in...
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    My Boat topic was deleted so I am stating a new one. BOAT AND ENGINE CAME

    Dont know why my topic was removed but I have a HUNCH. anyhow. I had asked a question last night regarding the Launch Wheels I bought. they are stainless steel but with a bend on the steel part. They are 36cm across so quite big. My questions were, will drilling holes on my transom damage or...
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    My sweet 5ps Honday short shaft motor

    How can I build a nice but collapsable storage stand for my Honda 5ps short shaft engine? Its brand new and I would like to remove it from the box and put in my cellar. I want a compact and small idea that is also collapsable. thanks
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    Flushing out your Outboard Engines

    It is true that each time you use your outboard engine be it on salt water or fresh water you MUST flush this out after each and every use?
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    A very DUMB question

    So how do you turn on an outboard engine? you pull the plug thing, then you bring some choke out and slowly put the choke back right? Then what? you put the boat in neutral before you pull the cord to start it? Or you pull choke first, then cord then put in neutral? Once the engine is started...
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    HELP, Advice needed on installation of Slip Wheels or Launch Wheel that will fold

    Does anyone, anyone at all have or know someone who has an Inflatable boat and have launch wheels or slip wheels mounted to their boats and are foldable once in the water? If so, are these wheels once mounted on the transom, do they interfere with the movements of the outboard? I would really...
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    Is this where you talk jabber jabber and nothing in particular? I dont know

    Hey, I just decided to be a nuisance again:D, how many other females are there on this forum:confused: I am one so any more out there?:cool:
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    PENN 209MLH Level Wind Reel and Penn Overseas Rod

    I bought a new reel, I have not ever used one of these kinds before and its left handed. I am right handed. Are they all coming in left hand nowadays? Its stainless steel and very nice. I dont know how to run the line on it tho:(. Is this a good reel and will it help me catch a fish? The rod is...
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    North East Atlantic Bay fishing, what bait to use?

    Hello Gentlemen I will be embarking on a Fishing Adventure in the North East Atlantic which is the Westerly most coast of France in the Finistere Brittany area. I do not know what I wil catch, I do not know what bait to use, I do not knwo didiey squat about anything. I need some pro advise from...
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    Help with good inexpensive battery operated Fish Finder

    Hey guys Can someone recommend a good inexpensive battery operated Fish finder for my little boat that does not have electric power? I have never used one before so I dont wnat those big shot high power professional things. But I do want one that will work. Does it show sea depth and a map of...
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    Performance of a Mercury 5 HP 4 Stroke engine

    Dont laugh, but can this little engine work fine on calm seas or sheltered bays on the Atlantic coast? Note, the use will be in sheltered areas of the French Atlantic North coast. Boat will be an inflatable 340 meters with two people in it. All I need is the correct advice on the actual engine...
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    Will definitely buy a zodiac and I need some advice

    Hello again peeps. So as my name says, I intend to buy this size zodiac, but the reason being that this model is still made in France whereas, the bigger ones are made in china and I understand from the dealers the quality is far less superior. Has anyone owned one of the Chinese models and if...
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