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    Is September a good time for a Lake Michigan charter from SE WI?

    Took a charter last year around July and was kind of crappy, only caught 3 fish in 4 hours... My in-laws are coming up mid september and I'm wondering if this would be a good time to do a Lake Michigan fishing charter from the SE WI shores. I think it was trout or whatever else is "deep...
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    fwd 6cyl...

    So I have a 17ft pontoon that I've been pulling with an AWD Ford Escape (though front wheel drive). We traded it in recently for a FWD Sorento. A little more hp and torque. Now the ramp we have been using is gravel and relatively flat. Just found out today that the owner will not have this...
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    anchor rope ratings??

    Can someone tell me how to chose the correct anchor rope strength. So if a rope says it has a 380 lb strength, how big of a boat and how windy of a day will that handle, how about 500 lb rope, 700 lb, etc.... The reason I ask is because if you get "anchor rope" it costs you a fortune, but...
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    where to buy floor plug?

    I've seen these on suntrackers and premier boats, the floor mounted trolling motor plugs. I can't find them anywhere at a decent price (under 50). Premier sells them for 220 bucks. I don't need a harness or even the plug, just the plastic housing.... anyone know where to get these? I would...
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    what is this called and where to get?

    Re: what is this called and where to get? this is to put a boat seat together, the backrest onto the main seat (maybe you can see from the picture). If i can't get this to work, any ideas on how to stick this together, seeing as how I don't have access to either side? The push...
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    303 vs Vectra vs Scotcgard

    Does anyone have experience with any of these waterproofing products as they pertain to use on boat carpets? I bought a small container of scotchgard and sprayed on a test sample of carpet. It lightened it up a bit and made it a tad stiffer than it was before, but that is the extent of my...
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    new decals

    So I have this posted in the rebuilds, but wanted some feedback on my new siding and decals. I was trying to go for the modern look, and it looked great in my head and on paper, but a part of me thinks i did the exact opposite. I cut these by hand so the decals themselves only set me back...
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    what is this called and where to get?

    Took an old boat seat apart today and snapped these off. Basically they hold the backrest to the actual seat. They are on the backrest, and you push them into the seat. What are they called and where can i get 3?
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    questions about covers and bimini tops fabrics

    i have a 1/4 gap between my floor and the railings to let out water. That being said, regarding the full boat covers that snap on the rails just above the siding, do you guys have any problems with rain getting under the railing, or is it usually so minimal its not an issue? Also, i'm having...
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    1997 Premier rebuild

    UPDATE (5/14) So if anyone else here is like me, you don't want to thumb through pages of pictures and posts and yadda yadda. So I'm putting a before picture and an after picture of my projecton this first page. If you want to go through all the pictures, please do, and feel free to comment...
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    spar urethane odors vs fumes and its flammability

    So i'm going to spar urethane my pontoon deck with weekend in a friends garage overnight so i can do the carpet next weekend. It needs to be heated. I was going to apply it outside, wait a half hour, then put it inside and heat with the hanging natural gas heater and a free standing propane...
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    anyone prefer carpet over vinyl? and new vinyl idea...... maybe

    So i ordered some nice 26oz tan carpet for my pontoon, and all i'm getting is people saying do it in vinyl.... and now i'm second guessing myself but its in transit so i can't cancel. Does anyone prefer carpets anymore? My wife wants carpet, and i do too, BUT, i don't want to clean it forever...
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    treating marine carpet to repel stains?

    People do this for their home carpets, just wondering if anyone has done this to their new boat or new carpet to repel stains and help keep the carpet cleaner. I plan on shampooing at the end of every season (or spill) but am wondering if people have tried scotchguard (or similar) on marine carpet.
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    for those with BLACK or DARK GRAY/GRAPHITE siding....

    I'm redoing my paneling/siding and i love the look of black, however, black loves to show scratches.... for those of you who have black siding, does it wear rather quickly? how is yours holding up? is it worth doing black? If you have dark grey paneling and brown/tan seats, please post a...
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    making your own marine plywood out of home depot plywood??

    regarding a pontoon deck: when marine plywood is not available nearby, $100 shipping seems crazy, and regular exterior plywood is just too easy to get, how are you guys sealing the wood for the deck? From the underside of my existing deck the woods seems fine (and feels fine from the top), but...
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    repair cracked console

    So i'm having my pontoon reupholstered and i'm going to have to paint the top part of my steering console in order to match (at least closer), but i need to repair a crack first. It seems too flimsy to be ABS but definately not fiberglass. However, should i put some fiberglass resin on the...
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    16.5ft with scissor trailer --- weight?

    Can you give me an estimate on towing weight for 16.5 pontoon (two toons) with 40hp merc and scissor trailer (meant for 18ft boat). wet or dry, just looking for basic weight. I'm guessing about 1350 empty, 1550 w/motor, and 2550 with trailer?? That about right?
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    do aug anchors really work?

    We often park at a rock bar to swing nearly every time we go out, and normal anchors take so much work to dig in, and often break loose. I was looking at something like this (link below), but question its holding power in sand and rocks.... how can a 4 inch spiral dig deep enough to hold a boat...
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    bigfoot sighting?

    i have a 40hp merc model c40ELPTO, its a 4 cylinder 2 stroke on a pontoon. From my research, bigfoots are mostly used on pontoons, and I found one website that said the way to tell the 40hp bigfoot from non-bigfoot, is that the bigfoot has 4 cylinders and the non-bigfoot does not.... is this...
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    another prop question

    16.5 ft premeire pontoon, 1996 40hp mercury (non-bigfoot i believe, no marking to indicate such) WOT is about 5050 with the prop below (10.5p). If my research is correct it should have a WOT of 5500, and from further research, i guess for every 1" I subtract from the prop, it will give me on...
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