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    Bought my first boat to tinker on. Looking for advice

    The FourWinns had snap in carpeting and was very easy to take out and clean. Boat was 12 years old and looked pretty much showroom condition on the inside when I traded it - outside got a long deep gouge thanks to a teenager at the wheel but that's someone else's problem now. The Chap has snap...
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    Price

    Campion was Canadian so you're up in the Great White North correct? Do the conversion. $8k US is roughly $11k Canadian. With limited information and a single photo you're not giving anyone much to go on. So how about sharing ALL the info and photos so that the peeps here can give you a better...
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    Marine Insurance

    Mine's covered under same company as home owners and auto - not Progressive or Geico. Hasn't really shot up all that much since I bought the Chap. Maybe $20 or so over the life of the policy? No claims, no accidents.
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    What gives with helping people with a problem ?????????????

    Some posters, come here looking for validation for their unsafe practice and run after being told that they're being unsafe. Examples (exaggerated but not by much) like: Can my Mini tow a 24ft pontoon boat as I bought the bigger engine in the Mini? I saw a guy on YouTube doing it so its fine...
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    Price

    A lot is going to depend on condition. All we see is the outside hull with a cover intact...maybe.. If seats are shot, floor is in need of replacement and engine in disrepair....that all effects the bottom line. Then there's location. Simple supply and demand. Gonna need a lot more...
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    SeaNymph parts? Need Bow “nosepiece”

    Got any Live Steamer groups in your area? These are the small trains you can ride on. The group near me has their own forge to cast train parts so I wager a group like that may be able to help you if you can provide a master to work with. Just a thought.
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    1987 GM 305 x 2 rebuild questions.

    I'd want the down low grunt of the 350 over the 305. The old saying is true...there's no replacement for displacement.
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    Need better hole shot

    You're probably in the 260HP range with the Merc 5.0 IF its MPI....it was less if it was carb'd. That's what was listed in my FourWinns brochure when I ordered that boat with the Volvo 5.0 MPI - had 270HP. My gut says you *might* be better served with a set of adjustable tabs on the transom to...
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    Bought my first boat to tinker on. Looking for advice

    Well let me ask the question this way.... This boat is a learning experience for you. Does that entail just the boat or the boat & motor? Remember, tinkering with a motor out on the water to get it running is definitely not a fun experience out in the waves & sun on a hot summer day with...
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    Trailer dog tracking

    Check the tongue weight. You might be light and experiencing trailer sway.
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    1995 Stratos FS 278 Slow?

    Not what I'm referring to. Boats of that age are made out of wood - transom and stringers. Unless it's been a pampered boat, always dried out after use and stuffed into a climate controlled garage, changes are good to very good that its water logged. Foam, wood, etc. You could be carrying...
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    1995 Stratos FS 278 Slow?

    18' with 7'6" beam and 130HP? You might not be getting much more out of that boat. Given the age, I'd start with weighing it as you could be carrying around a lot more weight than you should.
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    Removal of Flex Seal coating from hull?

    If'n I recall my HS science classes after all these years.... The not so smooth surface generates bubbles as the craft goes through the water so it has less drag. So you're in essence riding on a slight cushion of air.
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    I don’t think this is a Starcraft

    My wife is a DMV clerk for NY. She has told me in no uncertain terms that unless its documented, it is a royal hassle to register in NY. LOTS of hoops to jump through. You're assuming documented with transferable registration...which IS the title. The ad states no paperwork. Big difference.
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    I don’t think this is a Starcraft

    No title in NY? Run...don't walk...run from this. Major hassle getting it registered. Cool...sure. But not worth the hassle unless you are really into running into concrete walls head first....repeatedly.
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