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    How soon after applying 3M 5200 can I put the boat in the water? (not fast cure)

    We just had a swim platform added to our boat and used 3M 5200, was installed on Wed and would love to go boating this weekend, how soon can we put it in the water? This is not the fast cure 5200. Thanks!
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    NOLA Northshore buddy needed

    Hi! We moved to Mandeville, LA in November and have questions about the local boating area. Hoping to find some locals that know the area well that don't mind answering questions. Beautiful weather this weekend, we were able to take our boat out for the first time in the Tchefuncte. We moved...
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    New Orleans Question

    Hello! We are moving to New Orleans, LA in the near future. We bought our first boat this summer and LOVE spending the weekends on the lake. A couple questions for locals - Will we need to winterize our boat down there? What is the typical timeframe of available usage, I'd imagine the...
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    Need a fun saying

    Want to get window clings for my boating friends, saw a fun saying the other day, but wanted to see if anyone had one better.... "All my drinking friends have boating problems"
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    battery is good, yet no power anywhere

    Yesterday we had to replace our bow light, it worked immediately after testing, however the spliced wires were exposed and not covered with electrical tape. We ran the boat all afternoon and when it got dark went to turn the lights on. the bow light didn't work, so we started messing with it...
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    what should the volvo do on muffs?

    We are trying to trouble shoot the engine issue with an audible alarm going off. When running our volvo 5.7l gi on muffs no water comes out of the prop, is that normal? Assuming water was supposed to come out of the exhaust, the engine may not be getting enough water through it to cool it...
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    Volvo Penta Audible alarm

    Just got our boat back from the mechanic Friday. They replaced the fuel pump and all the gauges. At the end of our day on the lake yesterday on the way back to the ramp a constant beep started coming from the engine bay. Oil pressure and temp gauges were fine (assuming they were working after...
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    Need to replace all guages, where to start

    None of our guages are working. Marine Service dept says that all are bad and need to be replaced....or $560 later. We want to try to do the work ourselves since we can buy the same Faria guages new for $200. This will be the first of many projects to come I'm sure and the more we learn now...
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    What is your favorite song to listen to out on the water?

    I need to fill my ipod with great boating music. Hit me with 'em! Thanks :)
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    Broke the gear locking brake on the winch!

    We broke the gear locking brake on the wench today! We had to tie the winch up and hope the transom staps held on the way home...thankfully they did. Is that a piece I can replace myself?
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    Trailer title in Indiana

    We just got our first boat and finally received the title in the mail today. Seller is from Ohio and says that they never titled the trailer (it's the original glastron trailer that was packaged with boat). Does anyone know if we will need a trailer title in Indiana to make registration...
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    Gas for the day...

    We bought our first boat a few weeks ago and will be taking it out (hopefully) for the first time this weekend. We've never owned a boat, but have been around them for years as both of our fathers have boats. Most curious about fuel mileage and cost expectations.... We have an '02 Glastron...
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    A few guages aren't working, help?

    Hello, We just bought our first boat last weekend. We knew a couple guages weren't working, one of which is the tach. Someone suggested here that it may be a fuse issue or a bad ground. We checked the fuses and they seem to be intact, not sure where to go from here. Would love to see if we...
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    Quick help needed for repair questions!

    Yesterday we decided to buy a 2002 Glastron GX225, it's in great condition, low hours on the engine and runs perfectly. My husband is hung up on what I would consider very minor things, but wanted to see if I can get feedback on repair costs. Some of the gages don't work, such as RPM's and...
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    How do I figure out the value of this boat?

    We have seen a few boats now and saw one tonight that we are really interested in. It's a 2004 Four Winns Horizon 200 with a 220hp engine and only 49 hours. Guy was asking $20K, we offered $16K and he countered with $17k. I'm not sure if we'd be over paying at $17K or even $16K...can anyone...
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