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    Satellite phone q's Do u have one for 911 emergencies?

    Ok, so I'm back to amuse you all with rather noobish like questions. Got myself a decent sized boat for the area I am cruising in (Coast of maine) which has THOUSANDS (literally, it does) of islands that can and WILL obstruct a VHF transmission. While this makes it great for cruising in a nice...
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    Portable Potable Water purification?

    I am wondering if there are any small portable water purification systems that exist that can filter Sea Water into potable drinking water. I've seen a wide range of products that say which process they use (Distillation, Reverse Osmosis, etc) but nothing about the water sources themselves. It...
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    Cabin Cruiser advise anyone?

    So I am lookin at possibly getting a 28.5' Cabin Cruiser with an outdrive. I have had mostly small 16' boats for the last 6 or so years and I'm thinking about getting a Cabin Cruiser to go island hoping with on the coast here. But before I do so, I am interested in knowing some things about a...
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    mechanic recommends less than wot? why?

    I am curious as to why a mechanic would recommend a less than WoT usage on a 1986/7ish mercruiser 140. The reason he gave was that the engine has blow-by that covers the engine in oil or some such thing and that running it around 3000-4000 rpm is recommended and to not hit the WoT of 4900 which...
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    Propulse Prop. Fiction or Fact?

    Is this prop any good? I'm new to the whole boating thing and lookin for a prop that would be good as an all purpose prop. I posted earlier but no one replied so I did some digging on my own and I came across this interesting concoction that claims to be 5 props in 1. It apparently has...
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    Is current prop ok for my application?

    I just picked up a fairly decent boat for $1100. It's a 16' 1986? Four Winns Freedom I. It has a 140HP Mercruiser inboard engine which seems to run quite well. The outdrive was replaced 3 years ago with an SE106 whatever that is. The interior is immaculate. Anyways, the prop on it is a...
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