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    What do you do when...

    the U.S. national anthem is played, but you're home alone? Do you stand, or remain seated? I'm a patriotic citizen. When I go to a parade and the American flag passes by, I remove my hat; when I'm at a sporting event and they play the anthen I remove my hat, cover my heart and sing along. But...
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    need boat bumpers?

    We are new boaters with a 18.5' runabout. We'll be trailering the boat and using it for fun w/our two young kids on local inland lakes in MN. When launching and trailering the boat - specifically when the boat is floating around the dock waiting for me to park/retrieve our SUV - will we need...
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    battery charger

    We finally put our "new" 2005 Bayliner (used of course, but new to us) in the third stall of our garage today. Had to do a bit of cleaning out but after more efficiently storing just about everything - and putting some things in the basement - it fits great. I lowered the lower unit and could...
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    Cover & washing boat

    Ok, two more naive (I'm certain) new boater questions. The boat we just purchased from a private party seller, came with a basic heavy cover that has straps that go underneath the boat (?) to secure it. Can I drive down the road with the cover in place? When he brought the boat to the bank he...
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    Bimini top recommendations

    Thanks again to all of you for your comments and responses to my new-boater questions. This forum is great from two different perspectives: 1) pretty darn user friendly and intuitive - hats off to the folks that set it up; and 2) the users are very knowledgeable and willing to help - it's much...
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    Good VHF radio?

    I've been reading that I should have a VHF radio in my boat even if I have a cell phone. Even though it sounds like most people don't ever use the VHF, it's necessary. We'll only be boating on small inland lakes (well, possibly Lake Minnetonka in MN which is a good size lake). What's a good...
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    repairing screw holes in fiberglass

    We just purchased a 2005 Bayliner 185. The previous owner had a few items screwed into the fiberglass: 1) a trolling motor mount with four screws on the front of the boat, and 2) two "Scotty" rod holders on one side near the driver's seat, and two of them on the other side near the passenger...
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    New boater questions - sorry if they're retreads!

    Hi all, my wife and I just purchased a 2005 Bayliner (about an 18' - I forget the exact length). We moved to the twin cities 'burbs last year and quickly discovered that darn near everyone either has a cottage "up north" or a boat. Since we have two small kids (8 and 10) and don't want a...
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