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    IBoats Marine store . . . Rocks!

    Searched a bunch of sites tonight for the "Taylor Made? Easy Up Boat Privacy Partition". Attaches under the Bimini for privacy when changing clothes or using the porta potty. Some sites wanted $82 plus tax. Some were $65 plus $12 shipping, plus tax. iBoats had it for $62.99 no tax and FREE...
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    Saving Phace: Cabelas done stole my idea!

    A year ago I asked for ideas in a forum thread that since my wife does not have a windshield on her side, how does she keep the bugs out of her teeth :D Of course I just tell her to keep her mouth shut, but that does not always work. I had thought of a hockey mask, but not a very attractive...
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    Prepping the props: A primer on priiimer!

    50 degrees today, time to get busy for the first splash down. It's coming up quick (I hope). So I put both my aluminum props on my work bench today to paint them correctly this year. I have a 13 pitch Merc OEM and the other one is a 12 Vortex which I bought last year to carry as a spare and to...
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    Counting the days down to back on the water!

    Ahhh it's March 1st in the great Northeast already . . . It's March 1st most everywhere else too, but here the forecast is for snow tomorrow. But I'm still counting down the days to watching my boat slide off my trailer into the water for that first launch of the season. I just checked the...
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    What's good for washing lures off?

    Since fish have a strong ability with regards to their sense of smell . . . I always have a fear of putting my human smell on a lure when I'm swapping out one for another while trolling and trying different colors or lures. I fish for Lakers on Lake George in NY and have always wondered if I...
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    Best cover for prop shaft?

    I took my prop off my 40 hp outboard when I stored the boat covered next to my garage and coated the shaft with some grease. The prop is in my basement awaiting a paint touch up. I greased it up but as I was walking by it after the snow melted last weekend and I thought I saw rust on the prop...
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    Steering whip around question?

    Thinking back over several times last Summer, I've had the boat whip around quite severely when I lost my grip on the wheel while accelerating. I've been alone most of the time when this happened. Usually when taking off in choppy waters. But since it has happened several times it worries me...
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    Boat in a bag?

    My next boat (a 24 footer) will have a cuddy, which I'll use for some weekenders. I plan on keeping the Lund too for some short trips and will keep the 24 footer in a marina next season for some longer outings. Sometimes I'll be on a mooring and will need an inflatable that I can keep in a...
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    Outboard runs 20 degrees off center, ? normal

    I tried posting this question in the engine topics thread, but it says I don't have permission, so I'm posting it here. So last week I raised the motor two holes to get rid of the spray and I thought everything was perfect until today . . . When I'm running around 5000 rpm's the boat tracks...
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    Raised outboard up two holes . . . and WOW!

    After seeing a few mentions in threads of where the cavitation plate should be . . . I had thought it was supposed to be even with the bottom of the boat after taking delivery on this new rig last June. I've always had a lot of spray no matter where I had the trim set. I just figured the...
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    Who owns which online boating retailer?

    I know West owns another online retailer, but I don't know which one it is? Is it Boatsavings.com? Overton's now owns Gander Mountain (and now they charge sales tax in my State). Too bad, because Gander was a decent store, but is sure to go the everything they sell is made in China route now...
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    Decent Battery Gauge In-Dash?

    Anyone know where I can buy a good dual battery gauge? And not the ones for $200 :eek: I've searched all over and all the ones listed are the same cheap china ones for around $39 same package but different name like Sterns, Panther, Goldeneye . . . These are all exactly the same and are pretty...
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    Check out this Brown Trout!

    My Daughter caught this one in a local lake yesterday from her canoe. Her canoe has a MinnKota on it. She trolls slow and almost always uses a Xmas tree and a 1/2 inch piece of worm. This fish was caught with that same setup. They didn't have time to weigh it for fear of it being out of the...
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    Snapped my bimini frame, but great fix . . .

    As I was pulling up next to the dock a few days ago my Overtons.com Sunbrella Bimini frame snapped in two as the boat jumped up from a passing wave and just caught on the top of a post right where the back third bow connects. This caused the whole top to collapse :eek: Now in hindsight, there...
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    Prop Paint not staying on?

    Had my aluminum prop redone 2 weeks ago. They rushed it through for me at my request, so maybe they did not prepare the surface with the proper primer. I used it the very next day so even if it was done right I might not have given it enough time to dry. Mostly used in fresh water. Either...
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    Finger Lakes itinerary question?

    Seems the destinations forum does not get that many views (I deleted it there) and I'll ask it here as I only have a day before I take my boating trip. Finally getting out to the Finger Lakes, NY region this weekend because the weather North of me looks rainy and West looks great for Fri, Sat...
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    Finger Lakes itinerary question?

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    Tip: keep your safety chain on . . .

    So, we just spent two days camping on Northern Lake George at the Rogers Rock state park. I try to get away from the dock area as fast as possible because launch ramps can be a scary place as the inexperienced weekend warriors try and launch :eek: I pulled a few hundred yards away and had to...
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    Sad accident/15 yr old dies in boating mishap!

    We drove in our car through the Ticonderoga launch area about 7:30 Sat night after dinner as I wanted to show my Son the launch area we sometimes use which is on Champlain and saw a lot of state troopers there. It was a bass tournament and I thought maybe they were there due to a fight between...
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    A heads up on self centering keel rollers . . .

    Don't find out the hard way like I did . . . After my two rollers arrived I mounted them and lost one over the next week thru theft or having a pal nut pop off. So I ordered another one from iboats and went to a welder to have him spot weld the pal nuts on. When the boat was in the water I...
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