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    What states don't allow kids sitting at the bar?

    I'm in upstate NY and it's so frustrating that NY or at least the dumb restaurants I seem to go to allow kids to sit at the bar or worse yet in the past, I've even seen babies in diapers plopped up on the edge of a bar while the parents are waiting for a table. Last night we went out for a...
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    Opinions on power: 150, 200 or 200 6cyl ?

    Sorry for the long post, but I want to give you the whole picture with the decision I need to make :) So now I've settled on the model: the Starcraft Islander 221 BRKT (22 foot aluminum about 2500 lbs with outboard and extended transom bracket). Closer to 24 feet over all. So the forum has...
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    2003-4 6 cyl Hyundai as a tow vechicle?

    I'm thinking of picking up an 03 or 04 Hyundai Sante Fe at a car auction and use it to tow another 2500 lb aluminum boat. That weight includes a 150 Merc 4 stroke. The 200 hp is about the same 510 lbs, so I figure whichever outboard I go with add another 300 lbs for gas and gear and it should...
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    Need some help deciding to keep a 9.9 Merc?

    Don't get me wrong . . . I'm not trying to sell this motor on the boards (I don't think I want to sell it at all now) I actually listed it on Craigslist and have a buyer but before I respond back to his email . . . I'm thinking I don't think I want to part with it now. My quandary is that I...
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    ? rules for fire extinguisher . . .

    Just received a new 10BC marine grade Sea-Fire fire extinguisher. But I was surprised to see the manufacture date of 2004. Last season on a Coast Guard boat inspection they found my flares were already expired, so I had to buy new ones. I figured I'd also update my old fire extinguisher and...
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    Lund warranty clarification . . .

    I hate to move away from Lund especially since I've only owned my Lund for one season and love this boat . . . But I want to move to a cuddy for over nighters and Lund does not make an aluminum cuddy. One of the things I was impressed with was their lifetime warranty on the hull: "Lund's...
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    Opinions on a Starcraft Islander 221 BRKT

    I'll probably use my 2007 Lund for next season, but I'm thinking of moving up in size to a bigger aluminum boat with a cuddy for some weekend stays. I've been searching around and I found that Starcraft still makes the Islander model. The only ones I've seen were 20 years old, so I thought...
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    Spotters needed for the PS 2000 VHF . . .

    Well, been trying to buy one now for 2 weeks. I'm looking for the Standard Horizon PS 2000 VHF fixed mount radio. Most of the online sites advertise that they have it in stock in the configuration I'm looking for which is that it comes with a "black" mike. You find one, pay for it and then a...
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    How about two antennas on board?

    I'm picking up a fixed mount VHF for my 15 foot boat. I've found my new handheld was pretty useless the first time I actually needed to use it due to it's limited range. I was thinking of going with a 4 foot antenna for day to day use and maybe keep an 8 foot antenna in my rod locker for an...
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    Spray for boat cover for slipperiness?

    After only a light dusting I noticed snow is already sticking to and building up on my boat cover. It's a cheapo Walmart boat cover and I have it tented up as high as the material will allow. The fabric is the standard grey/Silver poly stuff, but since it's about 5 years old it's lost most of...
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    ? protecting outside of outboard from winter

    Outboard is winterized and boats covered and sitting next to my garage for the Winter . . . :( With my past outboards I always kept them inside on a stand in the garage. But this 40 is to big and not worth the trouble of disconnecting everything and taking it off for the winter. Any tips on...
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    Trailerable cover recommendations?

    I need to buy a new cover but it has to be both "custom" fit to my Lund and also trailerable and will be used for backyard storage too on and off season. The OEM cover from Lund is about $650. I've found two sites that sell custom fitting covers for my model: 2007 Lund 1425 Classic SS (SS is...
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    Scary Great Horned Owl for critters?

    Overtons has this scary looking plastic Owl for $25. Does anyone know if it would be worth picking one up in order to keep the critters out now that my boat is under cover on the side of the garage for the winter :( My cover at the rear does not fit all that tight due to the motors cables and...
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    Fogging an Elec Fuel Inject and 2 others ?

    I see where if you own a carburetor model one can fog oil into the cylinders from a spray can of fogging oil in through the butterflys while the motor is running in prep for winter storage. Is it possible or necessary to fog an EFI model? I would think the inside walls of EFI model cylinders...
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    Anyone else finding these new Allstate adds Annoying ?

    I know ads are necessary to support a free site but these new ads are way too much when they block half your page. Or the newest one that hits me now is when I try and click on a place to go at the top the Allstate add keeps dropping down and blocking me from clicking on where I want to go. If...
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    Was going to ask about easier trailer hitching

    But when I did a search on Google I found this item below. I kept hitting my plastic bumper with the trailer coupler when backing up alone. Had a rubber U at one time but it fell off or was swiped. This is a cool invention. For $20 it will not only save my bumper but prevent me from having...
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    Help! Ideas to reduce wind on passenger?

    Oops, from the title . . . bad wording, so don't bother to tell me cut down on the beans for the passenger :p Short of buying another new boat (one with a dual console) anyone have any ideas on what I might be able to add on to this 2007 Lund side console boat to extend my season a little as it...
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    Navionics . . . I'd look elsewhere . . .

    Bottom line from my recent experience is their Despicable customer service s*ucks! I'd shop elsewhere for an electronic map for your GPS if you can rather than try and deal with their reps. I will in the future. I went with the Hummingbird 797 C2 side imaging GPS/Fishfinding system last month...
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    Anyone ever see a boat flip over ?

    I'm altering this post to read swamp in rough seas rather than flip . . . I'm pretty much risk adverse, so I'm not bringing this topic up because I want to see how far I can push my boat before it flips or swamps. But I would like to know my boats limits since I've only owned this one for 2...
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    Help! New tires bald in 150 miles!!!

    Backround: New Trailer: 2007 1500 lbs capacity Shoreland"r with a Lund logo on it. Boat: 2007 Lund Aluminum 14' 9" about 625 lbs (725 with gear) Motor: 2007 Mercury 40 hp 4 stroke about 215 lbs So let's say the trailering weight of the boat is about 1000 lbs. Tongue weight is about 10%. I...
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