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    Lost new roller already, what type welder?

    Please see question at end . . . 3rd trip using my 2 new self centering rollers. Got back to where I parked and 1 was missing. Rod was still hanging there on 1 pal nut so it could have fallen off or someone could have nailed it already. I just got back from a 3 hours drive from another lake...
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    Pelican dry cases (for tools etc) The best!

    Saw these mentioned here from time to time. I was looking for a waterproof box to keep flares, flare gun, first aid, nuts, wires tape, tools etc. I got tired of having to dry out my tools 3 times last season, that I was keeping in plastic zip locks. I do have one of those $20 orange plastic...
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    How may gal burned per hour for this upgrade?

    Looking to get a second boat. Will still be aluminum. Looking for a 221 Starcraft Islander model 2006-07 with a 150-200 Mercury 4 stroke 2006-07 (200 is max for this boat's model). Average 1-2 foot seas and 10-15 mph winds. Usage: I do mostly cruising around. Get it up on plane and throttle...
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    Gas cap vent open or closed when trailering?

    I used to screw the vent cap closed on my portable 6.5 gal tank when I was done with boating for the day. Especially while trailering home I always closed it. It's not a built in tank, just a portable 6.5 gal that never leaves the enclosure that Lund builds into their boats. I use it with an...
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    Got nailed for a $16 plastic gas cap . . .

    Last week on my first trip out on the Hudson River I realized that after I filled my 6 gal gas tank up at the gas station I left the cap on the gunnel. So the smell of gas was reeking and I used a small plastic bag and a rubber band to put over it, This same NY State Launch was right next to a...
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    Winch walking a little ?

    From pics 7 and 8 in my link to Photobucket below (click on pic to enlarge) you can see the marks on the trailer frame where the upright with the winch on top is either walking a little when I'm cranking or from the boat pressing back and forth on the bow stop when trailering. I snug the bow in...
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    Trailerable cover: Top Gun vs Sunbrella?

    Went to the Lund dealer. They want about $550 for the OEM Lund cover. Went to the canvas shop who made up my enclosure for me . . . Shop wants $475 plus extra for the supports. The owner suggested I don't use Sunbrella because he said Sunbrella stretches too much when trailering. He said...
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    DSC . . . good article

    This months BoatU.S had a good article on how the 550 million dollar DSC rescue 21 network is taking hold for rescue situations. Only took me 5 minutes to connect the two GPS and VHF DSC wires together. Amazing system and technology available to us for a few hundred investment in new DSC ready...
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    Self centering keel rollers X2?

    Does this make sense? I have a front (the one closer to the winch) standard rubber 8 inch roller mounted in a plate. I was thinking of getting a replacement 8 inch "self centering roller" for this front one and just reuse the plate and rod. For the back one (stern) I wanted to mount a roller...
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    DSC and those tiny NMEA wires . . .

    Hooked up my NEMA wires yesterday. I was wondering what I was going to use short of soldering until I read about Scotchlok connectors on another boating site. They are also carried at Radio Shack under Radio Shacks own name so if you ask for Scotchloks the twits won't know what you are talking...
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    Bought the Club Tire Claw . . .

    My biggest fear is getting back to the launch area and finding no trailer! I've read threads where this has happened to others. I get back late sometimes in the dark and sometimes 3 hours from home and even though I have insurance what do you do with your boat still in the water and no...
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    Installed the PS200 (black box) VHF radio . .

    Oops, I should have posted this in Electronics . . . Picked up a Standard Horizon PS 2000 over the winter, new for $180. Nice weather past few days, so I finally had a chance to install it and the new antenna. Thought some would enjoy seeing my final installation as many here had recommended...
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    2001 Lowe 140 S V side console?

    Looking at purchasing this model from a seller. Anything I should know about this model? Anyone know of any inherent problems? Supposedly, was not used much in salt water. Covered in winter and 1 owner. Thx
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    2001 Evinrude 15 4 stroke ? good outboard

    My Daughter is buying a 2001 15 4 stroke. I don't have the model # yet but it was supposedly the first of their 4 strokes. It's a one owner outboard and he has two boats so the smaller one did not get as much use. Freshwater use. I've read a few threads here with a few issues. I'll run it...
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    ? Minn Kota brand battery warranty . . .

    My Daughter bought two Minn Kota brand batteries at Dicks for trolling when she bought a canoe and a Minn Kota trolling motor from them last year. One of them won't hold a charge anymore for more than 20 minutes. A call to Dicks and they say she needs to talk with Minn Kota. Anyone know if...
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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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