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    Cuddy Cabin Boats

    Anyone here have a cuddy cabin boat? If you have one, how do you use the cuddy cabin? Ever slept in it? I also know that there are cuddy cabins that are more "self-contained" than our is. The larger ones have a very small stove and frig. Ours does not. I also know they aren't made anymore and...
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    Boat Owners Are Rich?

    Apparently some folks think if you have a power boat, no matter what the year, you are rich or "very well off". Same goes for those that own a motorhome or other recreational stuff. We've had folks wonder about us, even though our boat is a 1992, not a 2018.
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    How Old Is Your Boat?

    Ours is a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/a 5.7L (350) I/O. From looking at the boats on the racks at our Dry Storage, I'd say we have the oldest boat there. Actually, we are lucky, our boat is the only boat, of it's age, that our marine service will work on. Thing is, the service doesn't get...
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    Electric Boat Winch

    Since my wife's strength isn't what it was years ago, we have been seriously thinking about having an electric winch installed on our trailer. When we lived in Colorado, 28 miles south of Denver, the ramps of both lakes we would launch at, had floating docks. I'd back the boat down the ramp...
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    Older And Newer Boats Concerning Brackish Water And Saltwater

    Probably have the oldest boat in our Dry Storage, it being a 1992 20' Celebrity Cuddy. Actually, our Dry Storage only has a roof and sides to it, with racks to sit boats on. Not a building that is fully covered. Anyway, what I'm wondering about is, does "brackish" (combined salt/fresh) water and...
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    Interstate Boat Transporting

    If our 20' 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy w/5.7L I/O continues running good this summer, we want to have it taken to northern Colorado from Jacksonville, FL next May. We plan on moving to there then. Wife and I are too old and inexperience to haul the boat that far ourselves. Even if we were younger...
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    Moving Boat From Brackish Water To Freshwater

    Making plans on moving, us and boat, from Jacksonville, FL to northern Colorado (Front Range) or southeastern Wyoming. Was told by our Mercruiser mechanic that we'd need to change the anodes and prop before using on freshwater lakes. Is this true and is there anything else we would need to do...
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    Any Present Or Past Colorado Boaters?

    Have already done a Thread saying how much we really miss and enjoyed, boating and fishing in Colorado, south of Denver. Currently making plans on visiting Loveland area this summer for a week. There are some nice lakes there as well as a couple just west of Cheyenne, Wyoming and Lake Mac in...
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    Electric Fuel Pump Info Needed

    Boat: 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/Mercruiser 5.7L I/O ​Has a regular gas pump, but giving some thought to installing an electric fuel pump next Spring. Actually, having our Mercruiser mechanic do it. An electric fuel pump does shoot the gas up to the carb faster than a regular fuel pump...
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    Deep Cell Info Needed

    First, our boat is a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/a Mercruiser 5.7L I/O. ​We have a Dual Battery set-up using a Perco Battery Switch, NAPA 800 CCA Starting Battery and a Sears Diehard Deep Cell 650 CCA Battery. We bought both in March of 2016, however, we did not know that Sears doesn't...
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    Taking A Boat Out After A Hurricane Or Tropical Storm

    I remember taking our boat out on the St Johns River a Saturday after a tropical storm hit a few years ago. We seen quite a bit of wood floating in the middle of the river, that we had to go back and forth to miss, and we never thought about the tropical storm that had hit the week before. Tied...
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    Boating And Tides

    Whether you boat on a coastal, Intracoastal or river, how much do you check the Tide Table before deciding to take your boat out? I've read that some boaters pay little attention to "low tide times" and get stuck on a body of water at low tide. Our boat, a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy w/a 5.7/350...
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    Age And Health Concerning Boating

    Not so much age, even though it can play a part in amount of years for boating, but heath can definitely be a concern. At our dry storage, we see very few older, or Senior age, boaters like us. I'm 68 and wife is 69. Actually, we wound up affording dry storage last year and took it. It has been...
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    Stormy Or Rainy Weather And Boats

    Was over at dry storage yesterday and noticed that there were some 8 new Center Console / not covered Fishing boats sitting along a fence across from the Boat Sales Office building.. There were also brand new Bowriders and a couple of small Cabin Cruisers sitting under a roof next to the same...
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    Boat Owner Responsibility (Guests)

    IOW, who should wife and I allow to ride in our boat (with us) and who not to? Is a person's weight, health (if known), age and boating experience deciding factors? How much responsibility do the boat owners, who are onboard, have?
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    What Makes For A Good Marine Service?

    Since buying our 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy in April 2009, we've had three different marine service centers work on it. All three service centers have given us some type of problem. One didn't install a gas gauge right and had to take the boat back. Like a vehicle, boaters don't like taking their...
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    Really Miss Colorado Lake Boating

    Spent 5 1/2 years living 23 miles south/southeast of Denver and loved going to a couple of local reservoirs there. Had an older 16' Bowrider then. Done rainbow trout fishing and "beaching" the boat to relax under a canopy on the beach. Have now been living in northeastern Florida since 2009 and...
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    St. John's River Boating In Jacksonville

    How much power boating is done on the river these days? We see a lot of boats in Dry Storage at both Julington Creek and NFYS (North Florida Yacht Sales @ Baymeadows & San Jose), plus a number of boats tied up to private docks. We are in Dry Storage at NFYS. For so many boats stored here in Jax...
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    Transom Leak!

    Our boat, a 1992 20' Celebrity CC I/O is now leaking water thru the transom into the bilge area. It was noticed last Friday by the marine mechanic that installed a new (remanufactured) carb on it and was doing a "water test"/adjustment of the carb on the water. As he was adjusting the carb, he...
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    New Carburator Needed?

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/5.7L I/O and 4 BL Quadri Jet Rochester carburetor. We bought this boat in April 2009 and the carb has been rebuilt twice, that we know of. Once, a few months before we bought it and then, right after we bought it. We were not informed of the "rebuild" when...
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