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    Wasp(s) Inside Trailer Frame/Boom!

    Last Sunday wife and I were doing some things on our boat, that is on the trailer outside at a Boat/RV Storage. In order to connect one of hold-down straps, I had to tuck the snap in behind the frame/boom between the dual wheels and bring it out the other side. Well, while doing this, I got...
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    "Locking" Type Gas Cap?

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin. Don't know just how many gallons the tank holds, but think the gauge showed 3/4 the last time we had the batteries hooked up (Nov 2014) and before had "winterization" done. Couldn't take the boat out last year due to a surgery. Was going to syphon some of...
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    Deck Soft Spots

    Have a 1992 20' V-8 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin. We have three soft spots on our deck. One small one by the gunwale, a small one at the edge of our "couch" type seat (rear of boat) in front of the engine and a larger one under the middle of that seat over the gas tank. When the weather gets better...
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    Winterization Still Good?

    Had our '92 Celebrity 200 Cuddy "winterized" last November 2014. Due to a rotator cuff surgery this past March, have been unable to use it since and won't be until next Spring. Have not started the engine. Question: Will the "winterization" on the engine still be good for this coming winter...
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    Using 2 1/2 Yr. Old Boat Gas?

    Have started our boat using the muff/hose a few times, including the last time, on Sept 2014. Have not had the boat on the water since Oct 2012. In Jan 2013, filled tank with 40 gallons of Regular gas, but still had around 1/4 of a tank of gas left. In Nov 2014, had the boat winterized and gas...
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    Best Deep Cell Battery Brand?

    Looking for a descent Deep Cell Battery for our 1992 20' Celebrity Cuddy Cabin w/a 5.7L I/O engine. We have a Dual-Battery setup and our Starting Battery currently is a NAPA one. We were using two Starting Batteries, the NAPA and a Barracuda, that we bought from the dealership where we have our...
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    Dual Batteries........Which Type?

    In late Feb 2012, had a Dual Battery Set-Up installed in our boat. Perko Switch with Barracuda Starting Battery (for "starting" as #1) and NAPA Starting Battery (as "house"-#2). Having trouble w/the Barracuda battery and marine mechanic says that we should get a new one. When I told him that I...
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    Deck Repair/Replacement

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin and the deck has a few soft spots on it. One is next to the starboard gunwale, one in front of the rear bench seat and one by the gas tank access plate (under the bench seat). There was one on the port side deck, next to the engine, but I replaced that...
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    Jacksonville, Florida's St. John's River Problem

    As many boaters living in the Jacksonville, FL area know, there is a MAJOR algae bloom problem going on. Warnings have been issued about health concerns for boaters touching the water with any part of their body. We, in our mid 60's, have put our cuddy cabin on the St. John's River a number of...
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    Size Of Gas Tank (Gallons)?

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/5.7L (350) engine and need to know how many gallons our gas tank is. A few years ago, we were told it was a 90 gallon tank. Last January, we put 40 gallons of gas in it and that filled it. At that time, we had a less than a quarter tank of gas in it. That...
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    1992 Celebrity 200 Fuel Tank

    Need to know the gallon size of the fuel tank on our 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin w/5.7L (350) I/O. Was told it holds 90 gallons, but when we filled up the tank last January, it only took 40 gallons and there was less than 1/4 tank of gas in it.
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    St John's River Boat Traffic????

    Crossed the Buckman Bridge (Jacksonville, FL) yesterday and seen 4 boats on the water. St John's River don't get the boat traffic like it use to? Drove by Goodby's Landing Ramp and only a handful of vehicles/trailers (less than 1/4 full) parking lot! See a lot of boats in Dry Storage at...
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    Goodby's Channel In Jacksonville, FL?

    Looking for anyone who uses a powerboat on Goodby's Creek Channel to get out onto the St John's River in Jacksonville, FL area. In mid 2009, we started launching/retrieving our 1992 20' Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin on Goodby's Creek Ramp and there was no "Shallow" warning buoy at the end of the...
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    Many Older (60 Plus) Power Boaters Out There???

    Power boaters meaning: ski, cuddy cabin or bowrider. Anyway, we are in our mid 60's (64/65) and I was curious about the percentage of boaters that are out there in our age bracket and older. We seen very few-to almost none while living in Colorado (Denver metro), North Carolina (Lake Norman...
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    Preference: Lake, River or Intracoastal Boating?

    While living south of Denver, CO, we put our old Bowrider on two different lakes/reservoirs......Chatfield and Cherry Creek. Boating on both of them was definitely fun and easy. Since living here (4 1/2 years) in the Jacksonville, FL area, we have found out that it's NOT so easy boating on this...
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    "Metal Hitting" Noise In Reverse

    Have read some older Threads asking about this, but didn't see any info helpful to us. Anyway, have a '92 Celebrity 200 Cuddy w/5.7L engine and Alpha One outdrive. Yesterday at our boat storage, had the muffs/hose on the drive and the drive down almost touching the cement, started the engine...
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    Paint Is Faded II

    Since the other Thread "Paint Is Faded" is at least a year or so old, I decided to do an add-on to it. Why? Because we've done the vaseline and the restoring compound/polish/buffing (electric buffer) thing. Our boat is a 1992 20 ft. Cuddy Cabin. It has a wide maroon strip that goes all the way...
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    Two Floor "Soft Spots" Found

    Have a '92 20ft Celebrity Cuddy Cabin w/5.7L engine. Earlier this week I stepped on a 19 x 29 inch piece of plywood flooring next to the side of the engine and it was somewhat soft in the middle. I was able to pull up the carpet and SURE ENOUGH, the middle part of the plywood was pretty rotted...
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    Thread Sealant On Drain Plugs?

    Is applying thread sealant to block drain plugs necessary? Our new block, installed last year, had sealant on the plug threads and the plugs were somewhat hard to get out when I drained the block last Dec. I put the plugs back into the block, but didn't use any thread sealant (no water in the...
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    HELP! Boating On The ICW

    Guess what I need is some ENCOURAGING words so as to get rid of my fear of putting our boat on our local ICW again! Was on the ICW in Daytona Beach in May 2010 (our boat) with a couple that have a home and lots of boating experience on that ICW there. It was both fun and scary for me...
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