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    Damn, Mercury really nails you for replacement parts . . . Navigate carefully!

    On one of my last trips out last season I remember hitting a rock in a large bay that was not well marked on Lake Champlain. I knew the a path to the entrance of Burton Island was very limited, but was not paying attention to exactly where I was because I was going real slow, the GPS was...
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    Sealline dry duffel bag experience?

    I've used a clear 40 liter roll top Sealline dry bag for the past 6-7 years to keep stuff dry on my open bow boat. It finally started to split where I roll it closed. I like Sealline's quality so I wanted to go with another of their bags. I checked around and found Sealline makes 2 waterproof...
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    Trailer outdoor storage?

    So both boats are tarped along side the driveway and the canoe is hanging from the rafters in the garage. What's the best way to store this canoe trailer along side the boats? It's mostly galvanized and I just got through touching up some rust spots along the axle and rear frame area that...
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    Winterizing outboard prop shaft?

    I took my prop off my Merc 40HP. I bring the props down the basement for touching up at some point over the winter. What's the consensus on leaving the shaft bare over my NY winter. I put a coat of silicone grease on it already. I could put a plastic bag over it, but my thinking is that...
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    Best lube for boat cover snaps?

    I have a spray can of: WD40 White Lithium grease Teflon Spray Just wondering. I used the Teflon spray on them today, but it doesn't seem to do much and I know that stuff will disappear pretty quickly. I was worried that the Lithium grease or the WD40 might stain the gray boat cover. They...
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    Inventor of the Club dies in car crash . . .

    This is sad cause this guy "James Winner" invented a great, well made product. Years ago before most cars came with built in alarms the Club was a great deterrent. I'd simply click that big red club on my steering wheel and never had any of my cars stolen especially like those times I used to...
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    Shoreland'r Trailers has great customer service!

    Sometime there is just a black cloud over a boat, motor or trailer etc. So My 2007 Lund was bought new and it came with a Lund branded and decal-ed Shoreland'r galvanized trailer. These trailers were manufactured by Mid West Industries. You get what you pay for and I knew this was not a high...
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    Champlain: Rouses Point and North towards Montreal

    Now that we both have our passports and since we are staying on Northern Lake Champlain for 3 days around labor day . . . I was thinking to cross the border into Canada for a day trip on the boat. Anyone know what that section of water between Rouses Point and Montreal looks like? I see on...
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    1999 25 Merc 2 stroke How much is it worth?

    I'm not trying to advertise this O/B here but I just want to get an idea of how much we would have to make up for the difference if we sold this 2 stroke 1999 Merc and went with a new 4 stroke 30 HP. This one came with the rig when my Daughter bought it off Craiigslist last year. As preventive...
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    I try and get away from ramps ASAP but . . .

    It's still dangerous out there no matter what you do . . . Yesterday we tied the boat up to a town dock and my wife waits with the boat while I get the trailer to pull the boat out. As I was walking up the ramp an 18 or 20 foot boat was just sliding off the trailer on the side of the ramp. I...
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    Anyone ever fish Schroon/Paradox Lake in NY Adirondacks?

    Looking to go there tomorrow. I see there is a boat ramp on the Eastern end of the lake on my Navionics map. Any motor size limitations? Any Trout in the lake (not the lake trout variety). Any regular trout in Schroon lake?
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    1999 25 hp 2 stroke ? choke in hot weather

    First time this season my Daughter took her boat out. She said it started hard. It was 90 degrees when she drove the hour to the lake she was boating on. My guess is the outboard was really warm from the drive up and she pulled the choke out full. She said it finally started after she moved...
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    Another Adventure down the Hudson River to the SoL.

    Left out of Newburgh, NY on Friday around 3pm. After docking and dining at the Hudson Water Club Restaurant in Haverstraw Bay, NY. Winds were still calm and as we went under the Tappan Zee Bridge weather was still great around 80 degrees and we ventured towards NYC again. After passing the...
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    Good article on towing

    Todays NY Post (6-16-10) on towing a boat. It's all about torque.
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    Scariest Freshwater Fish I've Ever Seen!

    Last week there was an episode on River Monsters where the show's Host, Jeremy Wade caught this huge fish in the Congo River (Congo is the deepest river in the world). Well, this fish looked like a 5 foot long Carp but it's mouth had these HUGE 1 inch long SPIKED teeth. Uppers and Lowers...
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    ? Termites . . .

    Well, several days ago I found a fungus on my trailer bunk which caused it to crack. Now the last two times I pulled the boat out of the garage it had a pile of small looks like tiny wood chips on top of my dash and steering wheel and on the carpet. I had it in the garage uncovered the first...
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    Bunk snapped!

    Yesterday, I stepped off the bow of the boat as it was 1/2 way up on the trailer and I was about to reach for the hook of the winch strap. As I put my weight on the bunk end as I always do on the front 2 feet of the right bunk under the bow I heard it start to snap in two. Today, as I stepped...
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    Glue for the letter "E"?

    So my Wife's Saab 9-5 has the letters SE on the side and the top part of the plastic letter E was hanging off. I have plenty of glues, but don't want to take a chance and use one and make the paint blister from some type of reaction with the glue. I know they come new with a sticky back foam...
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    Mercury 1999 25 hp 2 stroke MAX RPM's?

    I want to tape on a red line with thin piece of red tape on my daughter's new tac so she or someone else driving it knows to stay below that red line. I can't locate the manual at the moment nor does merc's site from what I can see let you down load an old manual. Can anyone look in their merc...
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    Future Powerball winner, needs your help!

    So the last Powerball winner last week hit for $252 million jackpot had one winner who was from Missouri in the Wednesday, April 21, 2010 drawing. Saw him on TV, he had around 3 teeth and makes $7.50 and hour at a store like the "Sack of Suds". So I feel it in my bones . . . I'm getting closer...
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