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    Cincinnati

    Does anyone dock at skippers in new richmond?
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    30+ lb toddler type 2 vest?? Where?

    I have a 2yo son who has been wearing a infant type 2, at his last dr visit he was 29.8lbs and the cutoff is 30lbs for an infant vest. I want to keep him in a neo vest because he complains about the nylon ones. Does anyone know where to get a toddler type 2 neoprene vest?
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    Am I asking too much?

    i have my boat for sale, I know its the nearing the end of the season, but I am not getting any hits. I have had it for sale since august. Here is what its is 87 Glassport 165 with a merc 3.0 140 Done this year... new impeller New bellows New gimbal New trim sensors new lower shift cable...
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    Yamaha jet drive on a toon?

    Has anyone heard of running a jet drive outboard to a pontoon? I was looking at motors and these caught my eye ( I have young ones ).
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    Possibly moving to a toon...

    So my wife is pregnant and we are going to move to a different boat since ours is a rough ride and we will have 2 little ones (1 nb and 1 2yo) come next season. We are considering a toon since they ride well and have plenty of room. I have a few questions though, we are looking at 20-24ft boats...
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    Trim Gauge does not work

    Heres the deal... When I bought the boat the trim gauge did not work. I bought a new gauge and it still did not work. I didn't care to work on it anymore because I didn't need it. Well the boat had to get the gimbal & bellows done, so I had the trim sensors replaced as well. I picked it up and...
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    Put my boat up for sale today

    So I just picked the boat up from the shop on Friday (its been there over 5 weeks), used it on Saturday and put it up on craigslist today. We found out my wife was pregnant with our 2nd while the boat was in the shop. We figured that we wont be using the boat much next season due to the new baby...
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    What would you do?

    So my boat is in the shop, I am getting bellows/shift cable/gimbal done, also getting the card redone and a broken motor mount replaced. My total is over $1300 at this point. I didn't want to spend much more than that, however my trim gauge has never worked. I don't use it so it never bothered...
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    Naming my boat...

    So, we are going to get a $1300 repair bill for our boat this week. Due to this we will be keeping our boat 2 or 3 more seasons (we were going to purchase a new one next year). Anyway we are now going to name it. I am not sure if it has had a name in the past, and I don't want to **** off...
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    Glassport longshot

    Does anyone have a scan of the glassport logo? I was going to get some new vinyl and I cannot find just the logo anywhere. T.I.A.
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    Marine repair facilities

    So my family and I all take our boats to a marine repair facility locally. They have been around since the 50's and do great work for a good price. Problem is the time, I dropped my boat off monday and when I talked to them tuesday they said they would call me later in the day or on wednesday. I...
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    Bummer

    So when I was boating last weekend my bildge pump was kicking on every 15-30 minutes. I figured it was the garboard drain, but I snooped around and found this... Yep, its going to be expensive, on the bright side I will have all new bellows and a new gimbal bearing.
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    Does this seem right?

    I got a new prop, here is what I accomplished... 3.0 merc i.o 140hp 1.98 gear ratio (unless someone changed it) 17px14 5/8 prop 4800 RPM 16.5 ft boat with a 1750lbs dry weight Full 16 gallon tank 700ish lbs of people/gear against the ohio current 31 mph on gps. That gives me 20ish % prop slip...
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    Fast help needed !!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am so agrvated right now, I had to return my first prop due to fitment. I then ordered an exact size replacement, it didnt clear the trim anode. So I ordered the offset one and now I have this issue..... Old prop New prop The new prop came with a new castle washer, it will not make...
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    Trim Tab anode question

    I need to replace my trim tab anode with an offset one due to my new prop. Does it make a difference if I order aluminum or magnesium?
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    Wtf

    So I have now received my second ordered prop and it does not fit, it is same pitch, however it hits the anode. I had a half inch gap with the old prop, What an I supposed to do now, there is only one prop smaller in diameter than the solas one I bought, I already returned one and had to wait a...
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    Just out of curiosity (boat brands question)

    So I know how there are many different price/quality ranges, There are some brands I am curious about though. I know that crownline/searay/regal are the upper echelon and bayliner/tahoe/maxum are the value brands. What about glastron and rinker?
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    Nautical Tattoo Pictures

    I was wondering if anyone else has nautical tattoos, my wife and I both have some of sailor Jerry's work (done by a local artist). Here are mine, post some pics of yours...
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    keel guard

    So I want boating in the ohio and put a few decent dings in my keel (barges were stirring crap up). No punctures or anything though. Is it okay to install a keel guard/shield at this point?
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    Bow chain question

    Will this work for my 1700lb (dry weight) boat? Tie Down?s bow safety chain connects the boat to the bow stand of the trailer. Packed each. 3/16? (OAL 15-1/2?) Part #81201 I didnt know if 3/16ths was good enough.
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