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  1. BuckyBadger

    mold/mildew on canvas

    I've been fighting some stains on my canvas for the last couple years and have tried just about everything. Vinegar, baking soda, simple green, dishwasher soap, running it through the industrial washing machines at the laundry mat and nothing would touch it. I've searched the iboats forums...
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    Yamaha - no haggle pricing

    I was at a boat show this spring and had a fairly lengthy discussion with the Yamaha dealer. When the subject of price came up I was told that Yamaha prices were set by the manufacturer and the dealers are required to honor that pricing. I was offered a slight discount and 2.9% financing if I...
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    New prop - lucky break

    This happened a couple weeks ago, finally got around to pulling the pictures off the camera. We went camping out on the sandbar for the weekend. I had just gotten my new prop put on a Wednesday and the following Saturday I hit this. Luckily it stuck to the front of the anti ventilation plate...
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    Seeking input on new prop for Starcraft pontoon

    We replaced the prop on our pontoon at the end of last season. I don't know what original prop was but it ran approx 17mph @ 5800 rpm - which seems a little low compared to some other set ups I have seen. The new prop is running well below the rpm range and unfortunately, the local business we...
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    Waiting to get the boat in the water

    We've had a local boat manufacturer shut their doors last Friday. They also run a marina and do off season storage which unfortunately I utilize. The paper said the marina operations would not be affected however my boat is still not in the water and the phones have been shut off and nobody...
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    boat in slip - motor up or down???

    I'm sure this has topic has been covered, but I didn't have much luck with the search. When keeping an outboard powered craft in a slip what the preferred position of the engine, up or down? What are the pros on cons of each? Thanks for your thoughts.
  7. BuckyBadger

    Newbie

    Hello all. Been lurking for while and have been getting lots of good tips and insight. It's a very knowledgeable bunch here on the forum. I was going to post a pic of our boat but looking through all our pictures I realized I don't have a good picture of just the boat (I know I can't...
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