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    Anyone with access to Stingray owners forum?

    Look at the Hurricane 188 O/B.
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    Wanna build boats ?

    Auction today for Doral. I'm just a few cents short to make a bid, but here is your chance if you have a few million to spare.....:joyous: https://www.hilcoind.com/sale/doral/featured
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    Larson cabrio 290 arch replacement

    You will have extreme difficulty replacing this arch with a forward facing one that will fit. Less grief to just buy a boat that appeals to your arch preferences.
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    Four Winns / Bayliner / Sting Ray / Or......

    Or Crownline 19XS
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    Four Winns / Bayliner / Sting Ray / Or......

    If buying new: This: Monterey 197 Blackfin
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    Opinions on Monterey 298 SC

    I know you want a small cabin for overnights, but when you win the lottery next week..... Take a peak at the all new Cobalt R30. It's a bowrider, but a big fast one. Tested at elevation in Las Vegas at the Cobalt dealers meeting, equipped with twin 380HP new GenVI Volvo Penta V8's, she planed...
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    Buying another boat - what type? Runabout vs ski type boat

    2016 Wake Tractor ( Bryant Boats)
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    Buying another boat - what type? Runabout vs ski type boat

    If you want to ski and wakeboard, buy a 2016 WakeTractor. 18ft. Inboard powered.
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    Anyone make smaller jet boats anymore?

    For a new boat, the Scarab 165 is about all you will find. 16 footer with 250HP. Used, look for a SugarSand
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    thoughts on chaparral or yamaha jet boats

    Scarab 215 with twins.
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    Need to bring boat from FL to CA - ship or cross country trip?

    Okay, you asked for thoughts........ 1.) This boat shows it has not been dry stacked always. you can see the tannic acid water line where it has sat in the water, and was power washed to sort of clean it up. 2.) This statement worries me deeply.... "According to the owner , both motors...
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    The Question No One Can Answer...

    He is not running a camp with tow boats. He is running the camp using Boston Whaler's. Last I checked, 16-18 ft. Whalers do not have inboard (tow boat) motors, they use outboards. IMO, you might want to look into something like a Crestliner 1850 SuperHawk or Fish n' Ski for your camp. They are...
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    What is the largest boat ever made with a planing hull?

    It is the Riva 122 Mythos at 122'
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    SeaDek is a no go. Input on second choice

    Smoke on the water is correct. It does not even have to be a Monterey dealer for obtaining a quote. Here is what a friend with a 270CR did last fall. 1. Template with markers and instructions sent straight from SeaDek. 2. Taped and outlined swimplatform pattern - sent it in for test template...
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    Fiberglass and the cold

    Go ahead and walk on the deck. Unless it is rotted through, it should be as solid as in the summer. If you can shovel them off, you can sure walk on them.
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    New boat purchase pending and need advice!

    Agreed, the "Dual Console" monicker is pretty much spread between several styles of boats. Some bass boats with Plexi windshields are marketed as a DC. Even the boat above from NauticStar is a deckboat but with model number 243DC
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    need bimini top hardware

    Re: need bimini top hardware It's called a jaw slide or tube clamp I believe. Most come with a screw for fastening. You can add a thumbscrew instead. Beacon Fabric & Notions These will do the same thing. $1.44 each
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    This is really neat...a trailerable trawler.

    Re: This is really neat...a trailerable trawler. These have been around for many, many years. Been on a Ranger Tug 25SC a couple years ago. Some others are: Nordic Tug 26 North Pacific Yachts 28 PH Ranger Tugs makes several models NordStar 26 Nomad 25 (Nimble Boats) Caledon 25 Alyward 25 Acadia...
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    This doesn't look right....to me anyways

    Re: This doesn't look right....to me anyways It does happen though...
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    Donzi 275 lxc

    Re: Donzi 275 lxc Yes, radar arch was not on every one. I have a neighbor with the same boat, no arch. Decent boat, not many of them around, so be careful if you need specific parts to this model boat, as they are almost impossible to find. Get it surveyed, please....
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