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    What is this hose that someone may have cut on my boat?

    I'll be honest, I'm still learning about my boat. I can tell you one thing though, this wasn't cut when I used it last. What is it, and is it likely someone did it on purpose? This is my first time putting the boat in a Marina. I don't know what I could have possibly done to **** someone...
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    Lorance Vs Garmin Vs...?

    I was at the Bass Pro shop this weekend and just happened to swing by the marine electronics. The Fish Finder on my boat has been acting up lately, and we've wanted to get a GPS anyways, so I was looking primarily at the chartplotter/sonar combo units. I guess I've settled on the fact that...
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    Trailer broke again, time for a new one or just keep fixing it?

    Apparently the axle sheared off on the way from storage to the landing by my house. I barely got it to this little tire place before my turn that has already done a bit of work on it. They're looking at it right now. Since buying this boat and trailer last summer I've had quite a few...
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    What do I need in my tackle box?

    Its warming up, and last weekend I went out fishing with my wife and my friend and had 0 luck. Part of that is probably because the water is still a little too cold, but part of it could just be bad luck / poor preparation. So I've been reading up more on in shore species and tactics (since...
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    I was thinking of getting a trolling motor

    I have a hookup for one at the bow, but then I realized I probably can't put one up there with the bow rail, can I? I don't even know what the bow mounted ones go for, all I seem to see at the stores are the transom mounts. Any ideas?
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    Wiring issues

    Has anyone else had issues with the wiring to the console in their Key West? I got a pdf from the manufacturer to double check everything, but apparently more than one of my switches is also bad. I wonder if its just me or if they have a tendency towards this sort of problem? I already took...
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    A few pictures from the weekend and a rant

    So it finally broke the 50 degree mark two weeks ago and my wife was out of town so I had a friend come to town for the weekend to take the boat out. He wanted to go get Oysters, so we did: That's him in the waders, I stayed in the boat. It was a very nice weekend, clear skies and calm seas...
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    My battery is dead

    The boat has been sitting for maybe 3 months in storage and I went by today to check on it. It appeared the battery was dead so I took it home to test it, and yup, very much dead. The battery itself is an Everstart 27DC-6, which I'm seeing around the internet as mainly a deep cycle trolling...
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    115 Two Stroke Efficiency?

    I just got a book on offshore fishing the other weekend from my in laws and was going through it since I couldn't be out on the boat that weekend. It had me wondering some things right off the bat. While I wouldn't plan on going more than say, 15 miles offshore, I'd still like to know my...
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    When is your boating season over?

    I just bought my first boat in July, now it is nearing the end of August. Before I know it the summer will be over, but that's not the end, right? I realize it depends on where you live, and where you play, but when do you call it 'off season' and stop boating? I live way down south in SC...
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    Do I need a battery kill switch

    After having a new starter solenoid installed on my motor, I had a local dealer take a look at my navigation lights as the bow lights were not working. They said the switch was bad, but they managed to hook it up in such a way that they will work for the time being. Having been back there in...
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    New member introduction and questions

    Hi there. We just got a 2002 Key West 1900CC two weeks ago with a 115hp Mercury outboard for recreation and fishing (in salt). This is my first boat, although I've been around them quite a lot, and I'm excited to actually own one finally. I've taken it out twice now over the last two...
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    2002 Mercury 115hp issues

    Hello everyone, new boat owner here. Two weeks ago I bought a 2002 Key West 1900CC with a 2002 Mercury 115hp 4cyl outboard. Over the last two weekends I had a few issues that I thought I'd ask about. The motor typically doesn't start on the first try, sometimes the idle can be a little shaky...
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