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    Selling an inflatable.

    Hello, Since i bought a sailboat, i will sell my inflatable. Question , do you do 2 bills of sales , 1 for inflatable 1 for outboard Or 1 for both? Pascal.
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    Buying a used boat (sailboat) out of state , how ?

    Hello, so i am looking to buy a used sailboat , 17 feet, (3 years old) out of state. I never bought any used vehicle. How this thing works ? registration of boat , trailer. insurance. how do you pay ? I read the topic, what to inspect when buying a used boat , this sailboat will be like...
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    the Joy of slip

    Hello, last week i went to Sampson state park in the finger lakes (seneca lake) and i choose to take a slip. I could took the boat away everyday and park on the side of the tent but i wanted to see how it feel. What a diff when you could go on the boat anytime . Ok , i do remove the gas tank and...
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    charplotter question .

    i am a new boater going in my 2nd year. i have a charplotter (lowrance 4 hdi) and i used other one in rentals. The question: When i ask the charplotter to make a route to a waypoint behind land , it does one straight going trough the land ! Why is not be able to trace a route around using map...
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    first time fishing

    So today was my first time fishing with my boat. More things to put in the car. Took nothing but i do not think i had the right lure. i bought an ugly sitk bigwater 6ft + reel penn FRC 4000 + 10 lbs line + bomber lure It was also my first time anchoring so yes i tried to leave forgetting it...
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    safety check

    hello, so yesterday when boating with kids. when i came back , i wanted to tilt the motor up but it was difficult, after check in , i saw that the Thrust rod was dislodged. I do not know how and when, but it was half way out ! And it was hard to put it back. Will have to add that on my check...
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    breezy point beach

    hello ! Sunday 8, i, maybe , will boat from bennet field to breezy point with family. i read that is like private area and hard to go by land (4x4 permit ???) , but it is possible ( problems ?) by sea ? in general , which beaches are accessible with an inflatable (in NYC) ? Pascal
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    World fair marina ramp

    Hello, so today i did some boating and launch from World fair marina ramp. The access to the boat is easy because of the dock !! but not much space to inflate & prep it. The downside is that they use the parking for event at the citi field stadium , they were starting to reserve it when i left...
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    Ready to buy an inflatable

    HI ! it is time for me to think of buying an inflatable. Right now i have nothing, ok last year i bought a VHF marine Uniden MHS126. and i have my NYS boating safety certificate. So i need everything else. - Inflatable : saturn 14' - SD430 (or similar) - outboard : thinking 20HP - were...
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    how do you handle your outboard ?

    Hi, so , how do you handle your outboard ? i mean from your house to car to boat and reverse ? i looked at the weight and i see ~115Lbs for a 15HP and ~180Lbs for 25HP (tohatsu) do you have like a modified dolly or your are all bodybuilder ??? i am really interested for the next season for...
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    My first time !

    HI, everybody ! So Tuesday , 25 june 2013 , was my first time driving a powerboat, on the Long Island Sound ! 3 hours on a Sailfish 2180 rented at Port Washington from Long Island Boat Rentals. It was fun to be there with my girl (6) who slept more than an hour on it! Now, i want to explain...
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