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    Looking to import a boat like this

    I've already successfully imported a Boston Whaler from Florida, which is proving a great work boat.<br /><br />Now I want to track down an inboard diesel-powered Whaler. It doesn't have to be exactly like this, but must have sleeping for two with basic facilities, and preferably be over...
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    Transom Savers Are A Waste Of Money - Yes or No?

    I’ve been looking at a few outboard installations here. <br /><br />On the bigger motors – say 50hp and upwards - it seems to me that the shock loads trasferred to the transom when a trailer outfit hits a bump are mostly directed downwards – in other words, the shock loads do not exert a huge...
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    IS THIS FAIR, OR A RIP-OFF?

    Here in Malta, it is hard to make price comparisons. We went to the local Johnson dealer to buy a replacement trim switch (that's the little sender switch that sits under the motor and gives the trim position signal to the dial on the console) for a 96 50hp Johnson twin 2-stroke. <br /><br />We...
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    Prop query for the experts - I'm not.

    We have a workboat - Dauntless 13 1996, with a Johnson twin 50hp 96. The prop is a Michigan 11.5 by 19 pitch.<br /><br />With helmsman, twelve gallons fuel and about 50/60lbs of gear, she runs 5700 wot. With three up and more gear, she still runs just over 5400 wot. We tend to run wot...
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    Anyone any feedback on Ringprops?

    Ringprops are in the WestMarine and other catalogs, but untried here in the Med.<br /><br />Has anyone any experience with them? Any comparisons as to performance, quality, etc?<br /><br />The thought that they are much safer, and can sustain hard knocks without damage, is appealing.
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    Boat Trimming with Foils or Tabs

    Boat Trimming with Foils or Tabs<br /><br />A boat at rest has its weight spread over the area of the hull in the water. When the boat tries to plane, the bows rise. This leaves a smaller hull area to take the same weight, so the stern sinks. This is exactly the opposite of what we want to...
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    Fighting metallic corrosion on underwater fittings

    From various posts on different threads, there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to metallic corrosion and its protection on small boats, so I’ve taken the liberty of posting the comments below. If there are any experts out there who can add to this information, I’m sure it...
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    Caught a big one ...

    http://zattevrienden.realroot.be/depanneren.htm <br /><br />I thought only boats had no brakes ...
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    Small Boston Whaler decision

    If this question has been asked before, I apologise - but I can find no thread that directly relates.<br /><br />We are replacing a small workboat with one of two (used) Boston Whaler models, and they are as rare as hens teeth here in the Med, so we have had no hands-on experience. We know their...
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    Horsepower Upgrade

    Mine is a 1984 Evinrude 9.9. Here in Malta I hear so many conflicting tales about how to upgrade this engine to 15 hp that I'm confused.<br />What needs to be changed/modified in order to do this?
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