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    Replacing stereo with a smaller unit...

    Pulled the boat out of storage this spring, and found that the stereo is DOA... A friend of mine gave me a cheapo replacement that should work for a while - and hey, free's free. Anyway, the dead stereo I'll be replacing is an older Clariion double-din model, while the new one is a single-din...
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    Fuel line connector on a '99 Mercury 40hp 4-stroke?

    Ran into a little problem the other day, fortunately in the mooring field so I wasn't stranded... Tried firing up the motor, and it ran for a couple seconds then died. Wouldn't catch after that. So I went and took a quick look, and found that the fuel line from my fuel tank to the motor had...
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    Trouble starting motor - 40hp 4-stroke Mercury wouldn't crank

    Still a relative boating novice here, and definitely an engine maintenance novice! The wife and I had our pontoon out on the lake yesterday - the boat initially started right up with no issue, we tooled around the lake a little bit, then dropped anchor in a relatively quiet spot. When we got...
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    Mooring buouy and bird repellant

    First full summer with my 'toon, and I was able to secure a mooring buouy at the lake... They recommend getting some kind of bird repellent deployed by July. I'm looking for recommendations on good repellents to use and how to mount them on top of a full pontoon cover. Any advice is...
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    Upholstery tearing around cup holders...

    Well, as the subject says: my pontoon is developing tears around the perimeter of 3 of my cup holders. So far, I've only talked to one local guy about repairs, who's saying I'd pretty much have to re-upholster the entire seat (or at least the arm - I have to re-check how things are constructed...
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    Transom splash guards?

    Hi there - new owner of a 2001 Smokercraft here... Out on the lake today, I noticed one of my transom splash guards is almost falling off the boat. Both guards are welded to the transom in 3 places. Starboard side is good, but the port side has two broken welds, and the thing is just kind of...
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    Transmission wear and tear from towing?

    Hey folks,<br /> My wife and I are currently in the research stages of an eventual boat purchase. We're currently thinking something along the lines of a 18-20' cuddy, and planning to trailer it with our Toyota Highlander.<br /> The Highlander is rated to tow 3500lbs, which should be do-able...
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    Long Island Sound North Shore

    Hey folks. My wife and I are doing some research for our first boat. Over the weekend, we went to the Clinton Harbor boat show, where one salesman in particular insisted we'd be able to cruise a 20' Stingray Cuddy Cabin from the CT shore out to Block Island. I've since learned that this is...
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    n00b questions - boat choices, associated costs, etc...

    Hey all,<br /><br />SWMBO (she who must be obeyed) and I recently took our first trek out on the water with friends of ours in their 15' runabout, and now we've got the bug bad! ;) So, after a few weeks of researching, I've got tons of _somewhat_ focused questions.<br /><br />We're in...
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