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    Everglades+ Keys+ Big O boat rentals?

    We'll be headed to Florida for a few weeks soon and hope to do some boating on our own in the Everglades and Keys and perhaps on the Big O. Last year wifey and I had a great time van-camping and kayaking in central Florida but this year I'd like to head further south and also rent a small jon...
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    Where NOT to hook your trailer's safety chains

    Years ago I volunteered to teach sailing to Girl Scouts at a lake near the Girl Scout camp. I needed to tow a trailer loaded with six Sunfish from the camp to the lake and back. At the time the only hitch I had was a little clamp-on unit I had clamped to my van's bumper. But I had nowhere to...
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    Needed an extra-long gas line

    A few years ago I anchored my little sailboat in the crowded Baltimore harbor (near the National Aquarium) for the night. I was low on gas so I unhooked the tank and put it in the dink, thinking I'd row over to the marina for gas later on. A few hours later the anchorage was filling fast and a...
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    Trailering/storage covers for jon boats

    Hi-- I'm in the process of buying a leftover Lund jon boat and have been looking for a trailering/storage cover with no luck. I called Lund and they don't make covers for their jon boats. They referred me to Dowco who tells me they don't make covers for ANY Lund boats. I tried the iboats cover...
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