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    Mystery transom bracket things - help ID them.

    New-to-me old fiberglass boat. Many mysteries to be solved. One of them is identifying these white brackets on the transom. There's one on each side, mounted right below the handles. Anyone know what they are?
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    Sticky throttle only while in gear - dealer could not fix

    I've had this into the dealer 3 times to repair, 3 times got it back no change. I'm going to the forums for hopefully an explanation as to what's going wrong and a fix. Volvo 4.3, SX drive. When in neutral (button pressed), the throttle lever moves easily. A light touch is all that's needed...
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    Bungee nets for small items

    Anyone know where I could source some bungee nets for my 18' fiberglass boat? I'm looking for smaller ones, like approx 1' square, that'd hold a hat and a container of sunscreen. To be mounted on the inside of the boat below the throttle, at the passenger's feet etc. I've seen larger ones for...
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    Advice on required maintenance on Volvo sterndrive.

    Hi, the boat dealer says I should have both a "bellows servicing" and replace the waterpump on my 2008 4.3l Volvo powered SX sterndrive. They said there's nothing wrong with the boat but recommend the servicing. I asked what the required interval was and they said every year for the water pump...
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    Knock or ping or what?

    My 2008 18' Larson has a 4.3l Volvo I/O which has been fully dealer winterized and serviced each year since new. First time out this year it started fine, idled fine and accelerated a-ok but after about 20 seconds of running at ~2500RPM there were three quick banging sounds from the engine...
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    Will a 4x4 ATV pull an 18" boat out of the water?

    The question's pretty much as stated in the title. Will a modern 4x4 ATV have enough power, weight and traction to pull a 3000 lb boat out of a lake? Not from the lake, down the road, onto the freeway, etc. but just the few critical 10's of feet out of the water. And not every day either - maybe...
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    Do ski rope handles float?

    I bought an Airhead rope earlier this summer. On the label it said "floating handle". The handle sunk about 3 feet under the surface - buoyed only by the line itself. The rope had some sort of plastic tubing around the rope near the handle supposedly as an aid for deep water slalom starts. I...
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    Is any gas or oil in bilge water normal or not?

    Whenever I flip on the bilge pump on my boat the water coming out of the bilge leaves an oily film on the water. It's worse if the boat's been sitting for a few days. The pollution is not much but enough to be noticable if you're looking at the water from the right angle. Maybe equivalent to a...
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    Do I need fenders?

    I have an 18' bowrider which spends all of its non-running time tied up to my floating dock on a smaller (5km long) inland lake. I'm looking for the simplest docking / undocking setup possible in order to minimize the time spent tying up and stowing and unstowing gear and maximize the fun. It'd...
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    What's this thing on my waterski?

    Can anyone identify the purpose of the little yellow rubber button screwed into the top of this waterski? It is embossed with the same name as the ski (Maherajah) so I assume it's original or at least intended to be there. My best guess is it's from some type of beginner attachment meant to be...
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    Yet another 3.0 vs. 4.3 question or two

    I've been looking hard at small bowriders and am pretty much sold on the Glastron GT185 for many reasons. Only question is the engine. I know this is a common topic and believe me I've read all the threads but still come away with no solid opinion for this 17.1' boat and my needs. Prior to...
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    Glastron mx 175/gt185 stern cleat - weird?

    Hopefully soon to be boat owner here in the heat of a bowrider search. This is an excellent forum. I looked at the Glastron mx 175 and gt185 in person after oh months of boat forum browsing, boat shows and manufacturer web site grazing. We generally liked the boats but left with an...
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