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    boat for towing?

    i have an 84 cruisers inc 22' with a 350 merc inboard. cruise speed about 30-35 knotts. transom is tall and solid with a teak swim platform on the back. will this boat be good for pulling a tube behind? worrid that the "hooks" they sell may rip through my transom even with the washers they...
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    boat/cabin cover

    anyone know where a good place to look on the internet is to find an enclosure for my boat? i dont mean just a boat cover or a simple bimini top i mean the whole cover for a cruiser? my boat is an 84 cruisers inc and it does not have the original enclosure for it. i could put a bimin top on it...
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    anti fouling bottom paint?

    what is a good bottom paint to use on a Fresh water boat in lakes that have high volume of zebra mussels and are very prone high amounts of algae "floating algae scum"
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    help me choose wax/procedure

    ok guys i took your advice now i need some input as to what to use and the procedure. so far i guess ineed to sand the entire boat? gel coat is faded and challky. what grit to i start and finish with? do i do do the entire boat including topside and deck "skid resistant"? also i am looking...
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    prop question

    what about the prop gives the boat its "torque" the get up and go from the stop the size or the angle? in numbers "high low" what is better for more torque
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    your opinion's count. gel coat

    k guys i keep hearing mixed reviews. we gonna have a survey today only, which ever opinion wins i will do it... and have pics posted to show. got the 84 crusiers inc boat 22' gel coat is faded. i was going to repaint the ugly brown paint with a nice red but was worried about it being...
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    product opinion

    wnated to know if any one USED either of these products and what they think of them or if i could have someone who klnows alot alot about gel coat "refinishing" take a look at them and tell me there opinion. first is the marine penetrol... is this a good product to use over the entire...
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    Is this fair?

    anyone following my previous posts knows how much bad luck i have had and amount of time i am putting into my boat. well i went to pick up boat from "outside winter storage" in a fenced in lot from the marina. WAS going to start work on my seats. and guess what? my alpha 1 outdrive is gone...
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    proper tow vehicle rebuttle

    well here goes my tail of the proper tow vehicle with me being the dumb @ss at the end of it all. i have a 22 foot cruiser bout 5,000k add the trailer bout another 1,000k add another 300 for big block i installed, also add gear, food, coolers, and water weight from being out all day and half...
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    upgrade seats

    my boat has no seats and trying to find some originals is getting hard, i decided to buy a captains chair and mount it myself with the original mounts. i have also built a "wrap around" seat pretty much to what was originally there except I left an opening "did not stretch all the way along the...
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    painting boat

    your help with the motor was great guys... finally doing the dreaded resto of the boat before the season hits. got 2 questions for ya. the old owner painted on the rear of the boat with regular "house paint" how do i remove this without damaging the gel or fiber glass under neath? It was applied...
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    engine and drive replacement "combo?"

    have a 1984 cruisers inc holiday 22' with a stock 305 merc and alpha one. alpha one was stolen over winter, and i cracked the block last summer in the 305. Question is- I already bought a replacement motor with heads and i upgraded to a Merc 350. Looking to buy a replacement alpha drive unit...
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