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    How is sailing on large bodies of water?

    When I was younger my dad had a sunfish and it was fun taking it in the small lake in Texas. We then got a Catalina 22 and it felt like it was to big for that body of water. It felt like it got boring really quick as we would sail the whole body in less than a day. We would also spent most of...
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    Covering a boat stored inside?

    My boat has a Sunbrealla cockpit/mooring cover, if I am storing inside a warehouse is there any reason I should put another cover on top of it? Last year I shrunk wrapped my boat and stored it outside.
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    I think I winterized my boat...

    Re: I think I winterized my boat... I know enough to be dangerous, but I am trying to learn ;-) I looked at all the hoses, which I am assuming connect up to what I think is the thermostat. The two stern smaller hoses looks like they go to the exaust manafolds, or what I think is the exaust...
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    I think I winterized my boat...

    These are the steps I took... a) Top tank off and added stabil 1) Engine on Muffs, I warmed the engine up 2) I ran anti-freeze threw the cooling system for a while 3) I sprayed engine fogger until the engine stopped 4) I found 5 plugs (2 were mirrored to the other side, the 5th one was on the...
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    Easy way to lower the lower unit w/o access to the inside

    I am planning on having my boat winterized and shrink wrapped. After that I want to transport it to a storage area, since the boat will be shrink wrapped, I would like to lower the unit to release strain on the bellows, do you guys have any suggestions? I am thinking about removing the two...
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    Bad time to travel to NYC?

    My g/f and I have been planning on going to visit family who lives outside of NYC. We would be coming down from Rochester, NY. My g/f has been very hesitant to go as we heard there is a lot of flooding between us and the destination. We also have concern that the road conditions combined with...
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    So my neighbor tricked me into going to a Pyramid Meeting.

    I love my neighbors, but I should have known better when I got invited to go to this meeting. I felt very uncomfortable by the cult/religous attitude and overly kind attitude of people there. I had no idea what I was going to, until I walked into the conference room. It was an intro into why...
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    Remounting seat mount onto hull

    I noticed that the seat is suppose to be mounted with 6 screws/bolts on my boat. I see two of them are missing. Is it okay if I use Marinetex to fill the hulls and I redrill them put 5200 and use new SS screws to hold the seats in? Regards, Hostage
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    Suprised by US Custom's Politeness

    I went to Canada (2hr trip) this past weekend on a drift dive (scuba diving and flowing with the current) on the Niagra River. Going across the boarder to Canada was quick and they charged us $3. On the way back the line was much longer and I was expecting the typical calyst custom's offical...
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    Went to Register my g/f a Frequent Flyer Number and got this...

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    Getting winter Tires?

    I am thinking of getting winter tires and rims for my Acura MDX (AWD) SUV. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Hostage
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    Maxum boats....quality?

    Re: Maxum boats....quality? I have a Maxum and love mine, I suprise people when I tell them it is 11 years old (2000 Maxum 1900 SC). Like many others say at that age, owners have more of an impact than the name. I started looking at mid 90's boats and for not much more I got something a lot...
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    Boating w/ a Type 2 AC Seperation?

    I got a type 2 AC Seperation on the 3rd of July and I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar injury and how long did they wait before going out boating and other activities. I am not looking for medical advise as I am going to consult my doctor before I attempt activities. I am more so...
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    Did something stupid

    Was at the the end of the day and decided to go fast, 40mph. I didn't account for the 500 extra pounds of people I had in the boat. When I did a turn the boat turned very sharply instead of sliding across the water. A friend holding on to the windshield fell on me and managed to remove my...
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    Need a finger lake that won't be to crowded?

    I am going out on my boat this weekend and I want to go to a lake that won't be too crowded. Any suggestions, we live in Rochester. Thanks, Hostage
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    Gas at Marina or get a 5gal Gerry Can?

    I went to fill my boat up at the Marina last week and spent $5/gal for 91 w/o Ethanol. I can fill up a 5gal Gerry Can at BJ's for $3.77/gal of 87 w/ Ethanol. I am guestamating that I use about 5gals/outing. Does higher octane have any preformance on a Carb 4.3L V6 @ 190hp? I am now...
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    Harbor Freight

    I was in Harbor Freight the other day and got side tracked. I decided to look for something that had the words: "Made in the U.S.A". After much time searching, I found something. Bond-o is made in the USA :) -Hostage
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    Identify the Maxum?

    Re: Identify the Maxum? That looks nothing like my 2000 Maxum, mine looks light years ahead in design, etc. I am pretty sure they did a new design for 2000, but the tschmity is right about the windshield. The early 90's one were not as curved like the new ones and the ones in the late 90's...
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    Sailboat Regattas

    For the first time ever, I got annoyed at sailboats. For a bay that is 4 miles x .5 miles (at it's widest), there were 3 different regattas going on at the same time in the bay. There was a lot of chop since everyone had to go around them in the same small sliver. I think they all ended at the...
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    Scuba + Boating

    Starting next week I am going to take PADI Open Water Diving class. I am curious if anyone else goes out on their boat anchor it, put up the Dive flags and go diving w/ a buddy? -Hostage
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