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    Using your head?

    It seems that a lot of people including myself who have a head (toilet) do not use them. I know I am scared and don't want any mess and in a small 19ft Cuddy it doesn't seem to comfortable to use especially in the warmer weather when we go out to boat. Are they really hard to clean etc? I...
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    Boating in the Hudson?

    I have a lot of family that lives in the NYC area and I am planning to visit them on Labor day weekend. One of my family members wants me to trailer my boat down from Rochester ~300mile drive. I have a 19ft Cuddy and I drive a SUV. I am wondering how good the boating is down in that area and...
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    SkegShield?

    I lost my skeg a couple weeks ago and I was told I could weld a new one on. I also heard that I could get a skegshield. http://www.iboats.com/Skeggard-Repairs-Broken-Skegs-And-Guards-New-Skegs/dm/*******.768086712--**********.156250824--view_id.39561 Anyone have any luck with these or try...
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    iBoat Bimini Boat Installed

    After a couple weeks of waiting, I got it in the mail a couple of days ago. I shall have a sunburn free g/f! I spent time figuring what was the perfect hight for me and the size. My only complaint so far is that the color didn't match perfectly. I have a camper top for my boat that was...
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    Sodus Bay?

    I am planning a small trip from one bay to the other and I will be using Lake Ontario to get there. Any suggestions of things to do when I get there restaurants or places of interest? Thanks, Hostage
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    Do not throw your unwanted ropes in the water!

    I manged to pick up a ski-rope this weekend on my prop. I noticed it when I took the boat out of the water. It almost caused a fender-bender as my engine stalled when I went in reverse and it wouldn't let me shift it back in forward. Luckily I was quick with the ore and the g/f on the dock...
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    DMV = Hell on Earth!

    I bought a boat over a month ago brought everything to the DMV including the lien release did everything properly. They screwed up and sent me a Title w/ a lien still on it. Called the DMV number spoke to an idiot who directed me to another place that was closed during the weekday. Called...
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    Lost in the forest of fishing poles, please help.

    I haven't gone fishing in a long time and when I walk into Walmart and Dicks I am blown away by the selection of poles they have. I can understand that you might use different poles for different situations/fish. I live near Lake Ontario, have the Erie Canal in my back yard and the fingers...
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    Need Fish Finder suggestions

    I think my transducer that shows only my depth is shot. I am thinking of replacing it and getting a fish finder. I would like to get a one that would replace my existing thru-hull transducer. The hole in my hull looks about 2 inches in diameter and it is made of nylon/plastic. Don't want...
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    Trailer vs. Man

    Trailer 1 - Man 0 I was under my trailer looking at the transducer and the g/f wanted me to hurry up and go so in my haste I neglected to see the tail light. Now I have a Mercedes logo looking imprint on my for head. It didn't hurt, but boy did it bleed. -Hostage
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    Transducer Issue?

    I have been trying to figure this out on my 2000 Maxum 1900 SC. The boat comes stock with a depth finder it has a thru hull transducer located in the bildge. When I got the boat the depth finder was working mostly. Then it started to give me odd readings now it only displays "--". I looked...
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    Have you ever lost your keys?

    After spending 15mins looking around for my keys I noticed my cat was laying one of the many spots I put my keys. I pick him up and sure enough he was laying on them. I guess he didn't want me to leave to get some supplies for my boat.
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    Anchor Question

    I noticed when pulling up to a beach area that many people had two anchors. The standard bow anchor and one digging into the sand at the stern. I tied my stern up to a fallen tree and had the bow anchored, but I felt to close for comfort and I think I lost my skeg that day when some jerk went...
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    I hope I didn't need this?

    I pulled my boat out of the water today and noticed the verticle fin below the lower unit is missing. I think I lost it when I was tired up on a popular sand bar and some yahoo went way over the speed limit and created a mammoth wave. I didn't notice anything other than I felt like I was over...
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    Another bemini top question

    Edit: I think I have most of my questions answered but one, can I just get any brace kit to store it in the semi-up right position? -hostage
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    Good iphone Boating Apps?

    I just got the new iPhone today and I am wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on some iPhone apps. I was looking at a couple chart apps that look like it interacts with the GPS. Thanks in advance, Hostage
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    Depth Finder Not Working?

    It seems that my depth finder has quit working. It seemed like it started to displaying things intermittently. Then it started to display depths that were impossible for the lake every so often, but now it shows only "--". This is the OEM depth finder that came in my 2000 Maxum 1900 SC. Any...
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    Funeral Question

    Normally I would ask my parents, what they think on something like this, but they are away w/o email/phone contact. A coworker of mine who I worked with for 2 years died, he was 34. We were not extremely close, but I would go out to lunch with him and others. I plan to attend calling hours...
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    Ski locker doesn't fit Skis

    On my new to me boat there is a little locker in the center of the boat. When I was looking at the manual it referred it as the "Ski locker". So I tried to put skis in there and it didn't fit. I got down and looked closer and it was a much smaller compartment than I thought, a couple feet...
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    VHF Radio Tips?

    Just purchased a HX280S Handheld VHF Radio. I have read over the manual and looked at somethings online and I was wondering if anyone had any tips? 1) I know Chan 16 is for Emergencies and you use it in the possible case of Loss of life and/or property. Use "mayday x 3" boat details, location...
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