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    Any Lady Boaters Out There?

    My wife was wondering how many ladies out there enjoy boating as much as she does? Actually, she helps me launch/retrieve our 20' cuddy, but I have to drive the hauling vehicle/trailer........pulling the length/hull size of our boat behind our Durango is too intimidating for her! I have to back...
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    Hot Weather, Age and Boating

    Primarily wondering about people who are "up there in age" (60 plus) and would have to launch/retrieve their boat in fairly hot weather (90 plus w/humidity).........I have read that it is not recommended at all! Five or so years ago, wife and I may not have even give it a second thought about...
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    Electric Winch?

    I know there are some Threads on the subjectin this Forum, but from what I've read in them, the people that want one/have one are much younger than we are and don't have some "arthritis" in their hands. So, with that being said, here goes: My wife is having trouble cranking our boat up to the...
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    My Battery Questions

    Ok, we have a NAPA Starting battery that came with the boat when bought in April '09 and was bought new by the previous owner in Feb '09. The "First Mate" and I have discussed it and decided we want to get a new battery. The battery we got just doesn't seem to start the engine as quickly as we'd...
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    Overnight In A Cuddy Cabin?

    Ok, we've had this boat since '09 and have never spent the night on it. It's a 20 footer and the cuddy cabin can fit both of us sitting up or laying down pretty nice. I'm 6'1" and have no problem laying down in it, but have very little-to-no extra space at either end (feet or head). Wife and I...
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    Getting To OLD for Launching & Retrieving?

    We are in our early 60's and it seems like it is becoming more and more physically exhausting to launch and retrieve our 20' cuddy cabin. Anyone out there that have the same feelings? Has anyone out there decide/decided to pay the money for a permanent slip or dry storage so there would be no...
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    Engine Idle Surging Up & Down

    This is a 1992 Celebrity 200, 5.7L engine, Alpha 1 Mercruiser Drive (I/O). The carb has been rebuilt twice, both times in 2009. Previous owner had it rebuilt right before putting the boat up for sale, but did not tell us. After we bought it and was having new plugs put in/carb adjusted, mechanic...
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    Tide Table & Boat Draft

    Do you use a Tide Table where you boat? We put our boat into St John's River here in Jax......right across from NAS at Goodby's Creek Landing. Haven't thought much about looking at a Tide Table for launching or retrieving until lately. The area where boats "exit" from the creek into the river...
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    Taking Someone For A Boat Ride?

    My wife asked me last night if a female friend of hers at work (and her husband) could go out with us on our boat sometime. Well, after a discussion with my wife about "responsiblility/liability" of boat owners and found out that this girl and her husband had never been on a boat before, to say...
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    Removing Bad Oxidation

    Parts of the sides of our 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy is badly oxidized. We've tried a few "oxidation removing" products with very little-to-no luck. We have a buffer, but due to my arm strengh and/or the buffer......it just isn't happening! A Boat Detailer just cost more than we can afford. We'd...
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    Ignition Switch Or Starter?

    Yesterday, put key in ignition switch, turned to the "on" position and all guages come on......fine. Turned key further to start engine and sometimes everything goes dead! Turned the key back to the "off" position for a second and then to "on" and further to start and the engine starts turning...
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    Ignition Switch Or Starter?

    Yesterday, put key in ignition switch, turned to the "on" position and all guages come on......fine. Turned key further to start engine and sometimes everything goes dead! Turned the key back to the "off" position for a second and then to "on" and further to start and the engine starts turning...
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    New Manifolds And Risers Needed?

    After buying our '92 Celebrity 200 Cuddy in March '09, we had an oil change and new spark plugs done and were told that a manifold was a little warped. Mechanic fixed the area with JB Weld and we were told that it should hold up for at least a couple years, if not longer. Two months later, we...
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    Engine Hours

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy w/a Mercruiser 5.7L I/O that we bought in March 2009. I started it up yesterday, using the flush ears on the drive, at our RV/Boat Storage. The boat sits in an outside space, so during this time of the year here in Jacksonville, FL, I start the engine, get it up...
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    Hard Starting!

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin. The carb has been rebuilt twice by Marina mechanic, both times last year (2009). First time, previous owner had it done and the second time we had it done just after buying the boat. The previous owner did not tell us that he had it done a month before...
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    How Often Does Your Boat Go Out?

    There are folks who have nice boats, but hardly every use them or don't use them at all anymore for whatever reasons. They just sit in a RV/Boat Storage place, Dry Storage building or tied up in a slip. We were VERY, VERY surprised to see how many boats are just that way here in Jacksonville...
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    Overcoming ICW Fear!

    First of all, wife/I are in our early 60's and have only been boating 4 years with a year without a boat during that four years. Before then, when we were teens w/our families in Mich and Indiana. Had a 16' Bowrider for 2-1/2 years going two medium size reservoirs south of Denver, CO...
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    Lowrance SeaView 600 Fishfinder

    Anyone have one of these on their boat or did have? We have one on the boat we bought a month ago. We didn't get a Manual with it, and I've been trying to figure out how to use it and how to reset the depth gauge part of the fishfinder. I remember the previous owner pushing some buttons to reset...
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    1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin

    We just recently bought this boat and would like to know where we can get a Manual about it, if a Manual is still even available for it. If anyone knows anything, bad and good, about this boat, please let us know. We didn't get "diddly" for manuals about the boat, fishfinder, engine or drive...
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    Any Jax, FL Power Boaters Out There?

    Wife and I (early 60's) recently bought a nice 20' Cuddy Cabin. Would like to hear from/meet up with other boating couples. We enjoy cruising around and fishing, but only on the weekends. For now, we will be staying on the St. John's River until we get to know the area better......only been...
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