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    Center console boat benefits

    I'm curious what the benefits are to center console boats? I know their quite popular in sunny states like Florida. I can see more deck space especially if your casting all the time.
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    Are Mercury Optimax bad outboards?

    I'm looking at a 1999 Sea Ray 180 DC fish/ski. It has a 135 optimax, <100hrs. I've googled "optimax" and it seem as though these outboards were plagued with problems. Can I get some inputs?
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    Poor man's guide to boating

    So I've been looking for a boat for about 5 months now. I've personally seen boats that range from 5k to 20k, from 5-10yrs old. Looked at both fiberglass and aluminum construction. I can't seem to find the right boat that will fit my need at the price I want to spend. I'm looking for...
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    Boat steering wheel pulls while accelerating

    I test drove a boat over the weekend. We were on a small lake, max depth ~10', Shallow lake. The boat is 17'6" welded aluminum with suzuki 60hp 4 stroke motor (~300hrs), both year=2001. Boat weighs ~1000 dry. Anyhow, I noticed that while accelerating the steering wheel would swing clockwise...
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    roller trailers

    I'm looking at a 18.5 ft fiberglass boat. The trailer are rollers and not the original. I assume the original owner had the boat on water and never bought a trailer for it. After a couple of boat sales, the current owner bought the boat with a trailer that has rollers on it. This is about a 15k...
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    Things to know for closing out of state boat sale

    I plan on looking at a boat about 3 hours away and out of state later in the week. I'm in Washington and the Boat is in Oregon. Oregon has no sales tax. I'm buying the boat from a private sale. He has the all the paperwork for the boat and trailer. I plan on taking a bill of sale with me...
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    Wood rot

    Someone told me that wood rot occurs more on an I/O boat than that of an outboard. Is this true? Can someone explain why or why not? New to boating and trying to find my first boat. My biggest concern is the stringers rotting.
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    Help!! The boat is too tall and won't fit in my garage!

    I need some comments, strategies, and any kind of ideas on how I'm going to get a Wellcraft 180 Fisherman to fit into my garage. I'm going to see the boat tomorrow to take some detail measurements and photos. In the meantime, here's the problem. My garage is 6'11" in height but the garage is...
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    Can't seem to find the right boat?

    I've been looking for a boat for about 3 months now. I know what type of boat I like, something similar to a Seaswirl Striper 18-19' long, dual console, all fiberglass finish floor, 4+ yrs old. I know Triumph makes a similar boat as well. I can't seem to find anything on sale. I've looked on...
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    All composite boat

    I read somewhere that some boats (Tiderunner and/or SeaSwirl) were complete composite, even down to the stringers. I'm looking for a first boat and don't want the rotting floor or stringer problems. Would it make sense then that these boats would alleviate these problems? I'm also looking for...
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    No Integrity

    So I've been scouring craigslist for about 2 months now and found a boat that I like. The price seem good, the boat length is right, the outboard has the right muscle. I call the guy up, went and look at the boat last night and even scheduled a test run that was suppose to take place today...
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    Is this boat condition bad?

    I looked at a 99 18' Sea Swirl Striper dual console/runabout a couple of days ago. This boat is all fiberglass including the floor. It has a 115hp Johnson 2 stroke OB. I noticed a couple of issues with this boat and wanted some feedback. First time boat buyer here so I'm not sure if these...
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    2nd boat ride...Really like the boat but it's too tall

    I went on another boat ride last night. It was a 1995 18' Neptune center console w/ 115hp johnson. I really like this boat. It cut through the water like a dream. This boat has a very different ride than the 2008 17'7" Maxum boat that I drove last week. The dizzyness was nowhere to be seen...
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    1st boating experience...Did not see the FUN in boating

    I went on my first boat test run last night. It was an '08 Maxum 17.6' long with 130hp I/O. It was about 6 in the evening, we waited for the crowd to die down and went out on a larger lake. The weather was nice, it wasn't windy at all, there were still quite a bit of people out boating...
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    Help newbie choose between Four winns or Searay

    Hi All, Complete newbie here looking for a first boat. Second if you count the 10' aluminum i had 10yrs ago. I was really looking for a Maxum because of the removable carpet. It rains alot in Seattle and I plan to use the boat for fishing. But I need a family outing boat as well. Got 2...
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