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    Water in the bow compartment!! Help

    Ok I have 19' cuddy and I have just found out there is water in the closed compartment of the bow. I inspected the bottom of the outside hull and there are a couple of soft spots in the fiberglass where I believe the water came in through. The boat is out of the water and on trailer. I can't get...
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    Is my boat too slow??

    my 19" Cuddy with a 4.3 L Alpha 1 Sterndrive is set up with a 17 inch pitch 3 blade prop only does 30 mph at about 4700rpm. Is this fairly slow? would a different prop selection produce greater speed. the fellow I bought the boat of said he had it set up for mostly wakeboarding. Any advice...
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    Is my boat too slow??

    Ok so my 19 foot cuddy with a 4.3L Alpha 1 Stern drive with a 17 inch pitch three blade prop runs at only 30mph at 4700 rpm, the boat runs smooth but I cant help but feel it should be running faster than that. Is it my prop set up or could it be an engine set up issue not overly mechanically...
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    Livewell drainage questions??

    My 19' 1991 Bluewater Cuddy has a livewell located center of boat just aft of cuddy. I noticed water in the livewell that does not drain away so I am figuring the drain is clogged? Does the drain go to the back of the boat and empty into the bilge. My bilge never seems to have any appreciable...
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    patching fiberglass

    I have a few minor fiberglass dents in the bow. Does not leak any water, in fact the dents are above the water line. advice on best way to patch "holes" would be great Thanks Don
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    Mounting boat seats to fiberglass floor

    My new boat seats are coming soon ( Lounge, Jump, and Helm seat) I will be installing them myself. Any advice on drilling screws into fiberglass to bolt down new seats? for example should I be pre - drilling holes? Also if there are any holes in the fiberglass from the existing seats when I...
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    Deep Cycle vs Starter Battery

    Just purchased 2 interstate deep cycle batteries with a CCA of 550 and a MCA of 690. On my first time out it was a bit hard to start on battery #1, but I did get it going after numerous times. I thought once i got it out running it would be fine, but it was only just satisfactory on a couple...
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