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    Camper enclosure 270 Amberjack circa ‘05-‘08

    Thank you for your kind reply Kevin. You asked “Why the Amberjack?” Well, I’m open to the 2005-2008 Sundancer as well. But….its a combination of options that are causing my search to take time. I had found one, but it slipped through my fingers, selling in hours. Basically...
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    Camper enclosure 270 Amberjack circa ‘05-‘08

    We are looking at purchasing a Sea Ray 270 Amberjack circa ‘05-‘08. This model was never offered from Sea Ray with a camper enclosure, just the Bimini top, front, sides, and slant back. We would like the full camper enclosure like you can get with the Sea Ray 260 Sundancer circa ‘05-‘08...
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    Garmin has had a bad few days..

    Not related to Garmin, but scammers. I came across this YouTube Chanel where a very intelligent computer hacker uses his hacking skills for good. Basically he gives scammers access to his virtual computer. As the scammer is messing up his faux computer, with a goal of the scammer then...
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    Makes me wonder how long they would have interrogated my grandson.
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    WOW! Umm,.... WOW! Suppose a infant was onboard. Or a person of special needs. Or a person with dementia. If this story is true, the local law enforcement may have been having fun with a hoax or they had misinterpreted the very laws they took a oath to uphold. Beyond life preserver, this...
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    Wow, great words of wisdom Cap’n Scuba Steve. I’m also a PADI Scuba diver, from back in the day when we knew why a J valve was called a J valve and why a K valve was called a K valve. They were the part numbers in Jacques Cousteau parts book, no other reason. Did I pass the friends test?
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    Well, the Sand Bar Bash is a long way from Hayward. Its on Lake Butte des Morts, just West of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I was one of two drone videographers capturing content for the event last year. I cringe sharing this video. The other drone videographer was deployed in the military overseas...
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    Thank you. Where in Northern Wisconsin are you? This coming Saturday August 1st is the Sand Bar Bash. Are you going?
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    Reasonable question. The guests are relatives of my admiral. It would cause family stress to always say no. My goal is to make it work via me learning Cockpit Resource Managment. As I type this, I’m also making a boating checklist focused around specific tasks. One example is docking where...
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    Thank you everyone. You have me feeling like less of a ars. I do review a safety briefing with guests pre-departure. I don’t go into details such as no blueberries. On the opposite side of the laminated safety briefing sheet is a boat dash ID card. When we stop at restaurants or such, I leave...
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    03 320 Sundancer V drive vs i/o

    Even with less maintenance with a v-Drive, you still need to get to the water pump to change the impellers. Shoehorn in a generator behind the motors and its tighter then a string on a fiddle. Honestly, the work will be MUCH more to stay on top of a Bravo III, change anodes, paint touch-up...
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    I yelled at a guest - and what I am doing about it

    I made a mistake and yelled at a onboard guest. I’m sharing what happened, and how I’m trying to learn from what happened so I can be a better skipper. I welcome your critical or supportive review. ♦️The Background: We had guests onboard our 24 foot cuddy cabin boat, a Mom, Dad, and...
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    2001 Sea Ray 225 Weekender engine maintenance

    At 6’2” and 280 lbs, I was able to remove the water pump to replace the impeller but my 50 something year old body could not bend the correct way to get the two hoses back on to the water pump. A younger, thinner, and more flexale freind of my step-daugher helped and was finished in a few...
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    Took the plunge and bought a SeaRay

    Congratulations Jon. We purchased a 2003 225 Weekender in the fall of 2018. We did a lot of cleaning, maintenance, and some electronics updating. We enjoy using it often and we are happy with it. I made some YouTube videos about some of the steps I took to bring it back up to the condition...
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    Boat Maintenance Do-It-Yourself Club

    Fascinating. Can you please tell me more how it works in the airplane world? The “Owner assist” subscription idea, does that exist in the airplane world? I’d like to find a business model that has shown a record success, even if the model is outside of boating, such as airplanes, motorcycles...
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