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    Captain course benefits

    I am in the middle of learning/testing. Learning a bunch. Learning that I am old and memorization is tougher than it used to be. All the lights and sounds to memorize is killing me!
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    Your boat names over the yrs.

    Last Look - Crownline 225 That’s My Story - Lakeview Houseboat Five Somewhere - 330DA Poorhouse - 400DA Til It’s Gone - 52DB Change Happens - Riviera 6000SY Nautagain - Riviera 64 SMY (coming summer ‘23)
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    2006 Sea Ray 52 Sedan Bridge – Excellent Condition & Well Maintained

    She is coming out of the molds now - delivering next summer - so she is a 2023 - SMY64. We are trying to be patient…
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    2006 Sea Ray 52 Sedan Bridge – Excellent Condition & Well Maintained

    It was. The purchaser moved her to Sarasota. Two days before Ian hit I thought she was a goner for sure in Sarasota. Turned out Sarasota was just fine - Ft Myers decimated. Sadly, the purchaser passed away a few months after buying her - that’s why you see the listing. The listing photos...
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    Your Boat's True Value - Observations from FLIBS

    Hey Tom. Nice to hear from you. . I just re-read our last DM and I think I finished with “I bet I’ll be back” Yep we bought that Riv in 2020. It amazing how much more your wife will enjoy a boat and boating in general when you have her pick the boat. We were fortunate to sell in May or we...
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    2006 Sea Ray 52 Sedan Bridge – Excellent Condition & Well Maintained

    Hello Matt B. Funny saying that, because I am also Matt B. Also funny since we purchased our 52 from Georgian Bay - Barrie sounds very familiar. I lost track of our 52. I think the purchaser kept it in the general area - not sure how that turned out. We bought a Riviera in early 2020...
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    Your Boat's True Value - Observations from FLIBS

    I have a theory that as we age there is a point that we fix in our minds what things cost. Gas should cost this, a house should cost this, a job should pay that…but that’s not the way things work. time marches on…prices go up…and technology progresses. In my 20s I looked at those new 330’s...
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    New Owner in Ohio

    Its been 10 years since we were docked on the South Shore. Made so many friends, great times and memories. We were at Son Rise. My exercise routine was jogging to the airport and watching planes. Sadly can’t be done anymore. Crews Nest at PIB was awesome. And enjoyed the Thirsty Pony in...
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    Dock what do you think

    I definitely prefer marinas have availability for me to visit them and charge a reasonable rate. This practice allows it. I think giving the leaseholder some cut of the proceeds is a good idea. Incentivizes everyone to play along. I am under no assumption that I have any ownership rights to...
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    Sea water in bilge, dark particulate settlement, Cummins QSB 6.7

    I had a 52DB that took two years to get dry. In the end it was the hull to deck joint. Hard to believe - but a good amount of water came in while underway.
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    2013 520 Sedan Bridge...Surveyor Focus

    On our ‘06 we chased bilge water for some time. Re caulked the entire hull-deck joint and it became dry. Ours, like most was over propped and we had to do aftercooler/turbo/head work. Other than that we loved the boat
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    Unusual Leak

    We had a 52DB 2006 and chased a bunch of bilge water leaks until we re-caulked the entire hull-deck joint. That solved the problem. From above “Shame that its a 2006 so no longer under warranty, this seems like manufactuer defect not wear an tear.” Most definitely a manufacturers defect -...
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    SON RISE MARINA

    We did for a decade. Great marina and great people. C Dock was traditionally the most social
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    MarineMax trustworthiness

    And what’s the “trustworthiness” of that “show off your admiral pic? Suspect I say - very suspect.
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    2001-2003 380 versus 410 performance

    We had a 400 gasser. Loved it for its living area. Much better lay out than 380 if you want living space. it was 18kts .5 nm per gallon. Gasser was work around the dock. Diesel 400 likely very nice.
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    Cummins QSM11 Turbo Engine

    I owned ‘52 2006. PO had to deal with the STBD and I dealt with the PORT. I repitched the props and saw the boat run much better/cooler and don’t expect the new owner to have issues. Fixing the issues (cooler/turbo) was about $6k for the port. Not fun, but given the costs of ownership of...
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    2006 Sea Ray 52 Sedan Bridge – Excellent Condition & Well Maintained

    With a heavy heart we will be putting our 52DB on the market in March 2018; Our interests and passions as a family have shifted a bit and will sideline boating for a while. We purchased the 52DB in the fall of 2015 in Georgian Bay; she was a two-owner, freshwater only boat at that point. The...
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    QSM11s installing EGT

    Well - we decided on 29.5". Looking forward to the first test run...
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    QSM11s installing EGT

    I have my props pulled now. Here's a table that summarizes/averages a bunch of data points. RPM Fuel Flow Speed % Load 1940 25.2 1800 21.0 20.5 77 1750 20.0...
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    QSM11s installing EGT

    Thanks John. I feel like our props are closely matched today. Very interested to see what your results are...
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