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    Non- Ethanol gas sold on Lake George, N.Y. ??

    Lake George Boat Co. in Harris Bay also has ethanol free gas. And it's 93 Octane. And it's $4/gallon. I started the season with half a tank of regular 89, topped it off with the non ethanol 93 and ran it practically dry before running through another tank of 93 and haven't noticed any adverse...
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    NEW ENGLAND ROPES / Anchor Lines or other brand? What anchor line do you recommend?

    Re: NEW ENGLAND ROPES / Anchor Lines or other brand? What anchor line do you recommen Wellington Marine is owned by the Lehigh Group (http://www.lehighgroup.com/about.htm . Wellington bought Hooven Allison back in '01, then Lehigh bought Wellington in '05. That's about all I've ever been...
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    Started to restore the gelcoat on my '84 Monaco 207

    When I first bought the boat two years ago it had sat in outside storage for about 1.5 years prior. The gelcoat was in good shape, but looked like crap. I did the best I could given the short amount of time I had to prep the boat and had it looking servicable. Last year I was excited to get...
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    inexpensive gps/ fishfinder?

    You may or may not need to factor in the price for a chip with charts on it, depends on what your unit comes with. My unit came with coastal waters, and only covered the river I boated on up until the first lock. Beyond that, it was just a thin blue line until I added a navionics chip. I...
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    iPad - Thoughts

    If I was in the market for a tablet at the iPad price point I'd rather buy an Asus EEE T91MT convertible netbook.
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    Floating Handheld VHF

    Anyone have experience with the Cobra brand radios? I've always just associated the brand with junky radar detectors, but their new floating handheld radio with bluetooth has me intrigued. I have a fixed mount now but would like a handheld for a backup/when I'm out of the boat. I was...
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    Oops Worthy Photos

    Not my pics, they're taken from another forum I'm on: Quite the balancing act! There's a rock wall there that's typically, but barely, submerged... This is the same spot on a low low-tide:
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    Any Lake George Boaters Here???

    Looks like I'll be joining the ranks of Lake George boaters in 2010 with a slip at Dunhams Bay. I love the marina I'm at on the hudson now, but there's barely anything entertaining to do, and when something occasionally comes up like the Alive at Fives or fireworks I can never go due to having...
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    Who has bought/sold on ebay?

    I buy from ebay but never sell on there. I've heard way too many horror stories about paypal, and don't want to deal with personal checks/money orders. I like Craigslist, but it's got it's own breed of annoying buyers. "I don't have the $500 you're asking for your guitar amp. Will you take...
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    Buying a NEW or USED boat in the next 12 months?

    I'm tempted to upgrade to something I can spend my time off on, despite having a very roomy campertop the current boat just isn't really that condusive to staying aboard for a few days at a time. I recently moved to a new position at work which gives me a four day weekened every fifth week, add...
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    I was boarded by the Coast Guard last week

    I was boarded over Memorial Day weekend, I thought it was pretty fun. I had a full boat, and most of the people I'd just met for the first time at the marina before heading out. It made for an interesting introduction and a good ice breaker. Since it was pretty much my first trip out for the...
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    Boating Music - What's the Best?!

    Downtempo/lounge stuff like Zero 7 or Wax Tailor are my essentials on the evening/night time cruises. Eighties and 90's hiphop, 90's pop, classic rock are always a good time when anchored out or at the dock. I recently re-fell in love with G. Love & Special Sauce. At the dock I like to keep...
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    Cash for Clunkers

    What necessary information? They can get your IP address, and some basic information about your system, but anyone can get that. The admins of this site or any site can get the same information. I could embed a picture in this post and get the same information. There's no voodoo magic that...
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    How to attach fenders

    I have these handy little clip things I found at West Marine that clip to the rails. I don't like to cruise with the fenders flapping in the wind, but like to have them hanging when I'm going through the locks. Not having to tie and adjust and untie all the time is great.
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    Cash for Clunkers

    That's the key part everyone seems to skim over when freaking out about how the government now owns their computer just because they went to the CARS website. Once you terminate the connection, your computer ceases to be part of the "federal computer system". It's pretty standard verbage for...
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    How has your summer been?

    I have used the boat more in April than I did in May or June. So far July has been an okay month in terms of using the boat, but we have only had one day that really felt like summer, and April's still topping it But! on the "glass is half full" side of things, I've only been to the gas dock...
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    What do you drive?

    '03 Volvo C70. I get a little crazy with the washing and detailing, but it's worth it to me when I get shocked responses from people who hear it's a 7 year old car with +100k miles on it. Lots of people think it's brand new!
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    "Rebuilding" a trailer question

    I guess that's a good way to put it, anyway. I have a tandem axel Shoreland'r trailer, based on other pictures I've seen of similar boats, I'm guessing it came with the boat back in 1984. Structurally it's sound, but I don't know when it was last serviced. I bought the boat last spring...
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    How far do you drive ?

    5.2 miles to the marina. Have been toying with the idea of going to a place ~50 miles away... there's a lot more stuff to do up there, but I'd be more than tripling what I'm paying for a slip currently
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    1984 monaco

    Here's an ad for one with it's original interior in tact. I'd like to know who came up with that color scheme!!
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