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    Your Dumbest Moment in Boating

    Well here's my story and I'm sticking to it! :grin: 1st day of boat ownership! I pull up to Goat Island (a party island)on High Rock Lake in NC, I trim the outdrive down to help stabilize the boat. The boat starts drifting away a little while later so I get in, start it up, give it gas...
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    I winterized my boat today...

    Well mostly, I took out the drain plug, I staggared the cushions around in the cabin, I took out all non essential items, I cleaned the upholstery, I vaccumed the whole carpet, I ran anti freeze through the engine and outdrive, as for the batteries, I leave them in there and come spring time I...
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    Marina Etiquette Tips

    I'm all for helping folks at the Marina and all, but half the time you lend a helping hand and they either look at you like your crazy or are unapperciative! Great topic by the way...
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    Happy Halloween!

    Unfortunately I won't be on the water either. I have to get ready for the Marine Corps birthday ball thats coming up this weekend... Like said in previous post, if your out there, have fun on the water, remember it could be worse... :smt043
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    Show us your tow rig!!!

    GEEZ!! Do all SR owners think alike with the tow vehicle??? Between boat and truck I'm in heaven!!! Gotta love the Heartbeat! :grin:
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    Winterization Checklist

    Good list! :thumbsup: Hell, I need a pill and whiskey just from reading that long winded list! :grin:
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    Uncovered boats

    Sounds like to me it's a tax right off .... :grin: Ha!
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    Roll call for the Carolinas...hopefully for the next Rondev

    Wes, Can you get to Lake Wylie from Lake norman or vice versa by boat?
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    Lights when underway at night

    Anchor Light I learned the hard way about "Anchor Lights" While, I knew the law and how stupid I was to not do it, costed me 125 dollars! :smt021 I was anchored off a small island one night without any lights on (didn't want to run the battery down) only to wake up to the wildlife officers...
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    Uncovered boats

    Hell, when I was a kid, a guy across the river from me, went out and bought a brand new Sunbird bowrider. I NEVER seen a cover on it. It sat in the water from April until September every summer for about 12 summers or so. I always thought, what a damn shame! I have some friends that could...
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    Upstate NY here!

    Greetings from Oneida Lake. I have a boat that is up there, we use it whenever we go up there during the summer time from here in NC. [/url]
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    Show us your tow rig!!!

    I knew you were joking. Seriously though, when I was living in California, I was at a public ramp launching my jet ski and what do I see? No joke, I seen a small two door car launching a must have been at least an 18 foot Fiberglass boat. :smt119 I couldn't beleive my eyes! I don't know how...
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    Hello and Need Help

    Glad to hear it was not something horrible and expensive and that the damage was real minimal. Happy Boating! :smt038
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    Life Jackets

    Peter, is it legal to do any sporting in the water such as wake boarding, water skiing, knee boarding etc etc etc w/out a PFD, where you live? In the U.S. it is FEDERAL LAW to wear one while doing just that. I'm just curious. I'm not calling anyone stupid on that. I know what a pain in...
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    Show us your tow rig!!!

    Please tell me your joking!!
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    Hi, my name is Jason and I'm new here...

    Chuck thank you for the welcome, I appreciate that. Dave, I will deffinately do that. I am in the middle of a career change so to speak. I have a few options coming up in the next few months, I'm just trying to weigh everything out and see what the best move is. Doing all this over the...
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    Show us your tow rig!!!

    This pic is of my wifes 2002 Jeep Wrangler. It has towed the boat locally to the ramp a few times or pulled it in/out of the water from our backyard ramp. Of course we only resort to this if my truck is broke down or something like that. This is my 1999 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 with 223K...
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    And you wonder how people mix drinking and boating....

    Wesley, now that is some funny shiat right there, you know that some of those knotheads were in alot of pain! Peter, that is friggin crazy hehehehe... :grin: :grin: :grin:
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    tilting(listing) trouble 268 undance

    I'm no expert but it could be a number of things. I'm not sure, but have you checked your hydraulic fluid? Make sure you go over everything first, then maybe you ought to think about replacing the trim tabs. Just my .02...
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