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    How to clean boat's bottom to end the season?

    This year for the first time, my boat spent the entire season in the water (great lakes, fresh water). Naturally the bottom is dirty AF. I understand i will have to clean it but my question is for ending the season and pulling the boat out of the water. How do i clean the area where the bunks...
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    Layers in my hull, boat made in 2013. What if there is a leak?

    Hey guys, question that has been on my mind for 10 years now. I installed a fishfinder transducer on my transom, about 30 inches to the right of my outdrive, near the edge of the hull, as shown in pic, maybe 5 inches above the edge. It has been attached since I got the boat new , in 2013. No...
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    No more Ethanol-Free gas in Ontario at Shell stations or anywhere

    Shell had 91 octane no ethanol gas for years, the only station here in Ontario that did that. It was very expensive but gave peace of mind for winter. Full tank plus stabi. Was good for 10 yrs. What to do now???? All gas has up to 10% of this crap in it. So i will fill the cheapest 87 octane...
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    Should I service trailer wheel bearings if there is no play or any visible problem?

    Hey guys, I have not touched my trailer wheel bearings in 4 years, ie. since the full service with new parts in. I grease them every year in the Fall but I have not disassembled them and done a complete R&R. I put about 1000 miles a year on the trailer. I check frequently for any play and...
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    Maybe silly but... is it real bad / catastrophic to drive momentarily with drive completely up?

    Powered onto the trailer today as I have done a million times. Today however i had to adjust the boat so i reversed the boat very gently and then realized the drive was all the way up. It was less than 2 seconds in total with the gear in reverse, fairly low RPM and the drive all the way up or...
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    GPS tracker for boat - How to secure against theft?

    Hey guys, need some serious advice here. Some background here that we do NOT need to discuss in this thread... Ever since boat prices doubled here in Canada about 5 years ago, my insurance has become mostly useless. I bought my boat for 60k (Canadian) 10 years ago, and insurance charged me 700 a...
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    Lake Powell water level - "official" thread

    Hey everyone, first of all, so glad to have found you all thanks to Wingnut and also some searching. Did not know which forum to join where everyone had moved to, but Wing has confirmed it was here. What a loss and what a relief we're all back. I was not on the old forum before it had closed, so...
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