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    Gulfstream too wide to trailer?

    Try the Bureau Of Motor Vehicles or State Police. I would forget looking on-line and talk to a real person on the phone.
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    Parthery.

    Funny you mention Goose Pond. The Guitarist in my band has a daughter that lives in Scottville Ala. We towed my 232 to The Keys in Jan this year and stopped in for a visit on the way. One of her friends saw my Grady and told me that Goose Pond was a great place to boat out of with a good ramp...
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    Parthery.

    Didn't want to go off-topic on the shift cable problem thread. Back in the mid 90's a friend and I launched at that marina next to Tellico..Crap..can't remember the name of it.Oh yeah, Ft. Louden..We locked thru and went on to Chickamunga, Watts Bar and thru the Grand Canyon that you spoke...
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    Gulfstream too wide to trailer?

    It has a 9' 3" beam. It is not too wide to trailer, but, as Elyse said, check to see if a permit is needed. It most likely is. Requirements vary from sate to state.
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    tow with curtains on or off?

    That's what I kept wondering..What "Down" meant. I was taking "down" to mean "Taken Down" and put away. Anyway, I never tow with the canvas on. I don't want the extra wind resistance, plus, keep in mind when your running 60 or so and a semi passes you the other way on a 2-lane road you can...
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    F225 Cowling Care

    Turtle Wax Platinum Series paste wax.(Green can) Applied roughly 3 times a summer.
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    Freedom 255

    I well remember my 1st time going up to Twin Cities Marine for my 232.. Real happy for you. You MUST tell all!
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    Launched rebuilt Seafarer

    Got'cha.. Thanks for the detailed reply. Sounds logical, and here's hoping they run well! Let us know the performance with the twins and your mileage, etc. Have a great summer!
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    Launched rebuilt Seafarer

    I agree..VeroWing rocks..What a job! Vero..I am interested in your reasoning behind... 1.) The twins on a Seafarer, typically a single engine boat. 2.) Your choice of Tohatsu. I've heard little about them one way or the other.
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    When is it normal to start pounding ?

    Be sure to put a piece of duct tape over your fuel mileage gauge BEFORE you start dropping the tabs in a head sea. That way you can't see the result. Out of sight out of mind....
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    When is it normal to start pounding ?

    Ocnsir beat me to the punch.. He said it better than I would have anyway....
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    A milestone....

    Good idea..BobP here we come!
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    A milestone....

    And I thought my 400-something was good. I agree with Parthery..Here's to many more years of GreatGrady. I keep having this idea of having a getaway Grady-Fest just for the participants of this forum.That way all the posters could actually meet one another and put faces with names. Trouble...
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    Naples to the Keys

    Hi Dave.. Marco and Naples are neat stops.Nothing specific..just good, protected harbors. South of Marco, as you probably know are the 10,000 islands. I have run inside out of Marco River Marina and wound the channel around to Coon Key Light. At that point it seemed best to go offshore, as the...
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    Gulf Fishing Closure

    Perfectly said Mr Smoky.. Have a great trip..send us the news as you can!
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    Moving from Gulfstream to Marlin - any advice?

    I have a Gulfstream. Reading this is hazardous to my financial well-being....
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    Naples to the Keys

    That's always been my thought. As I said above to kentE.I'd rather put the tabs down and run a bit slower outside. I have paper charts up past Islamorada. I'd rather do that run with someone who has local knowledge. We stay on Duck Key, so we usually head South toward Marathon, Sombrero, Looe...
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    What to do what to do?

    Hang in..This will get cleaned up. May take awhile, but once they plug it up, there will be a huge mobilization of forces from many sources to put the environment back together. Trust me, they are not going to let the shrimping, fishing,both commercial and recreational and the huge revenue...
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    Gulf Fishing Closure

    Smoky..When your down there, ask around and try to get a feel as to what they think is gonna happen there. The Gulfstream runs parallel to the Reef on the Atlantic side. When you listen to the VHF weather, they give approximate positions of the Stream off Key West, Looe, Sombrero and Alligator...
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    FINALLY AT THE DOCK!!!!

    Holy Crap.....What a beaut..