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    Frozen zipper’s on canvas

    If you are having the plastic replaced, might as well have those old frozen zippers replaced too. So....don't stress over it and take a box cutter to the fabric alongside the zippers and cut them off.
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    This banana curse is real!

    try some softscrub Mike?
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    NJ fishing reports

    We were out Tuesday 7/21 on my Buddy's 25 Trophy Pro and connected with a 45.22 lb YTF on a green wide tracker at the triple wreck area late in the AM. The area became congested (even the Golden Eagle party boat from Belmar was there), the trolling bite died and so we came inshore to the Resor...
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    Time for new batteries

    I agree 100% with keeping a jumper on board. I bought this one last season and had to use it a couple times before replacing my old batteries...this jumper works great! Also has a built-in flashlight, a cigarette lighter socket, and usb ports which can be used to charge a cell phone. Great and...
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    Small Offshore Comparison’s

    The FlaDa heat can really build up inside the cuddy cabin, especially when stored during the summer as I do. A couple years ago I had my curtains stored inside the cabin, laid flat on the bunk, with old towels placed between the curtain layers to cushion and protect against scratches.....it got...
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    1989 Trophy Pro Repower

    Although Evinrude is no longer making NEW Etec's, they still stock and produce replacement parts. By the way, I had 200 Johnsons on originally, then re-powered with 175 Evinrude FICHTs, then 200 Etec G1s, and now have on the 200 Etec G2s. I put on an average of over 200 hours per season and run...
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    1989 Trophy Pro Repower

    Love love love my 200 HP Etec G2's on that hull! I got the TRAC models which do not have the power steering built in, (which were prone to issues in the earlier models) they utilize the existing Sea Star steering system on your boat instead, and they weigh 60 pounds each less than the power...
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    Tuna fishing from a grady white

    Although the posts above about the keen eyesight of the YFT are true, on Monday (6/29) we caught a 34# YFT at the Triple Wrecks (off NJ) on a good old-fashioned cedar plug that was rigged with heavy 80# test mono, trolled 20 feet off the transom....go figure.
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    Any ideas on how to refinish teak cabin doors

    Power wash the doors, let dry, then lightly sand off the "fuzz", and refinish. I prefer Silkens Cetol instead of teak oil, it lasts A LOT longer and looks great.
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    Caught on Video

    Thanks Trapper, but Haulover Inlet is calm and no problem at all most of the time....no different than Manasquan Inlet in NJ where I've been boating out of since the 1980's. The YouTube videos are made only when it gets interesting.... when there is a strong outgoing tide against a strong wind...
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    Grady almost flips

    Wind against the tide in Jupiter inlet is definitely worst than Haulover inlet where I always boat out of....I've been through Jupiter inlet several times on the Country Club, an older 40 foot single screw party boat...last time I was on it this past Feb, it came in almost sideways due to the...
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    Caught on Video

    Here are a couple of screen-shots of me leaving Haulover inlet the other day. Wind against the tide made it interesting for WAVY BOATS to set up his camera and take videos of everyone leaving and entering the inlet. Check out his YouTube channel to see a lot of very cool boats, and a lot of...
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    Repower my 1999 sailfish

    by the way, why are BOTH your old motors "counter rotating"?...only the Port should be.
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    Repower my 1999 sailfish

    Why not go with new Evinrude Etec G2's? Same weight or less, NO oil changes, NO break-in, MORE torgue, and BETTER MPG....and they look cooler too ;)
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    228 Seafarer chalky rubrail

    Brilliant! gonna try that next time the boat is on the hard.
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    You tube ..... Haulover

    Yep, same Aussie guy. Nomad = Damon backwards. Excellent products that really work. That Grouper was caught on the 140 MM, Sardine colored version. https://www.nomaddesigntackle.com/dtx-minnow
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    You tube ..... Haulover

    Like I said, Fishing here is great. Here is a 20 lb. Black Grouper I caught the other day trolling in 60 feet over the natural reef. He inhaled the Nomad lure and it took a while to get the hooks out of his throat without ripping him up inside, but Grouper are very hardy, (sorta like Blackfish...
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    You tube ..... Haulover

    Haulover inlet is not bad at all...as long as you know how to handle your boat. Not any different from Manasquan Inlet or Barnegat Inlet up in NJ, which I boated from for over 30 years before moving the boat down here. Most of those videos showing rough water (and the googans who don't know...
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    You tube ..... Haulover

    That's my home inlet...go to the 4:41 point on this video:
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    Tucked away for the winter.

    Great looking boat KY! question: Why are 4 Battery Tenders hooked up to service one battery each? Couldn't they do at least two at a time with a jumper wire between each pair?