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    For Sale: Paragon transmission: Lehman 120hp

    you still have the transmission ? ezseas@gmail.com thx
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    USCG documented vessel name change

    I went through the same issue with the CG last spring, as stated earlier you HAVE to change it due to your seller sending in the sales document also, Also was told to print out the status of your paperwork just as extra backup , you can find that on the Doc Center website.
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    FL Central Gulf coast slip

    if your open to crystal river, petes pier is really fantastic place covered slips, full service, beautiful place, and rates were good as well
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    My New Tiny Trawler

    found it https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=12693
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    My New Tiny Trawler

    mine had a pumpout kit you could install on it and i had a deck fitting
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    My New Tiny Trawler

    The one i was thinking doesn't need any through hulls or a holding tank , such as the Thetford Porta Potti 365 Marine Toilet , i had that one in a boat , its great for casual use while it didn't have the capacity for extended it will get the admiral to stay on over night.
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    My New Tiny Trawler

    nice looking boat , well built and should give many years of service ,as for the bathroom facilities, you might consider a fixed mount head with build in hold tank on bottom and route a pumpout hose , not sure how your particular placement is but these can be no larger than the take out types...
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    Auto pilot

    Last month after looking at about every brand I installed the Raymarine Evolution Auto pilot on my prairie , the system was an excellent value , it worked perfectly out of the box and functions just as well without the rudder angle feedback hooked up. the seatalk allowed me to let it talk to my...
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    Cape Cod to Florida in the ditch

    Ran it last year from Newport RI to Cape Canaveral, Fl inside till New Bern SC, then straight shot down, in Hatteras 43 , Long Island sound is really not closed but going through the city is nice , left the boat in NJ for month came back and went outside till Ocean City , the inside New Jersey...
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    4.236 exhaust elbow

    Glad you found it, I actually just ordered another myself, Yesterday I showed my local Marine Mech and he said you wont find that price in any place in the US, As its Aluminum and forged said should not have any mixer tee cracking issues as the homemade ones can have. And the freight just to get...
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    4.236 exhaust elbow

    Bought my prairie 29 few months back and after getting her to my home marina had noticed a growing exhaust leak from a highly corroded exhaust elbow, this wasnt the original one and appeared more hardware store than marine. After looking all through the web and perkins us had really hard time...
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    A bad afternoon

    That's my guess also or went derelict, stolen or something. Going to go down and check it out tomorrow if it's still there about 5 minutes from my house but am away till morning
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    A bad afternoon

    In my local news Florida Today: Private boat grounded in surf zone at Jetty Park https://on.flatoday.com/2zarNJ9
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    Seahorse Marine Diesel Duck Vibration - Advice needed

    Putting on my Mechanical Engineer Hat the above post is spot on a tech skilled in vibration analysis with proper equipment should be able to pin point with almost 100% certainty what component is the culprit. These guys factor in tons of variables such as the various rotation speeds of...
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    prairie height

    Actually I kind of like the look of Cadillac's boat without the bridge , wonder how improved the roll would be without it . I guess i would miss the view from up there though.
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