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    Sort of 'go fast' PWC - anybody else?

    I haven't owned one....I have owned some mini-jets..my fave for a Bombardier Speedster with the twin 80hp jet drives. 14'6"...0-50 the thing could take most boats. It would nudge 60mph on a good day. I have spent a lot of time on PWCs...a few modded. I thought the unspoken rule for PWC...
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    Outboard troubleshooting...I think no spark?

    Hello all.... 2x summers ago I picked up a used Merc Offshore 125 for my Baja SS18. 4 cyl, from a user outboard rebuilder...so naturally no owners manual. It ran great over the past 2 summers....always started up quickly, idled fine, overall a nice reliable engine. I live in New...
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    Baja Boats

    I live in south eastern Connecticut, inside of Fishers Island Sound..which is on the end/inside of Long Island Sound. A great body of protected water...yet still on the ocean. I don't have that Jeep anymore..traded it in for a Jeep Liberty..as I needed more interior room and cargo carrying...
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    What's the fastest you've skied?

    How long was your tow line? Having spent quite a bit of time skiing 'n kneeboarding 'n tubing behind mini jet boats (I had a twin engined mini)...the rooster tail from the jet nozzle spray is, well, not unlike standing in front of a sandblaster machine. Mini-jets didn't do much of a big...
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    What's the fastest you've skied?

    Back when I was younger...we took a few turns at full speed...like mentioned above...it's not fun, all you can do is hang on and feel your heart go crazy..and the tears get pulled from your eyes from the blast of wind. Once you approach 40 and above...it becomes a "just hang on" contest. Now...
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    Baja Boats

    Hello....early '80s 18SS owner. Had an old Merc 175 on it when I bought it, that engine got tired (and very thirsty..V6), so last year tossed that and picked up a rebuilt Merc 125. Prior to that I had an early '80s 16SS that had a Johnson 90. Here's a pic of my older one in my yard
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    Good Morning Everyone

    Hi all, I came here after coming to the Food Talk forums that a friend of mine moderates. By the signature of one of the other members there, I saw a link to these forums. Lifelong boater here...grew up and live on the southeast coast of Connecticut..growing up boating on the Fishers Island...
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