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Old 04-22-2012, 09:28 PM
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Wow. That boat has been fs on Craigslist for a while for $180k.
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Old 04-23-2012, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by stangkilr
Wow. That boat has been fs on Craigslist for a while for $180k.
Who sells a boat like that on Craigslist? You might as well put it in the Penny Saver, too.

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Old 04-23-2012, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Waveform
anyone have contact info? I'll give him scrap value for one of the drives!
Too soon for that comment
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Old 04-23-2012, 07:49 AM
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ouch sorry to see this
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Old 04-23-2012, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mike tkach
my buddys think im crazy,but every time i put my boat in the water,i always open the hatch,turn on the blower and smell for gas fumes,then i start them and check for leaks,only takes a minute,and if nothing else,it gives me peace of mind.electrical fires can be almost as bad as a gas leak,but probibally less common.
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Old 04-23-2012, 08:14 AM
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Wow what a shame, glad to hear no one got hurt!
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Old 04-23-2012, 02:04 PM
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Is it me, or are there an awful lot of tragedies happening with boats burning lately, especially skaters...

Have these boats had the tanks redone?

I was thinking about this the other day....the tanks could be leaking causing fuel to go into the bilge...I'm not insinuating but I was thinking about this, this is exactly the problems that were supposedly going to happen if you didn't replace the original tanks in the Skaters....I only say this because in recent light of the accidents happening with Fire, and Skaters in the same sentence...they all seem to be older boats as well..

Just a thought...and my .02 c
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Old 04-23-2012, 02:36 PM
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I'm sure it will, but that wasn't the intention. I'm just saying...there was a big issue about the tanks, now boats are exploding.

Who knows...
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First thing I do after I remove the cockpit cover is raise the hatch, check oil in both engines and look around the bilge.
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Originally Posted by SpeedDoc
On an outboard the batteries are in the bilge as is the fuel tank, get a loose connection to the battery and the same thing can happen.
My batteries are in the cabin on my outboard boat.
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