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Old 02-22-2012 | 06:09 PM
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Old 02-22-2012 | 10:57 PM
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deck is solid enough to lower it on blocks? no damage?
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Old 02-23-2012 | 05:20 AM
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I have had a friends teenager on a creeper waxing the bottom of my cat. Now hes' off to college. Man I miss that kid.
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Old 02-23-2012 | 06:13 AM
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I always heard that waxing the bottom slows you down
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Old 02-23-2012 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by pstorti
I always heard that waxing the bottom slows you down
It might, but no stains.

It's resting on foam blocks at the point where the supports are under the deck.
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Old 02-23-2012 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by pstorti
I always heard that waxing the bottom slows you down
I always looked at it as: It may be faster for a little while but eventually (and it happens quicker then you may think) the growth slows you down more. My brother is a very competitive sailboat racer and he has this jelly stuff he puts on the hull.
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Old 02-23-2012 | 07:55 AM
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Just like servicing some women, much easier when you turn them over.
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Old 02-23-2012 | 08:02 AM
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Just like servicing some women, much easier when you turn them over.
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X missed ya last year at the tickfaw 200, you coming back???
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Old 02-23-2012 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by LAriverratt
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X missed ya last year at the tickfaw 200, you coming back???
Yes, and this year I'm not going to try and drink all the beer Friday night so I can get out of bed on Saturday, lol
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Old 02-23-2012 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by pstorti
I always heard that waxing the bottom slows you down
I , so far, have only run in fresh water, but, after leaving the boat in the water overnight it does stain the hull. I will give up a couple of mph to have a clean boat.
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