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I have spent all my money getting the boat ready I don’t have enough to register it and pay all the MASS taxes :( . Hopefully by the end of May it will be in the water!
pulled out the carpet in the cabin
rewired bilge
added kicker bracket
took out about 200 feet of unnecessary wire(no exaggeration)
added am/fm radio
new hubs and tires on front axle
rewired trailer
waxed everywhere
redid all teak
and list could on and on and on and there is still so much to do before it is perfect if there is such thing as a perfect boat :D
Its hard to keep it clean without a cover.

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Why do you think everyone is bailing out of the NE and
heading to Florida...... :eek:
No BS taxes!!!!
Taxachussett's... That name has been around for a while!
See ya, Ken

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Great looking boat. If you are in Scituate at all this season look me up; I have a '78 Sceptre I/O named "Water Rat".

Good luck,
Chris

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Chris, did you stop keeping her in Charlestown?

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Basswacker, thanks for the kind words. Please look me up in when in Scituate, the cooler is usually full.

Scott, good to hear from you. We changed from Charlestown to Scituate a couple of seasons ago; making me realize how long its been since catching-up with you and Jason. Hopefully there will be some type of CSC meeting this summer. Hope you and your family are well.
Chris

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Register it in RI - worked for somebody else :D

boat looks great - some armorall or something will make the glove box look good. It cleaned up real good congrats to you

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you can always register it in new hampshire

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My cousin who lives in Rollinsford, NH.
registers his boat and vehicles in Florida....
A whole lot cheaper and you do not have to have that
goofy boating license that NH requires. :D
He has used my address for years.
Even his DL is Florida issued. ;)

See ya, Ken

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And the best part is the "law" has no idea where Area 442 is.

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i use a nevada addres the law lik the rabbits

sam

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Sam, You sure those ain't "pussy cats" they are talking about????

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I gave up on paying $$$$$$ in taxes in new hampshire to reg the boat for 2 months of use if were luckly.. Its all reg in area 442 in fla.

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It was $35 for my MA here in NH. And the law only applies to boating in NH. Which is mostly a pointless exercise with a boat like these.

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its cost me about $150 just to register the boat and i have yet to register the trailer.

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My cuz "riverrat" dropped a whopping $12.00
for a two year registration here in Florida.
He still uses the boat in NH.

You can legally register your boats and vehicles
in any state you want , for now!

See ya, Ken

Go ahead keep throwing good money after bad!!

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Yes Sir Mr. Ken.....you just gotta love the "antique vessel" registration for the 30+ year boats in FL. Only $6 a year. So that means if 30 years is $6 for my SeaCraft, at my age I should be registered at $3/year. :rolleyes:

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boat looks great - some armorall or something will make the glove box look good. It cleaned up real good congrats to you


== penatrol (sp) sold at HD in the paint dept. Will make the faux wood dash look line new,

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Finally got to take it out today for about 2 hrs and everything was fine. The boat topped out at 40 @6100rpm. And for the little time that I was at the ramp 2 different guys recognized it as a SeaCraft and were impressed with it and it made me proud :D . I can think of very few boats that you can recognize right away without a name.

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Getting that engine over 6000 could be detrimental to its health so you may want to change props. My father had the Evinrude version of that engine on his '82 Sceptre and would hit 40 at 5800 trimmed out. I had your engine on my 23' Seabird CC and ran similar speeds at 5800rpm as well.

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OOOOOOH! Sounds like to add some cup or a litttle more pitch!

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The Prop is a s.s. 3 blade 15x17. what would happen if i got a 15x20 or 15x25?

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She'd probably begin to bog down. How many RPM's do need to loose to meet Fr. Frank's recommendation of Max at Max at Max? Rule of thumb is 1 in. of pitch for every 200 RPMs. (I think!)

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Going from a 17 to a 20 would be a pretty big jump, but could be possible i spose. 17 to 25??? fugedaboudit.

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If you're getting 6100 with a 17"P, I suggest a 19". No more.