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SNobsessed 
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 Topic: BACKING UPPosted: November-17-2011 at 12:56am |
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Yep, learned to ski behind an old aluminum tub with fins & tail lights, the motor must have been early 50's vintage.
I always admired the woodie inboards, guess that is why I tune into a ski boat website all winter long. |
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
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bhectus
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Posted: November-16-2011 at 11:26pm |
Damn, 50 years????? 
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'02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold
'87 Barefoot - sold '97 Super Sport Nautique - originally custom built for Walt Meloon '97 Ski Nautique '83 SN 2001 |
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SNobsessed
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Posted: November-08-2011 at 12:29am |
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I have been boating for over 50 years & still am learning how to handle boats. A couple years ago we were with the Boy Scouts at Key West. We had to back a 40 ft sailboat out of a very tight slip, in 30+ mph wind with 3 ft clearance to million $ yachts. They used springlines, lots rpm out of the 20hp engine, & we did it! The rich people were looking pretty worried the whole time.
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Keeganino
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Posted: November-07-2011 at 7:31pm |
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You are not going to do any fancy parking with reverse in your outboard. Assuming you have a reverse rotation engine it will walk to the left when you put it in reverse. Other than that there is no way to steer accurately in reverse. Its kind of a general direction thing.
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"working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger
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kapla
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Posted: November-07-2011 at 6:05pm |
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Hey CAPITALS meant you are yelling to US!! PLEASE DON´T shout!!!
LOL welcome aboard! now some pictures of that fish! we like pictures! |
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CAPT RICH
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Posted: November-07-2011 at 5:41pm |
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THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD TIPS.NO IM NOT A REAL CAPTAIN JUST A NICK NAME I WAS GIVEN THATS WHY IM LOOKING FOR TIPS ON BACKING UP AN INBOARD NEVER HAD ONE BEFORE ALWAYS HAD OUTBOARDS OR IO I HEAR ONCE YOU MASTER BACKING UP YOU LL NEVER GO BACK THANKS RICH
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