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The '06 Honda 135 that came with the boat was troublesome and finally died. Marina where I store the boat over the summer (FL) suggests a Mercury 150 or 115 CT. Would the 115 hp be enough power for max speeds of 20-25 mph?? Do the new Mercs perform well? Alternatives?

Local Power Squadron column in our newspaper gave formula for calculating max disp. speed ie., canal speeds. I can't find waterline length for our Venture 23 anywhere in the lit. Any answers?

Saw a C-dory just north of the Cape Coral bridge today mid afternoon. Anybody want to own up? I was on the Venture going toward the Gulf.

When I purchased our 23, it came with two Group 27 dual purpose (crank/deep cycle) batteries of slightly different amp hrs and a battery switch labeled: off, one, both. It's time to buy new batteries and my tech guy where I store the boat off-season suggests one start and one deep cycle battery...

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Enjoyed the article. Great pics.

Dave(L)(Mentor) and Pat(Capt), Feb \'14

First trip-Pine Island to the Cape

Cerium(IV) docked at the condo

Picking up Cerium(IV)

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Reminds me of a story I got from my friend who worked in statistics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Two Navy Lts at the school checked out a sailboat. Off they went in to the bay only to sink at an inconvenient distance from the shore due to lack of a plug. I wonder if they ever got...

Hi All, We, that's me and the admiral, just took possession of SandPiper today. Barry and Marcie were so nice while we completed the whole process in a frenzied four days. Haven't purchased a boat in 28 years and I still have that Rhodes 22 sailboat which will be up for sale in Ohio come...

Thanks all. Got the quote request in. Flash