| As the owner/operator of a full service
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| | tackle, cutesy wall plaques, and half
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| boat detailing-yacht maintenance business
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| | full paint cans are NOT part of the
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| I can't help but chuckle sometimes at
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| | boat-and look tacky. A few cleaning
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| seeing the extremes that otherwise
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| | supplies, in their own locker is probably
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| bright, intelligent, successful, people
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| | all right as long as they're kept neat
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| will go to in a misguided attempt to save
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| | and clean.
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| a few dollars.
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| | 7. Make a list of things that need
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| One of the biggest mistakes that we see
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| | attention, and get it taken care of. A
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| is that people will decide to sell their
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| | few dollars spent now will pay back in
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| boat without first having her completely
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| | spades when the time comes to show your
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| detailed.
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| | boat. Anything that isn't right will
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| According to Rob Scanlan, a well known
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| | stick out like the proverbial sore thumb,
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| and respected Master Marine Surveyor;
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| | be noticed and start the price spiraling
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| "Detailing a boat is the single most
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| | down. (if it doesn't just send them
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| important investment of time, energy and
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| | scurrying off shaking their heads)
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| money a seller can make because a clean
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| | Hint: If you are not a woman reading this
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| and shiny boat sells faster and for a lot
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| | and don't have a wife of your own, ask
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| more money. I strongly recommended that a
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| | your mother or sister, or see if a friend
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| seller enlist professional assistance to
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| | will loan you his for a few minutes. For
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| do a quality (Email) (Web site)
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| | some reason women can smell things that a
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| We at BoatDocs1, do a lot of work here on
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| | man would never notice. You may think
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| the Emerald Coast with local yacht
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| | that men buy boats but in my experience
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| brokers and know what the standards are
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| | they buy the boats their women like.
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| for a "ready to show" boat. These
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| | Along this same line, pay particular
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| professionals know that the cosmetic
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| | attention to the cabin and heads.
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| appearance says everything to the
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| | 3. Prioritize the Job
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| prospective buyer as to the overall care
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| | With your list you are in good shape to
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| and maintenance that the previous owner
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| | decide what needs to be done and whether
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| has given the yacht. Add to that the
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| | or not you want to do the work yourself
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| universal wisdom about first impressions
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| | or have it done by a professional.
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| and it's not hard to see the importance
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| | Most of the professional yacht
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| of this vital first step.
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| | maintenance companies we are familiar
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| Even if you intend to do most of the work
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| | with, would be happy to take a look and
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| yourself we can offer the expertise to
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| | give you an estimate of what it will
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| assure that your time and money are
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| | cost to have the work done right. We can
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| spent wisely. Our trained eyes will
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| | do part of the job, for example the
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| often pick up the little details that
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| | compounding/polishing and will gladly
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| only a prospective buyer would notice and
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| | help you choose the best wax to finish
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| likely balk at.
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| | the job yourself.
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| Here is an outline of the standard
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| | What about those little chips and dings
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| procedures we use when preparing a yacht
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| | in the gelcoat?
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| to be put up for sale:
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| | Many books have been written on
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| 1. Thoroughly Wash and Dry the Boat
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| | fiberglass repair and it isn't the intent
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| Note: For this part, pay attention to
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| | of this article to cover the subject in
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| everything you see and unless your
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| | any depth but many small repairs are
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| memory is a lot better than mine, make
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| | well within the reach of a fairly skilled
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| notes on a piece of paper for later.
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| | do-it-yourselfer. Like anything else
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| - Wash and chamois-dry your boat top to
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| | though, if you have never done it before,
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| bottom including transom.
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| | "consult an expert."
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| - clean Isenglass and other ports/windows
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| | I've been building and repairing in
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| - wipe down and dress all aluminum
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| | fiberglass since I was 14 and while the
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| stainless
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| | first wooden boat I glassed was water
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| - clean and dress vinyl seats
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| | tight and lasted a good many years, it
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| - wipe down fly bridge and cockpit
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| | was far from pretty. The small
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| - vacuum exterior carpet
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| | investment you lay out for expert repair
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| - clean and dress nonskid
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| | now will pay big dividends when your boat
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| 2. Stand Back and Survey the Boat
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| | sells at the price you want.
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| Note: Bring your list and organize it
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| | In the Emerald Coast region the standard
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| with the following outline
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| | fees for compound/waxing run between
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| * Put yourself in the buyers shoes, be
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| | $15.00/ft. and $18.00/ft. for the topside
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| critical, the buyer will.
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| | (rub-rail up) which includes a thorough
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| 1. Is it shiny? It's the first thing most
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| | cleaning and treatment of the vinyl,
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| people notice.
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| | windows, isenglass, and metal. In other
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| 2. What about the smell? People have a
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| | words, for the price of doing the "hard"
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| way of getting used to almost anything.
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| | part we'll detail the entire topsides and
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| Get a second opinion and see the hint
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| | leave it in "ready-to-show" condition.
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| below.
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| | Hulls (rub-rail down) run about $8.00/ft.
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| 3. Is all hardware intact and
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| | but, of course, the boat must be out of
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| presentable? Just because you've used
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| | the water in order to do it. (This
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| that broken table for years and are
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| | walking on water with a hi-speed
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| rather fond of it, to anyone else, it's
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| | electric buffer in hand is still beyond
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| just a broken table.
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| | me, but I'll let you know;-)
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| 4. What about dings, any damage to the
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| | Fiberglass repair runs from $45.00 to
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| fiberglass? Aside from the fact that
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| | $65.00 per hour and in general as with
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| broken gelcoat can let water into the
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| | most everything else, one gets what one
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| core of the lay-up and delaminate the
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| | pays for. The up side to this is that
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| fiberglass, it just plain looks BAD.
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| | when approached in a professional manner
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| 5. What about rust? You are probably
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| | the dents and dings of ten years hard
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| thinking right now; (what's a little rust
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| | use can be repaired and made to look like
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| on a boat?) Let me tell you. A little
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| | new in an amazingly short time.
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| rust on a boat is a sure sign that the
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| | All too often we have seen people save
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| owner let's little things go by unnoticed
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| | $300.00 or $400.00 on a detail only to
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| and if there is one thing there are
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| | loose $Thousands$ on what their boat
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| always more. What about oil changes? I
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| | could have sold for. Then too, our
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| wonder if he flushed out the outboard
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| | local marinas are clogged with many
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| after use? The object of this little
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| | examples of boats with "For Sale" signs
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| exercise is to make the boat look like
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| | which were never given the least bit of
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| you are conscientious and a stickler for
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| | attention to make the passer by want to
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| having everything perfectly "SHIP SHAPE."
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| | stop and think, "Hey, I wonder what it
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| 6. One more little tip that you have
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| | would be like to call that boat mine."
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| probably already thought of. Take a look
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| | Some of these boats have sat for years
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| around the boat and remove EVERYTHING
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| | when all they ever really needed was a
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| that isn't part of the boat.
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| | little T.L.C.
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| EXAMPLE:
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| | I remember, years ago, someone saying
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| Engine controls, compass, life jackets,
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| | something about being penny wise and
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| flare kit, and a first aid kit ARE part
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| | pound foolish? Let's not let them be
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| of the boat. Knick-knacks, fishing
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| | saying that about us.
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