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Note to self: Don't absent mindedly open the cabin door with the key still in the lock. It has a tendancy to break off as the door slides into its pocket. I may have just set a new record...less that 48 hrs of ownership and I've already managed to break something!

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'01 Vista 298

Heh. Most of the keys are the same blank as used on some motorcycles. So don't pay extra for 'boat' keys. I think I had mine made up at the Sears key kiosk in Bethesda at the mall. I keep the door key on my car keychain. I can't get to the boat without the car, so that guarantees I'll have the boat key with me. Oh, and make extras of the ignition keys too. It's seriously aggravating to get all the way down to the boat and discover you've forgotten them. I keep a spare set locked up down below.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

If everyone here was to be truthful, 48 hours is likely not a record ..........

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Gordon Arnold
New Hampshire

2003 268 Vista ..................................................................Prior: 97 245 Sundowner

Luckily I was able to get the broken section of the key out of the lock fairly easily and was able to get a new one made....actually 3 new ones. I also made two extra sets of the ignition keys. One set stays in the boat bag, one on the boat hidden in the cabin, and the last set stays at the house.

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'01 Vista 298

I have absolutely no idea What your talking about.....................

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1992 Baja 38 Special Twin 502 Mags

03 Stingray 3.0
88 261 Liberator 460 King Cobras
95 Bayliner 1850 3.0
77 Fiber Form 20ft 350/385hp
70 Wescraft 1800 SS 455 Jet

Lead, Follow, or get the Hell out of the Way!

I lasted longer than 48 hours but on my second outing I managed to break a vent window when a wave tossed me into a dock bollard.

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1989 205 Sundowner
5.0 HO OMC Cobra