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Everytime I come to the site, I check out the photos of the boats on the top of the page.

I have noticed after looking at a few of them, along with other photos posted in the galleries, that some boats have numbers on them.

I am not talking about the registration numbers or the model designation, but other ones that look like they were put on as some other identification number.

I am assuming the numbers are simply ones set up my the person's marina for storage or something.

the examples I could find so far are threejake's 2000 182 Shabah...has what looks like L51 in red on the side....and dudder's 2006 SX18 has DG735 in black on the side...

any thoughts?

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Ahhhh ok, i see what you are talking about. I just refreshed till I found one of the members boats in question.

Give dudders a bit to chime in, he will tell you what that means. Maybe it means he is just "cooler" than all the of the rest of us.:yes_grin:


From my standpoint tho, that is the registration for his boat down in aussie-world.



Google image finds:

http://www.dashdesigns.com.au/images...es/jetskis.jpg

http://digiads.com.au/boats-watercra...s_125155_1.jpg



Dudders other boat? ....

http://www.yachtandboat.com.au/persi...port-yacht.jpg

:rolling_laugh:

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I wish that big MF boat WAS mine, but I wouldnt even be able to afford the fuel for the day in that beast.

Those ugly numbers on the side of my boat are the registration code, and that is the size we HAVE to have. I hate them, takes away the nice lines of good looking boats.
It would be ok to have little numbers up front like that Caravelle.
Incredibly big sail boats here have letters & numbers half the size of mine!! Go figure.
We pay about $150 a year for the privilege of having them and Insurance for a year costs me about $550.

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awww, come on Dudders... you work on an oil rig. Fuel for that big sucker should be nothing more than pocket change for you... :yes_grin:

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If only I could work out a way of getting the oil out of the ground and straight into my boat......
Nah, sounds too messy!
WOuld like to be paying the same price as in USA for fuel.
Its $1.20+ per litre now. x 4 = $4.80 per gallon approx.
ouch.

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thanks for the lowdown!
Gas is currently $2.73 US dollars a gallon here! Who knows what it will be in the summer though.

And hey, watch out for that giant iceberg heading toward you...they say it's like 55 square miles big!!!

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Were running around .95c CDN / litre here in southern ontario which works out to about $3.35/gallon US with the going exchange rate & difference in the size of the gallon north & south of the border.

And....dont be cryin' poor! You own a million dollar waterfront home in Mandurah & you pass off your used mistresses to Tiger Woods..... :)

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You should live in Texas Mikey, the gallon is bigger down there I hear.

Tiger (or do we call him Cheetah - these days?) is only bloody showing off, I havent seen an ugly mistress of his yet. Everyone is bagging him, I'm jealous. :mad:

I was thinking of heading south with the Mighty Mariah and grabbing that iceberg and use for all the Margareta's I intend to drink this summer. I should be just right. :wink_thumbup:

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I think you could make enough margaritas to last a lifetime with an iceberg that size!

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Hello all... The numbers you refer too (L51) are the registration numbers for our lake here in Lake Holiday. All residents who use the lake (it's a private lake, hence the ID numbers) must display the numbers on every boat. They are the reflecting type, so they can be seen at night. They make them large enough ( and ugly too) so that they can be seen by the Security boat. In the summer boating months, the Lake is usually crowded, and if someone has a boat on the Lake without numbers, they can easily be identified by Security. The Lake is very nice, and we usually have some boaters who don't realize that it is private, although it is posted at every boat ramp. There is a limit on the number of PWC's on the Lake, and that makes for a more pleasant experience for the boaters. When we trailer the boat to some other lakes in the midwest, I always get asked if I race the boat, and why do I have such large numbers on it! We have enjoyed the Mariah for ten years now, and see no reason to stop. She's been a great boat, and reliable too. We use her for water skiing, and fishing, and just lazy cruising. Last summer we stayed in our Lake for most of the summer, with a weekend at the Chain of Lakes. Next year we plan to trailer her down to Table Rock Mo. for a week of recreation.

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I thought the numbers had to do with a race or some kind of competition, but had no clue because the ones I saw were different from boat to boat.
That's cool that you have a private lake that is big enough to support boaters. Most private lakes are only big enough for a small fishing boat or two!

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Our lake is 368 acres, and we have 7 miles of shoreline. The longest run is 3-1/2 miles. There is about 80 boats that use the lake, and they limit the PWC's to only 60. The greatest use is on the weekends. The fishing club has a tournament every month, and some great fish get caught and released. We love it here, and the fact that we can use the lake every day is the cream on the cake. The only restrictions are the maximum length is 20' for runabouts, and 24' for pontoon boats. They also have a speed limit which is 45 mph on the weekdays, and 35 on the weekends. We have a very active water ski club, and most weekends have the lake full of skiers.

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Developers around here have been buying up old rock quarries and houses are built around the water. It's a pretty cool idea. It looks like there are usually restrictions like those threejakes mentioned. The one closest to my house doesn't allow sport boats, looks like all they do allow is poontangs.

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I wanna live there!!! any homes for sale?

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There are homes for sale here. Some are on the lake and some are "lakeview" homes. The prices range from $169,000 to $700,000. You can guess which ones are on the lake. PM me your address, and I'll mail you the sales paper.

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Here is the official Lake Holiday site which does not list homes for sale, but contains information about the community: Lake Holiday On-Line

Lake Holiday Realtors link is: Lake Holiday Home Page - Be on vacation every day of the year

Also if you went to Real Estate Listings & Homes for Sale | Real Estate Agent Search | Coldwell Banker and put in Sandwich, IL you will get more homes/lots for sale.

We'd love to have you. We need more Mariah's on the lake.