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About Me
Owner/Manager of SeaDooSportBoats.com
Community Stats
- Group SDSB Management
- Active Posts 5,388
- Profile Views 160,764
- Member Title SeaDooSportBoats.com Founder
- Age 42 years old
- Birthday May 30, 1981
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Gender
Male
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Location
Dallas, GA
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Interests
Cars, Boats and Computers
Previous Fields
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Water
Allatoona Lake
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Year of DOO
2010
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Model of DOO
210 Wake
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Engine in DOO
Twin Rotax 4-TEC SCIC
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Hours on DOO
18
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Real Name
Kevin Leclair
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City
Acworth
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State or Province
GA
- AIM gapman3781
- MSN webmaster@gapmanwebdesign.com
- Website URL http://seadoosportboats.com
- ICQ 223211052
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#15481 BOATING MAGAZINE - Reviews the new 2011 Sea-Doo 230 SP Boat
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 22 December 2010 - 10:42 AM
#15212 BRP WINS ECO AWARD FROM BOATING MAGAZINE
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 04 November 2010 - 07:01 AM
BRP’s ECO mode is the newest function of the intelligent Throttle Control (iTC) system on select Sea-Doo watercraft and boats. BRP’s fuel-efficient ECO mode has been engineered to provide boating families the best value for their recreational budgets by maximizing their fun per- gallon (litre). It is one of many new, customizable power delivery modes featured on the Sea-Doo 210 Challenger boat that gives the captain more control than ever before.
“ECO mode is one of the many new technologies BRP is developing for our customers to be as environmentally responsible during recreational activities as in everyday life,” stated Yves Leduc, vice-president and general manager, North America division. “We want to ensure our marine products keep pace with other forms of transportation. BRP is committed to be a leader in that regard by spreading ECO mode to four Sea-Doo watercraft models and eight Sea-Doo boat models in 2011. It is an honour to be recognized for this new technology as the real winners are our customers and the environment.”
BRP’s iTC system is a fly-by-wire throttle system that allows the captain to electronically control how power is delivered through various modes. In addition to ECO mode, select Sea-Doo boats and watercraft come equipped with docking mode, that limits power delivery to a maximum of 3,500 rpm (8,000 rpm is the normal maximum), ski mode (offering preset ramp up and speed control), cruise control and slow speed mode.
The staff at Boating magazine explained why they chose BRP's Sea-Doo 210 Challenger boat as their Eco Award Winner by stating, “Let’s say you’re planning to put 10 hours of general cruising time on your boat during the next two weeks. What if you were told you could save 25 gallons of gas during those outings by pressing a button on the dash? You’d have to say, ‘Show me the button!,’” The article went on to explain their statement. “In our test, 5 mph (8 kph) over the most fuel-efficient speed had us burning 11 gallons (41.6 litres) per hour (gph) of gas. ECO mode had us at 8.5 gph (32.2 lph). Over 10 hours, that’s a difference of 25 gallons (94.6 litres) if you’re just cruising. Make it 50 hours and you’re looking at a potential waste of 125 gallons (473.2 litres), just by missing the mark…Over time, that will equate to a lot of gas savings when the right buttons are pushed.”
The availability of ECO mode has been expanded in the 2011 line and is now included as standard equipment on BRP’s new Sea-Doo GTI Limited 155, GTI SE 130, GTI SE 155 and GTX 155 watercraft. ECO mode is also available on the 2011 Sea-Doo 210 & 230 Challenger and their SE versions, 210 & 230 SP, 210 and 230 WAKE boats.
For the complete Boating magazine Eco Award article visit www.boatingmag.com/ecoawards or read the October 2010 issue of Boating magazine on newsstands now.
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, direct injection technologies such as E-TEC, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines. BRP products are distributed in more than 90 countries.
† Not all functions available for all models
* Model names may differ for international markets.
www.brp.com
Sea-Doo, Ski-Doo, Lynx, Evinrude, Johnson, Can-Am, Rotax, E-TEC, GTI, iTC, WAKE, ECO mode, and the BRP logo are trademarks of Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. GTX is used under license from Castrol Ltd. Challenger is used under license from Bombardier Inc.
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For corporate information:
Johanne Denault
Manager, Corporate Communications
Tel: +1.450.532.5173
johanne.denault@brp.com
For product and brand information:
North America:
Tim McKercher
Competition and Media Relations
Sea-Doo Products
Tel: +1.321.409.0519
Tim.mckercher@brp.com
International:
Adrien De Alexandris
Product Manager, BRP International division
Tel: +1.450.532.6413
Adrien.DeAlexandris@brp.com
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#14954 MLB Postseason
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 11 October 2010 - 07:35 PM
I am pulling for the Atlanta Braves!
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#14938 2011 SeaDoo Sport Boats Are Here!
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 11 October 2010 - 07:25 AM
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#14901 [Product Review] Boat Insurance Savings
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 07 October 2010 - 09:00 AM
I got a quote (see quote attached below) from Progressive which is who we had our 180 Challenger insured with previously, when the quote came back it was a lot higher than I expected. I bumped it up to a $1000 deductible to see how this would affect it, but still that didn't make much difference - it was $1039 per year.
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I then decided to get a quote (see quote attached below) from Boat U.S. to see how they compared. To my surprise they were almost half what Progressive was quoting with lot less of a deductible. Their dedectible is typically 1% of the insured value so it made it $450 for our policy. The quote came in at $553 per year which was much better so this is what we went with.
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When comparing the two I kept the coverage amounts the same so I would have a "true" comparison in the quotes. Even keeping them the same it seemed that Boat U.S. offered some better options than Progressive. To quote the rep I spoke too he said, "This is what we do - insurance for boats, we don't insure anything else". With this statement I believe he was trying to tell me that while other companies out there offer boat insurance it doesn't mean this is their expertise.
It is worth a shot, if you don't already have Boat U.S. for insurance, get a free quote and see if they can save you any money!
Please let us know if you end up saving any money, we would like to hear about it.
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#14880 Word Association Game
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 06 October 2010 - 07:33 AM
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#14873 Word Association Game
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 05 October 2010 - 08:44 AM
Also remember to use the arrow --> in between the previous word/phrase and the new word/phrase you just thought of.
Also, you can't go twice in a row.
I'll start it off with:
Fall
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#14864 Visit my Neighbourhood!
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 04 October 2010 - 06:28 PM
Bing doesn't have our house as being built yet even though it is over 3 years old but Google Maps does. http://maps.google.c...001364&t=h&z=20
#14854 Post for Fun Contest!
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 04 October 2010 - 12:14 PM
- Games (http://seadoosportbo...sociation-game/)
- Trivia (http://seadoosportbo...7-just-for-fun/)
- Off-season hobbies and activities (http://seadoosportbo...966-off-season/)
- Bloopers and other funny stuff (http://seadoosportbo...sport-bloopers/)
Now you are wondering what’s in it for me, right? Well we will be running this contest during the off-season so we will run the tally of the posts count, October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011 – the single member with the most cumulative posts started over 1000 individual posts during this timeframe will win a SDSB Flip MinoHD camcorder, http://www.cafepress.../sdsb.426911435, to shoot some footage of your boat in action next season.
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For example, if you currently have 2000 total posts starting today on October 4, 2010, you will need at least 3001 total posts by March 31, 2011 to be eligible to win.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this contest, please post them here. Thanks and good luck!
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#14627 2011 BRP Press Event Photos
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 22 September 2010 - 11:19 AM
http://seadoosportbo...lideshow&cat=27
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#14567 College Football
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 18 September 2010 - 02:28 PM
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#14557 College Football
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 18 September 2010 - 07:14 AM
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#14552 Evinrude E-Tec Commercial
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 17 September 2010 - 07:44 PM
#14397 2011 SeaDoo Sport Boats Are Here!
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 09 September 2010 - 11:16 AM
(1) Around 55-58mph
(2) There is now an eCO mode that will control this optimally, I would say around 42mph but eCO mode should take the guess work out of it for you. Take a look at the spec for more details on eCO mode - http://seadoosportbo...-se-spec-sheet/
(3) I believe the cushions should remove so that you can walk straight through, see some more pics here - http://seadoosportbo...230-challenger/
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#14257 [Downtime] 08/31/2010
Posted by Kevin Leclair on 31 August 2010 - 07:40 AM
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