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31. Preparing Your Yacht For Sale
January 10, 2011
Sooner or later every yacht owner is faced with selling his/her boat. You want to sell her as soon as possible yet get the highest value you possibly can.
Here are a number of good tips to make the sale go as designed.
Prepare the Yacht for Sale:
Perform any necessary rep...
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32. Getting Your Partner to Like Boating
December 16, 2010
Mary and I regularly encounter couples where one is a knowledgeable cruiser and the other is a novice. How to balance the scale and get the amateur secure? Will living and cruising aboard ever work when one of the parties is inexperienced or a bit uncertain how or if to proceed? The 1st step...
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33. Provisioning
November 16, 2010
You recently got that new trawler or motor yacht and you are excited to get her underway to get her home. You are running around for what feels like months getting everything complete. Groceries, beverages, apparel, the list goes on and on. Suppose you forgot something? To assist you to recall e...
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34. Boat Search Previews
October 16, 2010
As you likely already know, I help numerous customers find and buy their yachts. I took Mary with me last week so she could see first hand how I go about inspecting vessels. I inspected a Hatteras trawler for an out of state customer. I actually conduct a mini-survey looking for anything that migh...
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35. Servicing Stuffing Boxes on your Boat
October 10, 2010
If your boat is equipped with inboards, chances are it is equipped with a stuffing box to allow a watertight seal for the propeller shafts. Stuffing boxes are also used to seal rudder posts that penetrate the hull beneath the waterline too.
Stuffing boxes are really the seals that allow prop...
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36. Choosing the Best Antifoulant Paint for Your Boat
August 27, 2010
Antifoulant Paints - How They Work
Antifouling paint keeps marine growth such as barnacles, mussels and sometimes oysters, and plant growth from attaching to your sailboat. Most antifouling paints use the diffusion of metals within the paint to stop these foul critters from bonding. Copper ...
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37. Choosing Dingy Davits for Your Boat
August 11, 2010
One of the pleasures of cruising is anchoring out at your preferred gunk hole and launching the dingy and taking in the sights of the region or visiting other boats; it’s a good way to meet new acquaintances. But if your dingy is not very accessible or difficult to launch, you will not likely use i...
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38. Proper Anchoring of Your Trawler or Motor Yacht
July 02, 2010
Used Trawlers, Used Motor Yachts, and Used Sailboats for Sale ">In a previous article we talked about the five categories of anchors and how to select the best one for your needs. Today we will review how to successfully use that anchor.
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39. Chossing the Correct Anchor for Your Trawler Yacht
June 07, 2010
You have just purchased a 42 Grand Banks trawler; shes perfect in every way. After upgrading some marine electronics, you will be ready to do some cruising. You can’t wait to drop the hook and enjoy your time on the water.
But before you charge into it, is the anchor the right one? It cam...
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40. Maintaining Clean Water Aboard Your Boat
May 25, 2010
Clean drinking water is something we all take for granted. One of the matters while living aboard, especially while cruising is that you do usually have a limited supply while away from the docks.
My wife and I use 12 gallons a day, or enough for 25 days without refilling aboard our trawler,...
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