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    Lawsuit Rocks the Yacht-Sales World

    baloney...... I've done many many transactions myself. The paper work is simple, Dirt simple if you know what you're doing. I've bought and sold numerous boats, planes, cars, and houses. Some with representatives some on my own, and I'll do it on my own if I had the choice. MUCH easier. It's NOT...
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    Please explain purchasing a slip

    There are some slips available for purchase out there. However, as mentioned a above there's a LOT of issues to deal with. What do you really own, purchase price and annual expenses. And the risk of your rights taken away from you. There's a few in my area, just a half mile from me... priced...
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    Real Estate funding your cruising?

    I don't mean to say that multi (or commercial, for that matter) can't work. It's just harder, by a significant amount. I can buy some apartments so I have 50 or 100 or more doors. Now I need a management team and have a LOT of tenants. Or I can buy 20 or 30 AFHs, manage them my self and spend...
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    Cockpit Winches

    So, give us uneducated an update on winches.... what's: self tailing webbing line self-tailing mechanism Bring us up to speed. I've thought of adding a winch but hard to get info on them. Thx
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    Real Estate funding your cruising?

    Overall, real estate is clearly the way to wealth. But it take education and experience to do it successfully. I do only single family homes and can argue for most of us that's the best way to invest in RE. Multi family and commercial is MUCH harder to deal with, and you have sophisticated...
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    Liability as Captain or Crew

    You can't legally create a sham mortgage.
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    Boat Cat

    Question: What's the best kind of cat for a boat cat. Certainly short hair. And one that doesn't crap on your electrical connection. I really don't want one, but my GF does and I can live with that. We've had many cats before in the dirt home and most were fine. Had one that would hop on the...
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    starboard door for solo boater

    For solo operation, helm doors are REALLY HANDY, and can make the difference between a good docking/locking and a bad one. I solo about 90% of the time and my "go to position", is lower helm, starboard side tie. That way I can handle winds and current, get the first spring tied and then...
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    Rejecting a vessel prior to survey

    I could argue strongly to ALWAYS have a way out of a contract to purchase. "If for any reason I don't like it, I'll cancel the contract and get all my money back" would be appropriate. Also, I'd NEVER give a deposit to the broker. Always have a third party hold the deposit, with the...
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    The New Helmsman 46

    Don't mean to hack this thread, but does the Helmsman make any twin engine versions that will get up on plane? Or with a big single? Looks like a great boat otherwise (for us that like to occasionally go fast).
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    Safety course recommendations for S.F. bay area

    Don't know if there's a Gold Standard, but the course from Boat US is more than adequate for a start, and quite comprehensive. Used to be free, don't know if it still it, but most of them are only around $25.
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    Replace old electronics with simple

    Ken, The old C 80 is worth nothing and isn't worth putting any money into at all, it's way obsolete and way behind the times. Heck you can get a NEW Garmin Echomap 7" with transducer for less than $800 which should be more than adequate for what you want. No messing around with hard to find...
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    Electric Bike Review

    I've had a tandem electric bike for the past 8 years for the boat. Tandem, because my GF doesn't ride solo. It's been absolutely great! It does have a bit of maintenance and has a chain which needs cleaning. And metal parts that do rust so have to keep up on that. Overall, not bad for the...
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    Aging

    Good points, however, I find the newer technology in flying more of a help than getting overloaded. I don't have the very latest stuff in my plane, but the GPS mapping, autopilot, ADSB (AIS equilivant) and radios are easy to use to stay on the right path and avoid a collision. Also, take my GF...
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    Slow Hand – End of the line

    Janice, If you wander over to the Legion or Elks, let me know and I'll buy the sangria for you. Would love to say hi and see how you're doing. I usually stop by the Legion 2 or 3 times a week to exercise the boat and docking practice around 4:30. The times to avoid it are Tues, Fri, Sat and...
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