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Thanks for the help. I guess it's a GFI issue with the new pedestals (thanks for the link, Bacchus). Technically I guess it's a boat issue but I'll blame the pedestal for now. A friend is going to look at it later this week or early next. My biggest concern now is the fuel leak. Off to the...

thanks! I put the breakers on the boat all in the off position and plugged in. That didn't trip it, but as soon as I switched on my AC main, it blew. We can still use the boat and I have a genset if we need it, but it will be nice to get this fixed. The first test comes today- docking at the...

thanks! The boat had a major overhaul in 2004, including engine rebuilds and a ton of electrical. The shore power in the old slip worked fine, but now we have new transient docking that I have to use and it's brand new equipment. My understanding is that if there is a ground issue with the boat...

Well, after over 18 months, a couple of trips to Seattle, a couple of surveys, and one boat falling through three different times, I wound up buying a boat right in my own back yard in Sitka. It wasn't advertised or technically even for sale, but as of today my bank and I own a 1985 Californian...

Hi everyone, I spent a couple days in Seattle looking for a boat and am hoping to get a few more questions answered before I make an offer on anything. I saw 3 Californian 34s, two of which I ruled out pretty quickly. The third I'm considering but there are several concerns I have. We will get a...

or I guess it could have just been repowered and the motors happen to be the same years. Looking through the info on this site from old articles, everything looks to have been diesel off the line

were the Crusader 454s standard on these at some point? The listing I know of that has them is a 1984 boat with 1984 engines, suggesting they were stock. A couple of google searches and I can't find anything though. I have found a little bit that makes me think if I kept her under 10 knots, the...

Do you have trim tabs? The owner of the boat with the Perkins 4cyl for sale says he has debated adding trim tabs but never did. In his opinion it could make a difference in speed, but I don't know how much or at what cost in both fuel efficiency and the actual parts. Also, is there much of an...

thanks, I realize #1 isn't helpful, I just figured I'd include it as it's advertised in case there's another common diesel engine in these boats other than the ones listed. I appreciate the help

Hello, I have been looking at getting a boat for a while now, and we narrowed it down to probably either a Californian 34 or Byliner 32xx. After walking the docks today for the ten thousandth time, I saw the first Californian 34 I've seen in person and both my wife and I loved how it looked...

thanks Hawgwash, that is a nice boat but bigger and more expensive than we are looking for. Trying to stay closer to the 40-50k range and under 36'. At this point I'm sold on either the Byliner 32xx or a 34' Californian. I'd prefer the Californian but there are a lot more Bayliners available to...

Scary- I have gone back and forth in my mind many times with this since I moved here. I get a 6 day stretch off every 4 weeks or so, and we really like the idea of loading up the kids and going out for a few days at a time. Think of it as camping without the bears. Plus there are so many really...

let me know when you're in town and we can take you fishing or try to show you around if you're not already familiar with the area. Of course, you might have to teach me how to use my boat... :)

thanks everyone. I've looked into the Mainship 34 and most of the ones I've found have either been redone inside and we don't really like the set-up (just a small couch for seating, for one example) or they haven't been redone at all and would need to be. I'm not opposed to a Bayliner but I'd...

Thank you all so much for your help and generosity, I'll let you know as this story develops and I'm very excited about whatever might happen. I received a PM a few days ago saying "Your proposed time line is lunacy. I hope it's born of lack of knowledge...Anything less than one full month for...

Thanks Kevin, the departure date would be April 26th, hopefully, or the 27th. Eric, I talked to AML (Lynden) and the cost would be about $5200, plus or minus. I don't know about Northland, but Samson comes up here I just haven't called them yet because I don't expect there to be much of a...

thanks everyone, my apologies for not including that in the first place. It's probably the most important part and I spaced it. BandB, you are not missing anything. I am looking online every day, am working with a broker in Seattle that knows the situation, and have two separate 6-day breaks...

thanks Marin, those have been some of my greatest concerns. I talked about it with one potential Captain and he said there are harbors I could get off and get a bus ride to Vancouver, catch a puddle jumper to an airport where Alaska Air might be, etc..I am also considering paying someone to...

thanks everyone, you've all been very helpful. Looking back, I apparently left out one very key piece of information: The only time I will have to make this journey this year is from April 26 - May 8th, exactly 13 days, thats flying down there sometime after work on April 25th. How much does...

thank you everyone for the replies. When I came up here on the ferry, I noticed sections that seemed like there were quite a few logs, but maybe it's nothing compared to what it used to be. I have nothing to compare it to, yet. Your replies are encouraging, I think I better get some charts and...

Hey everyone, it's been over a year since I started this thread, and in that time, a friend gave me a homemade 20' wooden Glen-L Carolina Dory. I added a motor, have had a blast, and now we're ready to upgrade. It doesn't take long with cold, waterlogged passengers to make a family daytrip get...

thanks Old Deckhand, I'll being PM'ing you in the near future! BandB, I appreciate your concerns. I have been here about 3 months and started researching boats on the ferry while on the way up. So while I have a long way to go, I am not letting others choose my boat, I just came to the...

thanks AKDoug, I appreciate the input. Since I wouldn't even know where to begin, other than very obvious defects, I guess that's where a good surveryor comes in. My wife and I are big DIYers and don't mind little things that are cosmetic or that might take some time but won't effect overall...

well, I think I started a controversy! Nobody has told me that Bayliner makes bad or crappy boats overall, just that they aren't ideal for these waters. And the people that have told me this have all been very experienced in boating, specifically here. Current and retired Coast Guard, people...

Thanks everyone for all of your help. I'll look into the Albins and others around here, and hopefully I'll be able to get to Seattle in January too. Apophyge, the reason I am wary of Bayliner and the other mass-produced brands is because I've heard from folks around here that they aren't as...