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No that was not my boat.* ALOHA is the only Willard that came from the factory with a John Deere engine (at my request).* The engine has proved so successful that a couple of owners of older Willard 40s have repowered with that same engine.* The boat you are referencing was an older Willard...

Most boats will have balsa cored decks for supeior*insulation qualities.* Most cored hulls are foam cored because foam is less expensive than balsa. My boat has a solid fiberglass hull (as much as 2" thick at the bow)*and*cored topsides - balsa on horizontal surfaces, foam on vertical surfaces...

I would have no other engine in my boat.* The JD is both smooth and quiet. At about 40K pounds at half load, my boat is overpowered with the 120hp turbo!* I could easily do with the 80hp naturally aspirated JD.* But I chose the turbo because it is more fuel efficient than the naturally...

The Sea of Cortez is not for everyone.* I know one person who has his boat here now and much prefers the Pacific Northwest.* But I really like it here because you can cruise year round in mostly benign conditions.* Anchorages are generally about 20 to 35 ft. and the water is clear enough to see...

My guess is that CHB1-095 is not part of your HIN.* That is an additional*description of your boat added by CHB.* I believe that ETY33D9575T is your HIN.* I am going to try to decipher the alphanumeric string the best I can.* It doesn't follow the*usual form. ETY is the code assigned by the...

ALOHA is a 2002 Willard 40 Pilothouse trawler, powered by a John Deere 4045TD.* She is the last Willard trawler built.* I am the original owner.* ALOHA has been berthed in La Paz, Baja California for the last 4 years.* Future plans include a transPacific passage. Pictures were taken "in da...

* -- Edited by alohaboat on Saturday 27th of November 2010 07:11:03 AM