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    running gasoline/diesel mix in an emergency

    Dump the vegetable oil in first I've run three older Ford trucks (7.3L) on waste vegetable oil for a combined 400-500 thousand miles. All that's necessary is to make sure the oil is filtered clean, preferably before you put it in the tank. I had two tank systems, so that I would start the...
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    FSBO Experiences / Advice (Buyer)

    You can use your own broker I recently bought a Riviera that I found on Craigslist and offered the broker I had been working with 5k to facilitate the deal. As I knew very little about boats, or the Florida region I bought in in, I figured this was money well spent.
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    Sticky vinyl

    We just closed on a 1999 Riviera 40 and the vinyl upholstery was exceedingly “sticky”. The surveyor pointed it out and said that the vinyl was breaking down and there was nothing to be done about it /Concerning, as reupholstering the entire boat would be many, many boat bucks. We spent a day...
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    Leaking fuel tank

    While I'm new to the boating world I have repaired mild a steel diesel fuel tank with JB Weld on an Excursion. I ran on the truck on Veg oil with a small added tank for diesel that was part of a kit sent from the factory veggie oil conversion company. It arrived with a pinhole leak in the...
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    1987 Hershine designed by Monk, $75,000, east coast Florida

    I like your boat! My wife and I will be in Florida to take a look at trawlers April 15-20th. I'd like to include Vahevala on the list. We are planning on doing the loop in 2022 but would like to purchase a boat ahead of time and get some practice (play days) in to get the bugs worked out...
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