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Dredging How did they dredge? Randy

Interior Varnish I would suggest that you take a look at [url=http://www.Woodenboat.com]for information on this subject. They beat the varnish question to death. RandyT

Refrigerator My Isotherm has been a nightmare. Based on my experience, I would be very careful in chosing Isotherm as an refrigeration unit. The interior of my refrigerator came apart prior to the 2-year warrantee expiration. RandyT

Woodie Yes, it is a woodie, that in itself doesn't make it a bad deal. RandyT

Columbia/Snake GFC, Try double click on CridlandPhoto, then type Columbia in the top box, then Snake in the bottom box. Randy

All, Just got back from a two week criuse from Portland, Oregon up the Columbia in to the Snake River, about 300 statute miles, one way. My friend Steve Cridland, a yacht photographer took a few pics and posted them on his website. BTW, he is the one on the left in the group shot. Disregard...

30' Trawler - Portland, Oregon All, It seems that this discussion has gone a bit sideways. The boat is what it is. Randy

Thought someone might be interested. Willard Vega 30 Cruiser - 1974 - 30' - 207 hours Randy

Smell from holding tank I used to have the same problem and went through all of the above fixes, to no avail. Finally, I bought a small household steam cleaner and steamed the entire area, problem solved, bugs dead. randyt

I also have plywood floors thoughout my boat and after much consideration of various floor covering options, I selected and installed a glue down vinyl strip floor by Metroflor. My boat has been used as an office since 1995 and the floor looks great, and no one has firgured out that it is a...

I would be happy if there was no discussion with regard to classified postings. Someone is trying sell something, not get an opinion on it. RandyT

New Poster Boat The only thing that would improve this piece of masterful design would be wings. Trust me I am a professional, he said. Randy

This boat was also called a Fantail 50. There was(is?)one for sale out of Portland, OR for about $275,000. It is a little used up. This design caused a bit of a stir when it came out because it was designed to be fuel efficient as a criteria. In my memory, it was one of the first to use fuel...

Boat Names Racing sailboat out of Seattle: "Hot Ruddered Bum" RandyT

Wiper Arms Take a look at these folks. Heard about them the other day, worth a look. Windshield Wiper Arms | Replacements for Boats, Buses, Trucks and RVs | Radial & Pantograph | AM Equipment Randy

Allweather 26 I spotted this on Craiglist. Looks rough, but it is the least expensive Allweather I have seen. All weather boat Randy

OK, but I am unclear on the "attacking" part. Randy

Wooden Boat Upkeep suprahattie, I would recommend checking out the Grand Banks owners site and looking at the Woodenboat Magazine Forum for informed guidance. Based on my experience, the real cost in buying an old boat is in getting the systems on the boat up to standard, not the cost of the...

I used my boat for an office for 15 years, 8-10 hours a day, 5 days a week. During the last 10 years, the flooring that was in place was Metrofloor Commercial, a plank vinyl product. It is bulletproof and requires little or no care other than a damp mop. You have to pay some attention during...

Decal If you have the dimensions and an copy of the design(font) for a sample, you might try a custom vinyl sign shop and see if they can help. randyt

Heater Conversion Mattkab, Is heat produced by the heater enough now? I would say, if 6,500 BTU works, stay with it, if no, spend the money to upgrade. Keeping in mind, I think you can't have enough heat in PNW. randyt

Heater Conversion How many BTU's will the converted heater produce?

Welcome Jim, Nice looking trawler! What kind of power? Have the windows been replaced? Randy

Hull Material I call a Dashew boat "dreaming in the unlimited catagory". I have followed his work for years and he does it right. Seems like he always starts out with a clean sheet of paper when he designs a boat. Plus he doesn't give a hoot about what the marketing guys have say. RandyT

Boat materials Wood boats rot from the top down, fiberglass from the bottom up, steel from the inside out and aluminum just goes up like a fizzy. Pick your poison. RandyT