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By all means talk to Pau Hana. As a footnote, it might be useful to ponder why an insurer has low premiums and a "sure, we'll insure you" attitude. It's not like electricity rates, where you definitely get the electricity and it's all 120v, so why pay high if you can shop around. It is...

Put the bag of Nikons at the end of a chain and call it a new anchor?

Outstanding!

Just a footnote that plain old white vinegar does a good job cleaning and de-stinking, it was the standard for cleaning when sail was king and might work better now and then than modern stuff. And plain old vinegar poured over a thick layer of baking soda will foam up with enough force to...

Oh, and the trigger for boat owner A's own coverage, including liability insurance for damage to the property of others, isn't negligence, it's simply whether the condition triggering coverage was sudden, accidental, and occurred within the period covered by the policy. One reason insurance...

Getting money out of boat owner A's insurance for boat owner B's damage might seem to be logical and proper; property damage to others is one reason boat owners even have liability insurance. Practically speaking, if you are boat owner B and don't have your own insurance, so that your own...

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"In the case of the original post, if the boat was burned by a fire originating from another boat, is not the boat where the fire started responsible for the damage?" Maybe, but: 1. Usually third party culpability is sorted out among the insurance companies involved, with each insurer paying...

"Exactly what you mention as knowledge gained by you is why boaters (newbies or otherwise) can ask questions on forums." Even learning what questions to ask when researching further is valuable. Propeller pitch? Pink bronze? Through-hull fittings improperly replaced? My list of things to...

Well, as a new forum member... ... I have found the search function very useful whenever my ruminations about boats reach the "I need more input" stage. There is a wealth of information already posted, complete with examples of "your mileage may vary" from the various threads. It is...

Just speaking to negotiation and not boat condition or figuring out its market value: This is counterintuitive and not always appropriate, but sometimes giving the owner a chance to say "No" to you on several items in a negotiation creates an inclination to say "Yes." "Are you going to replace...

Wd40 Try some WD40 on things like metal door slides and frames before ice forms. It was originally developed as a water displacement coating for aircraft/spacecraft. The goal was to stop corrosion, but since it doesn't play well with H20 it can help with ice. (I use it on snowblower blades...

And ... some of us are fluorescent green with envy. :D

That much northwest wind in a shallow part of the Delaware Bay with the tide coming in strong against the wind creates some solid waves too small to glide over and too big to avoid easily. They can be real smashers. I grew up on that stretch of water, always had to be careful in the winter...

habitat conditions Not to be a bummer, but none of the solutions will work for long so long as there are river otters, because marinas and docks create ideal river otter habitat: mussels and other edible stuff on the pilings, docks that provide overhead protection from osprey and eagle for...

When you get a moment, could you explain what happened to the engine, what had to be done to fix it, and what the order of collapse was? I understand a cooler failure lead to a seal failure; I have no idea if I got it right. I'm just curious and just picking up bits of flotsam and jetsam from...

Thanks for posting. There are some beautiful boats there.

As a potential silver lining observation: Those who have detailed inventories are in excellent shape to pursue a theft claim with an insurer should you experience a burglary. Dating your inventory checks will additionally help to avoid ambiguity about whether an item is merely lost (and might...

Checklist for leaving the boat? I mean literally, a paper one? :) You could look at it at 3 a.m. and be reassured. Or take photos when you leave, using the cell phone camera, of the switches in the right position, knots tied, etc. I think fretting after a big investment is pretty normal.

Yup. That's why we're starting out slow and without commitment. I thought something on the order of magnitude of a Mainship 34 to start out.

I'm a retired journalist. I grew up in Cape May County, NJ, and spent the first 40 years around boats, fooling around in them and occasionally pulling a gillnet or crab pot, building five boats (duckboats, rowboats, and a sailboat) before my job took me away. I'm looking to get back on the...

New to forum, not to boats I'm a retired journalist. I grew up in Cape May County, NJ, and spent the first 40 years around boats, fooling around in them and occasionally pulling a gillnet or crab pot, building five boats (duckboats, rowboats, and a sailboat) before my job took me away. I'm...