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  1. kolive

    Albin cleat fs

    I have one Albin cleat from our first boat a 1970 A-25 I just found. Still in very sound condition and usable as is. We have sold our LRC boats and I am trying to sort thru all the boating stuff. $10.00 plus shipping. PayPal preferred. I am sure it will fit in a small priority mail box for...
  2. kolive

    Older style GB reading light

    We sold our GB 36 and I found an older style GB reading light amongst the plethora of things related to boating that I am sorting through. It should to go to a good GB home. $10.00 plus shipping. It has the remnant of a paper sticker tab on it, but I cannot recall where we got this, maybe...
  3. kolive

    For Sale: Guzzler 500D hand pump

    Brand new in box Guzzler 500d hand pump. $30.00 plus shipping
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    For Sale: NIB Jabsco Water Puppy

    SOLD!New in unopened Box, Jabsco Water Puppy self priming Water pump. Carried aboard as a spare, Sold our boat and do not need it anymore. $70.00 plus 16.80 priority shipping. Fisheries supply want $193.00 for the same unit.
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    For Sale: Stainless hose clamps

    Stainless hose clamps for sale. I carried these as spare parts on our boats that we cruised in. No LRC boats anymore so we don’t need them. T-bolt constant pressure clamps from 2 1/2”-5”, 15 clamps. $240 from Fisheries Supply. $130.00 plus shipping. Photos show sizes and numbers of clamps...
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    For Sale: PNW cruise planning books

    Two great pre planning books for the PNW. One is a photo journal of the Inside Passage and the other is a overview chart style book covering from Olympia WA to The Queen Charlottes-mini charts showing potential routes that we used to pre-plan many trips north.$10.00 each plus postage. One...
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    For Sale: More Books!

    If you are shopping for a used boat there are several good reference books here. Lots of good material for maintenance and other aspects of boating to add to your library. $5.00 each plus postage. PayPal is my preferred payment.
  8. kolive

    For Sale: PNW cruising books

    Sold our boat and no longer need these. A lot of information for the PNW cruiser. $5.00 each plus postage. PayPal is my preferred payment method.
  9. kolive

    For Sale: Books!

    We no longer own a LRC and do not need these anymore. $10.00 each plus postage - book rate is the cheapest. All in fantastic shape, one-“This Old Boat” has a torn dust cover. A lot of great reading and tips in these books that I relied on when we were cruising.
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    For Sale: Sold-New Racor 500MA with filters

    Brand new in box Racor 500 MA Fuel filter/water separator with 6-2micron and 2-10 micron filters and installation instructions. Flow rate 60 gph max rating Never installed this and we have sold our boat. $100.00 plus shipping.m
  11. kolive

    For Sale: NIB Jabsco Water Puppy

    We sold our GB 36 and no longer have a need for this pump that we bought for a spare. New in box and never installed. $80.00 plus shipping. I also have a working Jabsco pump I removed when I installed our Fresh water head on the boat. Works fine, I kept it as a backup should I need it and even...
  12. kolive

    For Sale: Sold-2 sets of Henri Lloyd foul weather gear

    We have retired from long range cruising and no longer need/use our Henri Lloyd foul weather gear. Made in England, warm, dry, durable and well made. Men’s large in yellow and blue and Women’s medium in red. In excellent condition and ready to go. Includes the jacket and bibs for each set. This...
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    Yanmar YM30 questions.

    Hello, We are looking at a trailerable trawler that has a Yanmar YM30 engine with 925 hours on it. I am not familiar with Yanmars and was hoping to find someone familiar with them to give me some ideas of how reliable they are, maintainance issues and overall impressions. Thanks, Keith and...
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    Willard cap rail caulking question

    I have a friend that owns a Willard 30 that asked me to help him re-caulk his cap rail. I said I would find out what people recommend to use on this site. He plans to re-bed the hand rail stantions as well with butyl tape. So..should he use sikaflex or??? Is there a flexible tip type...
  15. kolive

    Fantastic Espar furnace repairman PNW

    I wanted to let the group know about an Espar furnace repairman in the PNW. His name is Guy Johnstone. Our Espar furnace was declared dead and even dangerous by two Marine repair people. I was referred to Guy by another repairman, Rick Lee, as man I should have come look at our Espar D7L. Parts...
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    For Sale: NIB Racor 500MA filter $200.00

    I have a new in box Racor 500MA filter with 8-2micron filters and fittings to install to fuel lines. $200.00 including free U.S. shipping from 98923
  17. kolive

    Time to replace our house battery bank.

    We are working on replacing our house bank batteries and wonder if people have recommendations for reasonably priced batteries. The ones that need replacing are Trojan 125 6volt batteries. We have 6 to replace. Are There particular brands we should avoid? Of course the easy move is to go with...
  18. kolive

    Oil prices - it pays to shop

    Changing our oil tomorrow so I went shopping for 30 wt and found a huge range. WestMarine was $27/gallon, Fisheries Supply was $22, locally through Coastal Farm and Supply $12.99, another Tractor supply was $13.25 and Costco stopped carrying 30 wt in my area. Saved a bunch by checking with...
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    Single vs twin engine experience this week

    I know there have been a number of discussions about the single vs twin engines debate. I own a twin engine Grand Banks 36 but this past week I was out with friends fishing from a Willard 30 with a single Perkins 4-108 and a v-drive. We were fishing the West side of San Juan Island near Open Bay...
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    Cruising South Puget Sound

    We spent the past week cruising South Puget Sound and ended up staying in Jarrell Cove for 6 days just relaxing. Very quiet, nice docks with power, trails and an interesting bus ride into the town of Shelton.... On the way back to Vashon we stopped in Longbranch and were the only people on the...
  21. kolive

    Selling a boat with a broker questions

    We are thinking of listing our Grand Banks 36 with a broker but know nothing about this process. What are some things we should be expecting in this process? I am aware of broker fees and moorage fees but don't know what else to expect. Thank you for any info you can give us.
  22. kolive

    Tractor parts for Ford Lehmans

    This past week we were out cruising in the San Juan Islands of Washington and our starboard engine failed to start. Pushing the start button elicited no sound whatsoever. So...problem solving began. I tested the battery for low voltage-12.4, not the problem, tested the starter switch, not the...
  23. kolive

    For Sale: 1974 Grand Banks spec sheet

    Here are the specs and some photos of our boat, Island Breeze. Price - $85,000 Selling because of wife's health issues. We still plan to cruise, just something smaller that I can single hand easier if need be. Something trailerable like an Albin 25 or 27. We started out with an A25. Feel free...
  24. kolive

    For Sale: For sale 1974 GB36-427

    Sadly we must sell our 1974 GB36-427. All fiberglass hull, twin Lehman 120's, full Sunbrella winter cover, stainless fuel tanks, queen aft berth, two Masterflush freshwater heads, two holding tanks, 225' 5/16th chain rode, Rocna anchor and many many upgrades. She has been an amazing PNW cruiser...
  25. kolive

    Does anyone know what kind of boat this is?

    We went on a drive today and saw this boat sitting in a yard. Interesting looking double ended with passive stabilizers on the hull. Needs a ton of work but an interesting boat. It has an aft cabin like an Albin and open wooden beam style roof for the helm and forward cabin. Single 4 clylinder...
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