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If you are on a strict budget, my suggestion is to take any canvas that does not have a window in it and wash in Woolite at a laundromat in cold water Then use t he Starbrite fabric waterproofer, not as expensive as 303 and just about as good. Shop for the Starbrite, you should find it ar around...

what he said!!!

I second Fairhaven Yachts, but my recommendation, would be Dan Byrd who has the same qualifications described above. Knowledgeable, helpful, and personable.

Having owned Dahon's with the 20" wheels, which I hated, we have since always had 26" or 700 wheels. We load the bikes into the tender with the front wheels removed. A conversion kit looks good weight wise because the battery and the front wheel can be removed. Is there a disadvantage to the...

Just curious, did you ever try the grabbers/ sharp pointy things on a swim deck mat?

Eric, next time you should try Winter Cove. The bad news is that it can be quite full in the summer, the good news is that if you have a bicycle on board, dingy to the park dock and bike along the road all the way to East Point Light at the end past Tumbo island. IMO, one of the best bike rides...

Just curious, when was the last time that you were there?

The wind ALWAYS blows in Boot Cove. Next time go to Winter Cove, especially this time of year.

So if a boat with a value of 100K is offered at 95 for a quick sale, you are going to offer 76? Really. or say the 100K value boat is offered 130, you would offer 104. It is said that many times the Cheapest/ best valued boat is the one that costs the most. If I offer for sale a boat below...

Does this BlueSea switch make the Charles Isolation Transformer into a voltage Boost Isolation Transformer? I cannot find the part number in the BlueSea catalog. Am I looking it up incorrectly, or could it be under a different number? Thanks

one method is to take a piece of plastic / rubber or something similar to Dri Dek, and stud it with either galvanized or stainless steel grabber screws, 1 or 1.25 ", and lay this on the swim platform, they will not hop up on the swim platform. This is like stubby bird spikes. Be sure to tie...