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    25 - 35’ trawler/ motor sailor wanted

    Hey Woody, we emailed a little while back. I still have the really nice Fales Navigator motorsailer in Clayton, NY.. Let me know if you're more serious now.
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    Really Small Trawler or Deep Keel Boat Wanted

    I have a 1974 Fales Navigator motorsailer very good condition with much replaced or updated. Similar to the Willard 30 but much more comfortable. Be in the low $30's. If interested I can deliver any where along the Coast or Bay. Located Clayton, NY
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    Rocna Mk I vs Mk II

    There are a few things in life a man can have that can't be too large, an anchor is one of them 😉
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    Retired and cruising alone

    Hello Kevin, I took my Fales motorsailor from Lake Ontario to South America and back solo except for a month when I had a female friend aboard. I was gone for 17 months and loved most every minute. That was MY dream. You have YOURS. Live it to the fullest and always try to stay ahead of the...
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    Best 15hp outboard these days?

    Tohatsu makes Merc, Suzuki has fuel injection. I'd go with Suzuki. What ever you buy, try to find non-ethanol fuel and always use stabilizer.
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    Inflatable RIB Cover Supports

    Beach ball. Working for me for 40 years.
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    Diesel outboard as 'get me home' option?

    I would say yes. When I first had my boat there were many fuel delivery issues. To get back to the dock 4 times, I lashed my dinghy with a 15hp outboard just stern of the widest beam. Worked great, one time pushing me at 3mph against a 2+ knot current for 14 miles. The hull shape of my boat...
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    Was this explosion necessary?

    Tired of the snowflakes not understanding this...
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    Longest nonstop passage on a powerboat?

    32' Fales Navigator Motorsailer: Lake Ontario to Bonaire and back. Longest single leg on water approx. 850 mile passage from Bonaire to Cuba 36' Kadey Krogen Manatee: SF CA to La Paz Mexico approx. 1600 miles straight through except for Mexican customs check in.
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    Options for a weak Thruster

    Let me know if you want to trash the motor I'm restoring (rehabbing?) Manatee KK36088 that survived a partial submersion in the CA Delta. I have this same thruster, but after much wire changing, solenoid renewal, control switch out, motor rebuild, and general swearing, bleeding, and sweating...
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    Ding Engine

    Evinrude is the answer... For these heavy small boats (light ones too!) Evinrude motors 30 hp+ are the answer. This is because of TORQUE. You will get on plane easier and stay there at lower rpm, and save at least 15% in fuel. 2 stroke (Evinrude 30 hp+) vs 4 stroke (everyone else): ALL...
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    32'/33' Fales Navigator Freshwater Only (like Willard 30)

    Reluctantly offering for sale, my beautiful 1974 32'/33' Fales Navigator (like Willard 30) used in freshwater only. Has basic sails; main and newer 135 genoa on furler, storm trisail. Cool flybridge in addition to the warm, dry pilothouse, 4-108 Perkins with 3300 original hours. New $10K+ Simrad...
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    Toured a Nordhavn 55 yesterday

    No affiliation, with them directly, just sell out of an office in the marina.
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    Toured a Nordhavn 55 yesterday

    Ballena Bay on the West side of Alameda just put in new docks and has lots of room.
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