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Hi there, I’m helping a relative who wants to buy a boat South of Boston. I’m looking for recommendations for hull surveyor, mechanical surveyor and, possibly, a buyers broker. I’d be grateful for leads from folks who have had positive, or negative I suppose, experiences in the area. Thanks...

With a crew of three Navigator is heading south for Mexico. On Dec. 6th we left Chula Vista, CA. We came to Chula Vista from Portland, OR via the west coast of Vancouver Island this past summer. Our first, and last for a while, stop was Pearson's Fuel dock behind Shelter Island, San Diego, to...

Good day and thanks in advance for your thoughts. Just had a survey done on my next boat, I hope. One thing that came as a surprise to me was that the original isolated start battery and associated small alternator had been removed. Main engine starts off of large house battery bank which is...

Hello, Trying to keep my questions in the right place, forgive me if in my internet ignorance I misstep. Looking forward to my new boat, and first boat in years, later this month. I'm buying in Seattle and would like to enjoy the PNW for an indeterminate time, probably all this summer, before...

Hello there, After a couple of years shopping, planning, surveying, offering, dreaming and scheming it looks like my boat purchase is finally coming together in Seattle. This is a little inconvenient as I live and work in Boston but I've accepted my powerlessness in some areas of life. I'm not...

Good day all and thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. Having looked at a bunch of boats locally am seriously considering one far from home. It's in FL and homeport is MA. So my questions are; 1. Is it as crazy as it initially seems to buy a boat long distance? 2. How do you find...

Hi there, I am interested in an Atlantic 30 LRC. Any particular weak points in design or construction that I might look out for? All advice is welcome. Thanks

Hi there, recently joined after perusing the forum and gleaning much useful for the better part of a year. Looking to buy a trawler, preferably full displacement. Wish me luck!