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Hey fellow Trawler buffs! As we are about to haul out our 34 CHB for bottom paint and to install a new transducer, we are thinking about having two high powered LED lights installed at the transom below the waterline facing downward. We often venture to Catalina and the idea of having the stern...

Thanks! I am thrilled! She's a great boat! Gonna keep the name.... Kinda feel like its bad luck to change it.

Thank you all for the comments, suggestions, and guidance!! Our survey went amazing! John bowman (our surveyor) spent 10hours going through each and very square inch of the boat! Using an array of interesting tools and gadgets like mirrors, hydrometer, inferred thermometer, hull tapper, Etc...

Just an update... The mechanical survey went really well! My trusted mechanic and marine diesel guru spent five hours combing the vessel for problems (an added bonus as the actual survey is tomorrow) as well as tested the power plant, generator, electrical, and plumbing. On a scale of 1-10...

Thanks everyone for the great advice! To be clear no work was going to be done until the sale was final! The good news is... So far the boat is passing with flying colors and around each corner welcomed surprises! Many upgrades and modifications which were done properly, are scoring high...

Again, thank you all for your honest and informative posts! One more question.... As we are hauling the CHB out to do bottom paint, I want to upgrade the boats through hull transducer so as to install a great Fish finder/GPS plotter/Radar combo. Any opinions? RAYMARINE? GARMIN? SIMRAD? Etc...

Thanks for the advice!! We had a "surveyor" with us for the sea trial. However, not the surveyor who will conduct the final survey.... To clarify, my good friend who was a licensed surveyor joined the sea trial as a favor. He did extensive poking around and testing of all systems during the...

I agree... I am fortunate that our Broker happens to be a very close family friend. If I was simply working with a random broker... I would trust only myself and my own hand picked surveyors/technicians! A boat sale is complicated and often the seller and broker are not working in the best...

Thank you all for the Information! Sea trial went amazingly well!. All systems operated flawlessly! Every light worked, all navigation gear was in good working order, and In general the boat was smooth and responsive... Well, as responsive as a 1978 CHB can be. To address the process we are...

Hey group! I am taking a 'SEA TRIAL' tomorrow 03/23/13 and looking forward to the experience! If all goes well, we will have our mechanical survey next week and then finally, a haul out with full survey... Wondering if anyone can recommend a quality CHB/Taiwan Trawler Surveyor in the Marina...

Hey everyone! I'm new to this forum and this is my first post. I grew up sailing the Southern California coast with my father. Now as an adult, I have been enjoying the same tradition with my kids... Only now on our small 24' cabin cruiser. Anyway, I am in the process of upgrading to a 1978...