Update for MIA Belizebill

[belizebill]

OK ,Been boat shopping in Fla. for ten days and now in Texas doinng the same.THE boat that picked me has a lot of issues, more than I want to deal with unless they will come down 20K. Possible ,but, now looking in Texas at several. Have some appointments tommorow. Have to go back to Belize for a couple days and then back to the States on the 6th of March and start again. Cheers everybody. Capt. Bill

 

[Forkliftt]

Capn' Bill,Clear Lake Texas has lots and lots of boats. We purchased from Jay Bettis Yachts several years back. Might want to give them a try.

 

[KJ]

There's a nice Hershine 43' for sale in Kemah, TX**** YW

 

[belizebill]

Hey Bud,went on board the Hershine today,every thing about the boat was great but the teak decks . They have not been kept up for years and cant really be repaired economicly ,they must be removed. BB

 

[KJ]

belizebill wrote:

Hey Bud,went on board the Hershine today,every thing about the boat was great but the teak decks . They have not been kept up for years and cant really be repaired economicly ,they must be removed. BB

Yeah, I saw that.* I usually put*boats with teak decks at he bottom of my list, this one,*however, looked pretty nice, although you can't really see the condition of the decks in the photos.**It*would think*that with those hundreds of*screws, some of them have got to*come loose when the deck flexes and water's gonna eventually get in somewhere.
If, however, by some chance, the sub deck is not water logged, it might be worth*low balling an offer with the*teak removal as*bargaining leverage.* May not be worth the hassle though.* I posted an inquiry about*teak decks on*older boats*not too long ago, didn't get much of*a response, though.*
I'm surprised you didn't find anything in Fla.*I'm planning to start my dock walk in August in Fla.*If*you don't mind, I would like to cross reference boats on my list with ones you've already checked out. It might save me*a trip to a particular broker.
Good*hunting.***** KJ****

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[belizebill]

I did find several in Fla. and Im going back on the 6th of March. I have to go back to Belize on the* 2nd take care of some biss,drop the wife and the dog off and then fly back to Fla. alone. LOL I bought a one way ticket back to Fla.

 

[KJ]

So, no luck in TX so far?*
Here's some grease on the fire, are you looking for a single or a twin?**** KJ

-- Edited by KJ on Monday 28th of February 2011 12:02:47 AM

 

[belizebill]

I can work with either, single or twin, Its more about condition for me. Twin 50hp would be cool as far as Im concerned. BB

 

[KJ]

belizebill wrote:

*I bought a one way ticket back to Fla.

Geez man, talk about flippin' out the security people.
That's gotta be number one or two on their jihadist profile menu.*Did they like, do a full body cavity search?*** KJ

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[belizebill]

Hmmm,hadnt thought of that, guess Ill leave my nail file at home.BB

 

[sunvale1]

how do you go about repairing and or replacing a leaking teak deck. Any write ups for that process that I can lay my hands on?
Peter

 

[KJ]

sunvale1 wrote:
how do you go about repairing and or replacing a leaking teak deck. Any write ups for that process that I can lay my hands on?
Peter

*There is a pretty informative thread on this subject currently being discussed under "Old boats and teak decks".* You should find some helpful info there.* KJ



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-- Edited by KJ on Tuesday 6th of September 2011 10:40:13 PM

 

[FF]

"how do you go about repairing and or replacing a leaking teak deck"

Tons in the archives on this board.Just look.

Plan on tossing the teak, far to costly to replace it.

If you find a boat where the "chinese composite" (plywood with a slather of glass over) is still structural , its fast and cheap, to add a few layers of GRP .

If the deck is soft , and you wish to go in blue , not brown water the cure is more costly in materials and labor.