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03-31-2018, 12:15 PM
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Senior Member
City: Indianapolis
Vessel Name: MV La Vita Dolce
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 40 LRC
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 258
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In at the deep end
Hi all. Longish time lurker, retired and had thought about getting a boat for a while.
We had narrowed the field down to a few makes and sizes, and early this month decided on a road trip to go aboard such of them as were for sale around the Southeast.
We were not intending to actually buy a boat, yhat was planned for next Spring.
We eliminated a couple of makes, looked at a dozen or so boats which focused our attention on what we really wanted in a boat which could become a home for us, and kept on.
In Stuart FL a boat we wanted to look at could not be shown, as the seller was out of town, so (as I have learned to say) the Admiral looked on Craigslist to see if any boats were for sale, and one was.
We called, the owners invited us aboard and showed us their 15 year labor of love, the La Vita Dolce, a Cheoy Lee 40 LRC.
She had been well maintained, upgraded, and cared for as the POs winter home, and was everything that we wanted, at a very reasonable price.
Th he owners took us out for a day cruise, after having led us through the boat and her systems, equipment, and upgrades. She performed well, her twin Lehman 135s started instantly from cold, without smoke, ran to full revd without strain, and warm at load carried 80lbs oil pressure.
Back at the dock, the owner yolc us how his health was forcing the sale, and that he wanted to sell her to someone who would love the boat as much as he did.
The Admiral nodded at me, I nodded back, and we told the owners that we would buy it, subject to survey.
The survey went well, only one medium problem, disclosed in advance, that the rear heads drain to the black tank was plugged.
We are researching replacing the heads and tank with composting heads.
As we had not expected to buy a boat, the rest of our life is not ready.
We have moved her from her home slip in Stuart to dry storage in Indiantown while we close up and sell our house in Indianapolis.
Once this is done, we will move aboard and start working on this new adventure.
(Yes, I know that adventures are dangerous, unpleasant things which happen to other people a long way away)
This seems to be a fun group, and we look forward to meeting you all, either online or in person.
John and Priscilla Sage, La Vita Dolce
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03-31-2018, 12:22 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Vessel Name: Beachcomber
Vessel Model: Sea Ray 550 Sedan Bridge
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,260
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John and Priscilla, a great story and welcome to TF. How about sharing some photos of your baby with us.
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Beachcomber 1995 Sea Ray 550 Sedan Bridge
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03-31-2018, 12:23 PM
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Senior Member
City: Snohomish, WA
Vessel Name: NautiBeaver
Vessel Model: Nordlund 68'
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 172
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Congrats and welcome!
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03-31-2018, 12:40 PM
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Guru
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Never Say Never
Vessel Model: President 41 DC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 10,788
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Welcome aboard and congrats on your new baby. Have a great time.
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03-31-2018, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
City: Indianapolis
Vessel Name: MV La Vita Dolce
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 40 LRC
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 258
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I will try to post some pics soon.
Trying now to figure out how to do that.
Will RTFM and see how that works :-)
John
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Cheoy Lee 40 LRC
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03-31-2018, 01:05 PM
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City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,157
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Dare to Dream 
Welcome aboard!
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03-31-2018, 01:34 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15,130
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard. Life moves in mysterious ways. I note your comment regarding replacing the heads with composting models. May I strongly suggest you hold off on making any changes of this magnitude for at least a year.
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03-31-2018, 01:47 PM
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Guru
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Never Say Never
Vessel Model: President 41 DC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 10,788
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Get Peggie Halls advice about heads before you do anything.
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03-31-2018, 02:07 PM
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Guru
City: Palmetto
Vessel Name: Wanderlust
Vessel Model: 1999 Jefferson Rivanna 52'
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 681
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Awesome story! What is meant to be is meant to be. Congrats. Looking forward to pictures of her and hearing of your adventures.
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03-31-2018, 02:21 PM
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Guru
City: Calgary
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,877
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RT Firefly
Greetings,
Welcome aboard. Life moves in mysterious ways. I note your comment regarding replacing the heads with composting models. May I strongly suggest you hold off on making any changes of this magnitude for at least a year.
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Totally agree. Over time you will find some things that you thought would need changing don't, and things that you liked will need changing.
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Campbell River BC
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03-31-2018, 02:22 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,230
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Welcome aboard, John and Priscilla! Great to have you onboard as new boat owners!
Lots to take in with a new boat. Many have learned to go slow with the mods and improvements until you have a good feel for your use and preference patterns. Many here have been influential in my ongoing mods and improvements...talking me into good ideas and out of bad ones. Feel free to ask if in doubt.
After 10 years of ownership, I'm finally starting to feel as if I have my boat "dialed in" for my uses and preferences. That's not to say I have no work left to do...that's a constant, but the big mods and upgrades are behind me now. Only with lots of forethought, advice and encouragement have I reached this point on my little boat. I learned to slow down and consider the big-system picture when considering upgrades. Heads, electrical and fuel mods certainly each fall into that category warranting great consideration.
Good luck and enjoy the adventure!
Cheers!
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03-31-2018, 04:00 PM
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Guru
City: Solomons, MD
Vessel Name: Branwen
Vessel Model: Hatteras 48 LRC
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 645
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Great story well told, thanks for sharing, and good luck with your adventures!
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03-31-2018, 05:11 PM
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 739
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From one Cheoy Lee owner to another-Congrats!!!! Hope you love it as much as previous owner. Agree with previous posters, hold off on composting toilets, there are much better options out there.
Look forward to hearing about your adventures.
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03-31-2018, 06:41 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,169
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How is a composting toilet different from an outhouse???
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03-31-2018, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member
City: Muskegon, MI
Vessel Name: Knot Salted
Vessel Model: 1981 Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 234
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Welcome from Michigan!
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03-31-2018, 07:03 PM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,157
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
How is a composting toilet different from an outhouse???
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Why don't you dig a hole in your hull and find out 
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03-31-2018, 07:09 PM
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Guru
City: Ingleside-On-The-Bay, Texas
Vessel Name: Papillon
Vessel Model: 1978 Mainship 34 Trawler #95
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 645
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A friend went with composting toilets and when he ran out of peat moss in the Caribbean and realized that it didnt grow in the tropics, he was sad...........
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03-31-2018, 07:12 PM
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Guru
City: Beaverton, Ontario
Vessel Name: Looking Glass
Vessel Model: Carver 370 Voyager
Join Date: Nov 2012
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John and Priscilla, great story. Thanks for sharing and welcome aboard. Would love to see pictures when you get it sorted out.
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03-31-2018, 07:30 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15,130
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Greetings,
I was only using Mr. JS's mention of switching to a composting toilet as AN EXAMPLE. My point, and it still stands, is live with the boat for a period of time before you initiate ANY significant changes. Read Mr. FW's next to last sentence in post #11.
The non functioning aft head may be an easy fix or Mr JS may be up to his elbows in "The joys of head repair". Worst case, the hose will have to be replaced BUT it will have to be removed IF he goes to a composting head in any case. He may also find that if the aft head is repaired, it may not be necessary to replace it...Take your time. Do not emulate Lord Ronald...
"Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions. - "Gertrude the Governess", Nonsense Novels (1911) Stephen Leacock.
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03-31-2018, 07:45 PM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,157
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Hi John,
Here's a heads up for your first thread; desiccating toilets stir things up around here even more than which anchor is best.
Weird...
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