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Just got our renewal’s for our condo , the 2 cars and the boat. Almost everything doubled but the boat. My Escalade is now 12 years old and my insurance through State Farm as a lifetime insured went to $150 a month for two 60 year old drivers with spotless driving records. Something to think...

Our 3 story buildings have recent roofs and a recent parking lot repave still our hoa has doubled to $875 month the last 2 years due to inflation and insurance costs.

Any condo building over 2 stories needs a engineering inspection every 4 years ever since the Surfside condo collapse.

We Own one of the cheaper condos in Naples, a updated 1100 sqft 2/2 in a 30 yo 3 story building 2 miles from the beach value is 350-400. They rent for $5000 a month .There is some older condos on the bay with a slip but your looking at 800-900 on the lower end. I have lived in Naples for 40...

Some kids on the sailboat down the dock from us had a Kool Snark , it was tippy with the 2 of them in it as they weren’t little kids but big Dutch kids. I had a StarCraft Skylark that my parents had bought new way back in the mid 60s. Cool boat and it was fast. My little brother broke the...

Back in the day like 45 years ago there were a group of guys that would have multiple partnerships in 50-60 foot racing sailboats at our yacht club, seem to workout. I've been debating selling a 1/2 share in my boat, but i think it would have to be with someone I've known .

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I'm probably just a little warped having seen it done it on the Great Lakes for a decade plus cruising them back in the day, as may some PNW's may feel about their cruising grounds and think the grass is greener on the other coast. I have friends and family with boats up north that I jump on...

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, just not a fan of slugging down a brown river for a month.

I spent a couple winters up in Michigan with friends a few years back. My buddy had his formula SS cruiser in a heated hangar in grand haven along with 4 other buddies boats. Every weekend we were off to the hangar to strip the wax and rub on two more coats as were every one else in the barn...

I have a boat on the west coast of southern Florida and as much as I would like to Loop it there is just too much boredom coming down to the Gulf from the Great Lakes for me .Though I would like to run up the east coast to New Founland taking my time without the rush than back down the coast to...

I have a 2004 GH 37 I might be thinking of selling or leasing. Well maintained and fully updated with brand new late 2021 Yanmars and transmissions as well as a bilge rerig. Motors have 50 hours on them as of now . Only thing it doesn’t have on your list is a fly bridge.

Soft Scrub with bleach in it works wonders against everything from soot on the stern to rust and hard water stains. Apply it liberally and rub it in with a soft scrubby if your hull is that dull that you’re not worried about the finish. I used it for years on my commercial parasail boats as...

I got this, I used to be the hall monitor in elementary school. Keep the janitor’s number on speed dial and a mop and bucket close. Puke is a 2273 in progress.?

Don’t waist your time trying to find anything on the Gulf side . Marco island and Naples are booked for years but you might try Port of the Islands south of Marco. Ever since the hurricane barely anything has been replaced for slips as a thousand plus we’re lost. St Pete municipal is...

My buddy has a 58 Hat with the 12-72s. Be a great boat with some 5.9s in it and a 2.5 reduction to swing the original props and cruise at 8-9 knots. Big job for a non mechanical individual, I would have to perform open boat surgery.

My buddy in England is looking at buying a boat for possible canal passages but leaning away from a canal barge. My I ask what brand and model you ran through the canals ? Air height , draft and beam ?

Very Sharp hardtop , tell me about it please.

That’s not Shoe horned. My buddy has a 43 Lagoon power cat with the 300 hp Volvo KDs in it. What a nightmare to work on , add insult to injury the Volvos.

Kind of a heads up about full throttle overheating . For 15 years we had a over 3/4 throttle over heating problem with the 38 hp Westerbeke in my dads bought new Hughes 48 sailboat. It wasn't until he sold it that the buyers surveyor picked up on that the thrull hull was of size but the...

As much as I like flybridges I love my air conditioned Portuguese bridge with the option of opening the doors and windows . When its pouring rain for days upon days I dont worry about leaks or instruments getting doused .

I'm a huge advocate for being under pitched but that mostly applies to high horse power lightweight diesels or planning vessels . Like OC diver said that old school motor is not as affected unless you are running it full throttle than you may get overheating or cylinder wash from excessive...

Years ago i used haul over the road raw and processed dairy products always scaled out at 80,000 with 50 thousand of product in whats called a smooth bore tank which is a non baffeled tank and is standard food grade to prevent bacteria in corners . 50 thousand can be anywhere from 4000 to...

I know fuel bladders aren't cheap and have never heard of any failures until this thread, but even disregarding the bladders that is a lot of weight of loose fuel in those barrels in the cockpit . Regarding the hazard of non explosive diesel fuel , as a over the road trucker I have happened...

I used to run them on my commercial parasail boat and after a couple failures from light groundings decided i would much rather be able to save my vessel and have a possible bent prop than be stranded with no propulsion . I'm talking light sand low rpm groundings, it doesn't take much resistance...