If you make a low offer, get a boat yard to give an estimate on the cost of repair--with the assumption that there is rotten core. Regards Bob Austin

I made a detailed list of the most important issues with estimated repair costs and gave the seller the option of either addressing them or adjusting the price. The list and costs were reasonable and teh selller accepted the 5% adjustmeent.

This set has failed already and the estimate to repair exceeds $3000.00 so he desires to replace it. Obvisoulsy, getting only two years from this particular set has caused him to look for something better.

I try to practice estimating distances by comparing visual objects with my chart plotter. First look at,say a buoy, then guess how far away it is and compare to your chartplotter distance..or radar. After a while you get a lot closer than your initial guesses, things on the water LOOK closer than they usually are.

Perhaps the broker was already discounting this in his estimation. Bottom line is I want to give a fair price but leave as little money on the table as possible. What effect does lowballing have on negoitiations? Is it off putting? I mean will it severely dampen his enthusiasm to sell to me.

He estimates that when running seven knots on the 200 horsepower engine, the yacht's 3,030 gallons of fuel could take it as far as 8,200 miles..." Dan Streech, PAE's President, says, "We envision 20 years from now it [hybrid power] could be so common that even 40 foot boats might have it." Cheers, Garrett

For self insurance you would periodically set aside funds that would accumulate and build up to a sizable portion of the estimated or depreciated value of the property. Maybe a better way of looking at it is as a function of wealth. If you can't afford the loss, you buy full insurance.

Both are just estimates because I can't remember the exact amount because the boats been gone for almost a year and a half(We had to give it away). The company was a real pain to deal with and I'm super glad that we don't have that boat anymore.

This comes to about 85 days---- very rough estimate. There is the alternative of course of doing Ottawa on the return trip by going from Kingston ON via the Rideau then down the Ottawa river past Montreal and picking up the Richelieu for the Champlain route avoiding the Seaway.

The water will provide an adequate "seal" to the hull, so you can get a reasonable estimate of performance. As another poster mentioned, I also feel that epoxy is too permanent a mounting method - I use Lifecaulk or other soft sealant, and it works fine.