(I estimate the temp to be 100-120 degrees F.) Without raw water this shoots up to 180-200 F pretty quickly.

Jim's offer needs to be reduced by the cost of the remedies based upon real-world estimates. The problems that have been discussed can be corrected with money. Today, we learn that the engine has "sagged" on it's mounts. The engine surveyor should address this concern.

what cost estimates should we expect in a complete rebuild? 2. better to replace? I've seen a few posts on the westerbeke... but costs on replacement? 2. we could drop the price of the boat an additional 10K and disclose the need for a rebuild. but my guess is this would seriously discourage any prospective owner.

We have gotten into the habit of taking the "best case" estimate and multiplying it times 1.5 and 2 to get a realistic idea of what the end cost envelope will be. We have NEVER been wrong in this in five years of owning the boat. We've never had poor work done on the boat, and we've never had to have a shop do something again.

It is estimated that roughly one-third of all cellular calls are placed in either a home or office in easy range of a hot spot. Hot spots continue to grow exponentially. Again an example: all airports that have Avis and Hertz car rentals will also have free hot spots in the near future. Why is this happening, aside from the customer benefit noted above?

I estimate the weight of the standpipe davit with winch, boom, 12v battery (added below deck next to the standpipe) etc. to be less than 250 lbs. So I've essentially added approximately 400 lbs. to the back 6 feet of my 44 foot boat. My concern is my waterline.

When I mentioned this to the owner later in the day, as we were getting ready to leave, he said that the boat had always had them since he bought it in 1998, and that he had a rough estimate of $18-20K to remove the existing gelcoat, and apply new gelcoat, hopefully eliminating whatever caused the bubbles in the first place.

." - Theodore Roosevelt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Haas" > Marin: I do not at all question the 10 percent estimate and this isn't the > first time I've seen it cited. What I can't quite figure out is why a > $500,000 boat would cost twice as much to maintain as a $250,000 boat.

He estimates the weight of his dinghy at about 450 pounds. The tube device keeps the towing line out of the prop, prevents the dinghy from ramming the trawler, and also makes it track safely in following seas. He claims the device will not work with a high speed power yacht because of the prop wash, but it does fine with a hull that moves at 8 knots.

Checked with the local yard which last spring replaced her fuel tanks, and the manager/owner estimated that the panels themselves would run about $500.00 each. The current instruments are all VDO, and the engine hour and rpm readouts are combined into one unit; I don't care whether they are separate or combined, but the combined instrumentation is handy.