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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:16 pm
Post subject: Sea trial and and half a survey
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We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at
8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch
service boat in a way.
Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
cruise with a big grin on her face.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:40 pm
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"Eisboch" <me RemoveThis @nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks 42,
> of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
> wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>
> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat for
> that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at how
> responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at 8
> knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch service
> boat in a way.
>
> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak of.
> The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major concerns. The
> boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will return to tap
> the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>
> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
> cruise with a big grin on her face.
>
> Eisboch
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:40 pm
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:16:01 -0500, Eisboch <me.TakeThisOut@nowhere.net> wrote:
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>We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
>very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
>42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
>wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>
>I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
>for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
>how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at
>8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch
>service boat in a way.
>
>Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
>of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
>concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
>return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>
>Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
>cruise with a big grin on her face.
YAY!!!!
Later,
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:40 pm
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Eisboch wrote:
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> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
> 42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
> wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>
> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
> for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
> how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at
> 8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch
> service boat in a way.
>
> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
> of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
> concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
> return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>
> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
> cruise with a big grin on her face.
>
> Eisboch
Lookin' good & what price that grin from Mrs E
Hope the bottom is OK ................errr....the boat's of course:-)
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:40 pm
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"K. Smith" <ksmith1 DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
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> Eisboch wrote:
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>> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
>> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
>> 42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
>> wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>>
>> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
>> for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
>> how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at 8
>> knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch service
>> boat in a way.
>>
>> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
>> of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
>> concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
>> return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>>
>> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
>> cruise with a big grin on her face.
>>
>> Eisboch
>
> Lookin' good & what price that grin from Mrs E
>
> Hope the bottom is OK ................errr....the boat's of course:-)
>
> K
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:40 pm
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K. Smith wrote:
> Eisboch wrote:
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>>
>> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
>> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
>> 42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was
>> a wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>>
>> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
>> for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised
>> at how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along
>> happily at 8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large
>> launch service boat in a way.
>>
>> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
>> of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
>> concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor
>> will return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the
>> waterline.
>>
>> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
>> cruise with a big grin on her face.
>>
>> Eisboch
>
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> Lookin' good & what price that grin from Mrs E
>
> Hope the bottom is OK ................errr....the boat's of course:-)
>
> K
Thanks for the clarification!
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:40 pm
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:01:13 -0500, Eisboch <me.RemoveThis@nowhere.net> wrote:
>K. Smith wrote:
>> Eisboch wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
>>> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
>>> 42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was
>>> a wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>>>
>>> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
>>> for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised
>>> at how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along
>>> happily at 8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large
>>> launch service boat in a way.
>>>
>>> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
>>> of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
>>> concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor
>>> will return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the
>>> waterline.
>>>
>>> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
>>> cruise with a big grin on her face.
>>>
>>> Eisboch
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>> Lookin' good & what price that grin from Mrs E
>>
>> Hope the bottom is OK ................errr....the boat's of course:-)
>
>Thanks for the clarification!
Dude!!! The "box" just arrived vis UPS.
Thanks - it will work great.
I owe you one.
Later,
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:40 pm
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:50:32 +1100, "K. Smith" <ksmith1.TakeThisOut@msn.com>
wrote:
>Eisboch wrote:
>>
>> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
>> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
>> 42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
>> wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>>
>> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
>> for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
>> how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at
>> 8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch
>> service boat in a way.
>>
>> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
>> of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
>> concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
>> return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>>
>> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
>> cruise with a big grin on her face.
>
> Lookin' good & what price that grin from Mrs E
>
> Hope the bottom is OK ................errr....the boat's of course:-)
Oh nice - bottom talk. :>)
Later,
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:40 pm
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>From: Eisboch me.DeleteThis@nowhere.net
>We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
>very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
>42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
>wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
>
>I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
>for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
>how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at
>8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch
>service boat in a way.
>
>Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
>of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
>concerns. The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
>return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>
>Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
>cruise with a big grin on her face.
>
Sounds great. Looks like you're almost a two big boat family.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:25 am
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Eisboch wrote:
> We had a great day today, a nice little boat ride and the benefit of a
> very knowledgeable marine surveyor. His personal boat is a Grand Banks
> 42, of about the same vintage as the one Mrs.E is buying, so there was a
> wealth of information about these boats that he willingly shared.
That's excellent...
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> I've never been underway on a trawler or any type of single screw boat
> for that matter (other than I/O and outboards) and was very surprised at
> how responsive the GB 36 is to the rudder. She motored along happily at
> 8 knots with 6 people aboard. Kinda reminded me of a large launch
> service boat in a way.
That's sort of what it is. A bit more topheavy but they compensate for
that with the hard chines.
I'm interested in your comment "how responsive to the rudder." Our boat
had a loose steering actuator bracket when we were driving it up the ICW
to get home- it was very responsive to the helm but impossible to keep
on course.
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> Learned a lot and so far the surveyor has found nothing wrong to speak
> of. The fuel tanks are in great shape, which was one of my major
> concerns.
The biggest problem with those old "black iron" tanks is that they rust
from the top when the decks leak. No deck leaks = tanks OK. Why would
the inside rust, diesel fuel is an excellent rust preventative!
> ... The boat is going to be hauled next week and the surveyor will
> return to tap the bottom and check everything else below the waterline.
>
> Mrs.E came along for the ride and took the helm for part of the little
> cruise with a big grin on her face.
DANGER DANGER
step away from the boat slowly with your hand clear of your wallet
Fair Skies
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