On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 05:07:50 GMT, (Bart) wrote:

Does anyone have any experience with teak decks on a Passport?
I've heard folks complain about them leaking. Since I'm boat shopping
I was wondering if I should even consider a Passport since it has teak
decks.

I also noticed most of them have a VW Pathfinder engine which I've
never heard of before.

Does anyone have any experience with Passport yachts even if not
related to the teak decks? Any info on the Passport would be
appreciated.

The boats look nice but I'm wondering if they are a maintenance
nightmare.

A friend had a Passport 37 that did turn into a nightmare structural
problem.. However, it may have been pre-existing damage that his
surveyor failed to catch when he bought it.

He was never able to relate it to any incident when he owned it, and
thus he was stuck. The survey problem, if that is what it was, arises
because you have to take apart some of the interior joinery(very nice
looking, BTW) to see the structure at all.



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Sooner or later, you will replace them. Involves more labor than money,
but
expect at least $2K.

You missed a zero. I got a quote to redo my wood decks and the
price tag was $20K. Maybe a Pasport has alot less wood, but
$2K is way too little.

Doug
s/v Callista

Sooner or later, you will replace them. Involves more labor than money,
but
expect at least $2K.

You missed a zero. I got a quote to redo my wood decks and the
price tag was $20K. Maybe a Pasport has alot less wood, but
$2K is way too little.

Doug
s/v Callista

He was never able to relate it to any incident when he owned it, and
thus he was stuck.

Translation: He never figured out a way to defraud his insurance
company

Doug
s/v Callista

He was never able to relate it to any incident when he owned it, and
thus he was stuck.

Translation: He never figured out a way to defraud his insurance
company

Doug
s/v Callista