"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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1. I want to order a new cover for the boat. The oringal cover is
getting work out and has a few rips in it. What is a good supplier for
something like this? I have no idea even where to look.

Mac's Upholstery, just north of the Ballard Bridge. 206-783-1696. Very
good
work, reasonable but not cheap price. The outfit across the street from
the
Rock Salt (approx) on Westlake is supposed to be good, too.....but I don't
know
much more about them. Mac's is always a safe bet.

2. The ceiling of the cuddy has some water stains in the carpet. It's
pretty ugly and the previous owner said when he got the boat 3 years
ago it was just like that. I am thinking of ripping the carpet out and
either replacing the carpet or simply painting the cieling.. what do
you think of the painting idea?

I think you'll find that underneath that carpet there might be some pretty
rough looking scrap wood. Paint won't help it much. See why the foredeck
is
leaking and fix that. Then experiment with trying to clean the stains off
the
carpet. If you rent a Rug Doctor with the
upholstery attachment it can be used to clean carpeted headliners.

Oxyclean worked great for me on a ceiling fabric stain.


You do know why they put carpeted headliners in boats, right? It prevents
high
heel marks on the overhead.


lol. Good one!

Wow.. thanks for the info guys.. this is gonna help allot. I will try
cleaning the cieling rather then removing it.. I guess I am worried
about mold growing up there.

The reason we bought this kind of boat over just a open bow ski boat
is the ability to go up to the san jauns and that's why I was looking
at the GPS system. Should I be looking at gps systems with built in
electronic charts?

I scored when we bought the boat as we were able to take over the slip
in downtown kirkland. I did the mileage check last night, 1.6 miles
from my front door! how perfect is that!

I am so excited!

"Jeff MacDuff" wrote in message
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Wow.. thanks for the info guys.. this is gonna help allot. I will try
cleaning the cieling rather then removing it.. I guess I am worried
about mold growing up there.

The reason we bought this kind of boat over just a open bow ski boat
is the ability to go up to the san jauns and that's why I was looking
at the GPS system. Should I be looking at gps systems with built in
electronic charts?

I scored when we bought the boat as we were able to take over the slip
in downtown kirkland. I did the mileage check last night, 1.6 miles
from my front door! how perfect is that!

I am so excited!

We just sold our '94 3200SCR. The leak we had was through the canvas onto
the arm rest at the helm (secured by screws) that were not properly sealed,
resulting in water penetrating down into the cabin and onto the head liner.

Oxyclean worked wonders. It took some repeated applications but it got it
clean.

Check your windshield hardware (where it secures to the deck) to make sure
the fasteners going into the deck are properly sealed.

The reason we bought this kind of boat over just a open bow ski boat
is the ability to go up to the san jauns and that's why I was looking
at the GPS system. Should I be looking at gps systems with built in
electronic charts?

Yes. Particularly on a boat where there is little or no space for traditional
charting and the compass is around here, somewhere, I mean I swear I saw it, at
least once....... :-)

But, take the time to learn how to read a chart and have at least a basic chart
Atlas
(like the Evergreen Cruising Atlas) aboard at all times.

If you're new to boating, please consider a
course through the local power squadron or USCG aux. Fall classes are just now
beginning to organize. Look for announcements in local boating publications, or
check www.usps.org for Power Squadron listings.

I am so excited!

Congrats!