On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 05:31:17 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I just had a major maintenance schedule and fuel system upgrade done on the
Navigator and happened to be at the marina yesterday as they prepared to
re-splash it. I took a few pictures with a cell phone camera and they came
out surprisingly good. They may be viewed at:


http://www.eisboch.com/navsplash

Eisboch


The quality of pictures from the cell phone is amazing. The boat is pretty
nice also!
--
John H

"JimH" ask wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I just had a major maintenance schedule and fuel system upgrade done on
the Navigator and happened to be at the marina yesterday as they prepared
to re-splash it. I took a few pictures with a cell phone camera and they
came out surprisingly good. They may be viewed at:


http://www.eisboch.com/navsplash

Eisboch


What are your feelings on selling her? You must have had some great
times on that boat!


You betcha and I am really torn. The problem is that this type of boat
needs to be used for long distance travel or live-aboard to justify the cost
of ownership. That was the original idea when I bought it .... travel
south during the cold winter months, living on the boat, then cruise back
north during the summer. Well, it hasn't exactly worked out to plan. I
*did* go south the first couple of years but other influences and interests
sorta impacted the master plan. Grandkids, elderly parents, horses, etc.
conflict with my simplistic idea. It really makes no sense to continue to
maintain a boat like this if it isn't being used for it's intended purpose.
If it were me alone I could easily live aboard it year round, but it's not
realistic to expect Mrs. E. to share the same level of interest or
acceptance.

Bottom line ... we voted ... I lost.

Eisboch

"JR North" wrote in message
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Nice boat

JR

Eisboch wrote:

I just had a major maintenance schedule and fuel system upgrade done on
the Navigator and happened to be at the marina yesterday as they prepared
to re-splash it. I took a few pictures with a cell phone camera and
they came out surprisingly good. They may be viewed at:


http://www.eisboch.com/navsplash

Eisboch


Thanks. It is a great boat. I don't often get to see it out of the water
and the hull design that you can see in the pic with the boat on the travel
lift explains the soft ride it exhibits, even in short, heavy chop.

One of the upgrades done was the installation of dual Racor fuel filters for
each tank/engine with a three-way valve to allow switching while underway
without having to shut the engine down. Although I've never experienced a
fuel problem yet, the idea of changing filters while dead in the water in
6-8 footers just doesn't get me excited.

Eisboch

On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:38:10 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Bottom line ... we voted ... I lost.

Darned horses... :-)