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Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-11-2012, 16:31
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

Thanks for that feedback! This has been my observation based on pictures and broker descriptions, which are absolutely no substitute for direct experience. The wood veneer on those boat does seem...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2012, 17:13
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

Oops, I guess you all now know my RL identity :whistling:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2012, 17:09
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

The reason is that Joe Motorboater doesn't know what 3/15 1x19 304 SS wire is. All he knows is that it's the wire that makes his beer cooler work.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2012, 17:00
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

I think you're paying for the convenience of having everything you need in one place, and assurance (but not guarantee) that the part is the right one for the application. The white fire extinguisher...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2012, 13:27
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

I hope we get to meet you the next time we're in the islands. Currently planning a cruise in February (i.e. on a cruise ship) which doesn't leave a lot of time for visiting, but if you're there I'd...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2012, 13:06
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

Great suggestion. As it happens, I have a lot of mechanical and electronics knowledge. When something breaks, I know what is wrong with it, and what is needed to fix it.

My trouble is that I am...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2012, 09:21
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

A few hundred a month is much more acceptable. A person could earn that (if need be) doing odd jobs.

A few thousand a month, on maintenance and repairs alone, seems extreme and would be a major...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 17:19
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping down maintenance costs for cruisers

Setting aside the lifestyle costs, assuming an active cruising lifestyle with several days on the hook at a time, several weeks of coastal cruising at a time, punctuated by an occasional crossing......
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 16:44
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping down maintenance costs for cruisers

Agreed, but if I can modify the annual operating cost of the boat from $25,000 in cash to $13,000 in cash without killing myself or compromising my quality of life too much, then that is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 16:07
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping down maintenance costs for cruisers

Exactly right, which is why I'm interested in creative or simple ways of keeping the costs down.

I see haulouts and bottom painting as being costly and inconvenient. If I can avoid the cost and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 15:33
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping down maintenance costs for cruisers

I already know it's bigger than I want or need. Unfortunately, Cats don't come much smaller, and I know that I will need a catamaran to meet my purposes.

I'm very, very aggressively looking for...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 14:39
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping down maintenance costs for cruisers

So what if these boats were built with Titanium plates to begin with? Would the cost have been worthwhile, in the end? Certainly not to the original owner, who never had a chainplate break or...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 12:23
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Re: Keeping down maintenance costs for cruisers

How do you locate them? How much does that save you?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-10-2012, 12:09
Replies: 87
Views: 10,034
Posted By ArtM
Keeping Down Maintenance Costs for Cruisers

So this is continuing a theme that has been on mind for several days now.

A good FT cruising sailboat (i.e. Lagoon for example) can be constructed to be almost completely self-reliant. Electricity...
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