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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 05-05-2023, 19:41
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Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

hello americanrancher lost your phone number if you could pm m thx
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 29-04-2023, 16:27
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Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

hello americanrancher will send you a private message tomorrow thx
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 22-04-2023, 07:59
Replies: 127
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi Sgel will send you a private message, thanks for heads up. Myles
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 18-04-2023, 14:53
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

HI Sgel, thanks for the quick reply. Will watch for your email for the group of Gale Force owners. It seems my brain hasn't been totally fried by the sun!! In the 70's small groups met in telephone...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 18-04-2023, 08:16
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Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hello Sgel, Which Gale Force Users Group are you associated with and do you know the Gale Force boat in Everett Washington? I have only seen one Gale Force 34 in Port Ludlow Washington after 44 years...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 16-04-2023, 15:21
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Posted By yachtmirage
re: Santana 37 - Ready to Cruise - $35000

Hi, how much diesel will your tanks hold? Thanks
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 11-04-2023, 09:14
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi Brian, you can reach out to me on our email address which is yachtmirage@yahoo.com

Thanks Myles and Sandy
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 09-04-2023, 08:44
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hello, Thanks for your interest. There is a yard on Whidbey that charges $220 a month for storage, very safe and secure. Parts are not a problem, everything is standard. No sales tax, and ready to...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 07-04-2023, 19:38
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi, Zugbug99, just thought I would let you know our broker friend sold a Bristol Channel Cutter 28 for a lot more than we are asking for MIRAGE. It iS GREAT BOAT, WELL KNOWN, and beloved by many...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 04-04-2023, 19:58
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi, Zugbug99, I am traveling be home in a couple days. Briefly, yes you can access engine from port lazarette, but I do it all just laying on engine and accessing the area behind engine without...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 03-04-2023, 19:03
Replies: 127
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi, the impeller is on the front port side of the engine and easy to access, while the alternator is on the front starboard side of the engine. The stuffing box I get to is done by putting a large...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 02-04-2023, 18:29
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

HI zugbug, thanks for the thumbs up on MIRAGE. It has been a great boat but nobody has ever seen one. I myself only saw one 30 years ago at Port Ludlow Washington. It was the first one on the West...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 02-04-2023, 08:25
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Thanks, we can't seem to sell it at any price so may put it up for auction. We are almost 80 years so time for bluer pastures. Thanks Myles
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 02-04-2023, 08:15
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi Jim, thanks for the reply. You nailed it, that has to be them. We lost track of them with our crazy schedule and detour to Alaska for 10 years. I know they worked in Australia for many years. I...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 31-03-2023, 12:39
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi John, sorry I am slow to reply. We had friends that survived the Queens Birthday Storm in May off New Zealand. They had a rough time in a 50 foot steel boat, but it was blowing 80 to 90 knots as I...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-03-2023, 14:38
Replies: 44
Views: 4,581
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Crazy question - NW Passage vs. Panama

Hi Mike, lived in Alaska/time in Yukon/Northwest Territories and have done the Panama Canal. A NW Passage is a 50/50 best case, need talented crew and big boat to move fast and beat the ice. Spent...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 26-03-2023, 17:17
Replies: 127
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Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

HI pickles and jesse, guess my eyesight is gone since I thought it was pickles and juice. Sorry for the slight. See you are in Tasmania which we really loved. Hope we will getdown your way soon once...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 25-03-2023, 08:19
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hello pickles and juice, having been to Australia I appreciate your insight on the bananas. Recently made a trip to Kauai Hawaii and stopped at a Farmers Market. I picked up a nice Avocado for which...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 25-03-2023, 08:07
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi Chotu, I think you are right about the recession. My guess this will be a rolling recession in many areas to help bring supply and demand back into equilibrium and hopefully getting a lot of debt...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 25-03-2023, 08:03
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi Valhalla360. thanks for your comments. I believe you are spot on with your comments. The one thing I can point out is that when I bought the boat new in 1979, it cost $80K, which would buy a nice...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 24-03-2023, 18:50
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi, don't know where all the buyers went. Its Spring here, saw a lot of nice cruisers very low prices on boats and nobody is either listing or buying. It would be interesting to get some input from...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 09-03-2023, 12:29
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi, just had a little spare time today for you folks who are thinking of buying a sailboat to run the inside passage thru British Columbia to Alaska. We carefully tracked our first 5 month trip...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 23-02-2023, 20:13
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi, just a little food for thought. When I shipped my boat home from New Zealand now 10 years ago (2013) to Seattle on a commercial freighter, it went on a "flat rack" 5 ton rectangular piece of...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 10-02-2023, 22:59
Replies: 127
Views: 41,665
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Special Blue Water Cruiser Ready To Take You Anywhere You Want

Hi boatpoker

I thought about your comments a little more on pricing. When I had the selling price really high, I received numerous offers (all of which fell thru for all the reasons numerated...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-01-2023, 14:56
Replies: 27
Views: 10,817
Posted By yachtmirage
Re: Kaiser Gale Force 34 Trim Issue

Hi, I am seeing this 8 years after the fact. I have had my Gale Force 34 for almost 44 years original owner. Never had this problem with either my Westerbeke 40 or my 38. Both engines used 3 blade...
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