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The PS E34 we're looking at has a leak into the aft storage area due to a broken hose fitting at the underside of the propane locker. The hose ended up horizontal from the thru hull and allowed water to enter on a starboard tack. The water flooded into the aft cabin, soaking the foam cushion and...

Loren, is amazing good or bad?

Hi Loren, Frank and Mort The $1600 includes his flight which is $220 return, plus, his time for getting there, which is 30 minutes each way. It doesn't include a haul out and bottom inspection which isn't available here. It does seem high to me, and I'm not sure why We did find a boat that we...

Hi Loren, Frank and DaveI agree with what you say, thank you.The issue I'm having is that the owners are 'set' on obtaining their asking price. So if we pay the $1600 to get her surveyed, and it turns up a list of stuff to do, which is sort of inevitable, then we can't negotiate downThe boat...

So, we have inspected and sea trialed, and now we will be shortly surveying, then probably finalizing within the next two weeksI alternate between happiness, and anxiety/terror. We are stepping up from a 26 foot trailerabe boat to an E 34The fears are about maintenance, knowing the boat needs...

Hi thereWe finally managed to do our sea trial yesterday. Light air but we still managed to get an idea of performance undersail.One thing we wondered if the propeller needs to spin when sailing? I didn't care for the sound and preferThe solitude

Hi Gary and Maine Sail Great feedback, thank you very much:) I especially appreciate the comment that you can't get more speed out of a short stick What started all of this is my husband commented that we'd not even looked at other boats before moving so quickly on this one. I loved the PS E...

Still comtemplating our purchase of the 1991 PS ericson 34I also have my eye on an 1984 Aloha 34Both boats are beautiful and about the same price. The Aloha has a ton of new equipment though, which the ericson doesn't haveWhen I spoke to the broker for the Aloha he said that the Ericson is much...

Hi Loren that is really encouraging, thank you. This is 1991 PS version, so hopefully the structure is the same. I know that there is a white liner around the windows which is a bit different than the teak veneer, but I'm really hopeful that you are right about the lack of balsa in this area

We were reviewing the photos we took of the E 34 we are hoping to buy. Several windows have new caulking around them on the outside. I assume this means they have been leaking? If they are leaking, where does the water go? Into the balsa core? I'm wondering if this is a flag. We dealt with...

Hi Mort Thanks for that Our surveyor did the S2 didn't know about the chainplate problem. For that matter, neither did the previous owner, who had the boat for 10 years and raced her. He never did any maintenance on the chainplates. When we started investigating the water in our vee berth...

So, true, thanks Loren One of the things I would look for with the survey is any rot or soft spots. We have an S2 right now and our survey didn't pick up on the rot. We're still fixing a large area on either side of the boat under the chainplates. I'm crossing my fingers that the Ericson does...

Thanks PDX I will definitely tell them which boat

Thanks Loren Do you think it's necessary to get the survey? We had a value and conditions survey done, for insurance purposes, but this one was to look closely at the boat. Can this be done ourselves do you think?

Thanks sailing deaconThs boat has a 2003 Volvo Penta 28 HP, so I assume the owners must have done that for a reasonThanks for the other informationI'm looking forward to getting it surveyed, but not the price - $1600