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I usually keep a spare unit available. When it "craps out" i send it to Raritan for R&R. They usualy last 3 yrs of 3 season use in the Sea of Cortez. For best results I manually add salt to each flush. I usually get extended use by soaking overnight with plumbers acid.

Heat, hammer taps penrtrating oil and patience will win the day. Also, socket/impact wrench a good tool.

Good quality Strato glass ois good for side panels. I replaced an aft deck hatch with auto safety glasscwith good result. My main cabin windows are auto safety glass. It will crack from a direct hit of hurricane debris at 70 mph.

Highly recommend Nordic or American tug 37. Excellent choice for PNW / Alaska. I know a couple in their 80s that cruise from Seattle to SE Alaska each year on the Inside Passage in their 37 Nordic Tug with 10,000 hrs on their engine. Nordhaven also good. I did the the trip a few years ago in...

I strongly advise you buy a heat gun and strip with heat. Otherwise your rails will get thin over the years. Faster too. I don't recommend Ctol. It has an unattractive orange color. The orange pigment gives it better UV protection. The clear CTol has no better UV protection than varnish and...

Go bigger and get twin engines

Recomnend you go bigger and get twins. I have cruised from California to Alaska and Seattle to the Sea of Cortez, MX in my 1982 OA 43 with twin Lehmans snd had numerous times I was saved by twin engines. And you dont need a thruster with twins.

Recomnend you go bigger and get twins. I have cruised my OA 43 from Califirnia to Alaska and Seattle to the Sea of Cortez MX. On at least 4 occasions a second set of running gear was essential.

With twin engines you dont need a bow thruster. With one engine fwd and second aft and full rudder the boat will turn on its own axis.

Recommendation: When you replace the sink don't get a divied one. You can always add a dishpan if you need a separated sink but a large sink gives you the advantage of being able to work on large items, whole fish ect.

Water Hose Many marinas prohibit a direct connection to a boat. I found the best hose is a heavy duty 5/8" rubber hose. I use mine for washing and filling my water tank. Note: Be sure to purge the standing water from the hose before filling your tank.

If you get a good weather window dont stop. Get 50 miles offshore and run straight from Bodega Bay to Westport WA. Recommend you have radar.

Recommend Nordic or American tug. 37' will do. I would secure moorage BEFORE you buy the boat.

Easy to replace bowl. Aftermarket available.

Congrats. San Juans, both US and Canada arevery crowded. Desolation Sound and the Broughtons also crowded in summer. West side of Vancouver Island is great. Also Inside Passage north of Queen Charlotte Sound.

Try the Phat Fish restaurant for bbq pork ribs. Across from El Cid

Recomnend propane stove with old fashion SS percolator. Great coffee. I also have a small italian stove top espresso maker.

Floor Finish Recommend Betco self healing floor finish. Available on Amazon. Resists scuffs and scratches.

Try using a wet vac to vacuum out water and sludge in bilge It works great. Be sure to remove filter from vac before sucking liquids.

Common problem on hot water side usually caused by rust particles from tank clogging hose connections.

One of the great advantages of lithium is the constant higher output voltage. No more "low battery" alarm on the vhf. Lithium will deliverv 13 volts down to about 25%. So no comparison to performance of either acid type battery.

Tranny Leak Be sure to keep tranny fluid topped up and don't defer seal replacement. I had a leak develop into an fluid pump replacement because of gaulling and overheating.

I have a Lady Kenmore 110AC dryer. It has worked well for 20 years but I am in Baja MX. Very dry here, not much heat needed. Some years ago the power cord had to be replaced. I also replaced the old top load washer with a 24" LG front load. Big improvement in water savings. Excellent spin...

Go with Starlink. I use it in Baja Mexico with good results. A rod holder makes an excellent antenna mount.

Instead of scraping and sanding use heat gun to remove old varnish. Much less damage to the wood.