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I know very little about Volvo's, hence why the original question, but with full maintenance records going that far back would be a plus. As I've read here many times, it all depends on the PO and how they maintained everything.

Thanks everyone for your input. We talked to the owner and offered to replace the starter at our expense to determine the extent of the oil leak. Surprisingly he declined, or maybe not surprisingly. Big red flag!!!! It is now fallen completely off our list.

Beautiful puppy there!

That's what I have read but some are reasonable. Just doing my due diligence before I screw up! :)

I haven't thought of that, would make sense. Thanks.

Thanks, a running take out for 5K is not to bad. Any idea what it would cost to rebuild the existing engine?

All I know I'm about to open a can of worms but the vast knowledge here could be very useful. We looked a Marine Trader that fits almost all our wants and must haves but the main issue is that 1 engine has starter issues and possibly numerous oils leaks, We cannot tell for sure on the oil leaks...

Thanks Nopiston, there is a Marine Trader up in League City at Little Yacht Sales that we want to see. The admiral and I where down at Willie G's having a cocktail and there just happen to be a Jefferson 46 docked there. We wondered over to look closer and the owners invited us aboard a gave us...

Ok I won't ask, it does look very nice though!!:thumb:

Welcome aboard!!! We are in the process of looking for our boat and there are times that we wonder how we will adapt to much less than we have now. I think its normal. It's a completely different lifestyle and it will take adjustments. Some can make the adjustments and some will not. In all...

Comodave It appears we have the same wants when it comes to ease of access. We too have a larger dog that will want to be close by, not to mention our 2 cats. Not only that but sooner or later we will that ease as well.We have our list of must haves and wants. As I would assume most couples have...

Ken I've driven by those marinas and it's on our list to stop and see if we can wander and maybe talk to an owner. We also plan to look at a boat in League City that is for sale. We're trying to get on many different boats so we can experience the differences ourselves.

Hello all I am currently working in Galveston for the next 30 days, it may get extended to 90. The admiral will be joining me at the end of the week. Since we are in the beginning stages of our boat search I'd thought it would be nice to be able to talk to people and get their first hand...

Beautiful boat!!!!

Thanks BandB. The asking price is about 12k under what the survey stated as a market value. I can only assume they figured the 12k drop was to cover to repair cost? What really scares me is that this boat is located on the great lakes so the unknown number of freeze thaw cycles and what extra...

The majority of my experience has been on tugs up and down the ICW in the early 80's, Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale or points in between. And then in the past 8 years I've been doing occasional work on Lake Michigan with a few marine contractors. Don't get me wrong, I am not nor have I been a...

rsn48 Interesting using video, thanks for posting it. The PNW looks to be a gorgeous area to cruise, we have talked about buying a boat there and cruise the San Juans and north but 2 major items stop us. Weather, my personal goal is to spend a year without wearing socks, sandals only. My best so...

Wow that took a left turn quickly. No big deal as everyone wants to help. The purpose of my post was to determine some type of baseline for water intrusion and where its beyond what we're ready to except. We have no misconceptions that we will find a boat that is turnkey with no issues...

Have you tried letting the foamy water settle out and see what happens, what it looks like? If it settles to plain water it may as simple as excessive amounts of air entering the system. If it separates into 2, or more, distinct entities have it tested. Your town, city, or municipality may...

ksanders, repairing the core does concern me but I do think I can handle the task. AS far as the price point and valuation goes the survey did state the value just north of 70 boat dollars. The asking price is considerably lower, 12 boat dollars, and to the right person that price could sway...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Doing the glass work is no issue as I have done it in the past. The 2 areas that concern me is coring and stringers. I've never attempted something like that but I do feel confidence in my abilities to replace small areas of the coring, the stringers is another...

SO the original document is password protected. So i'll try to rewrite my concerns in the survey; #1 Nature; Maintenance: Component Skin Structure: Issue; moisture readings consistent with elevated moisture in the swim platform on th top and underside, Recommendation: reed associated fasteners...

All Since we are at the beginning of our boat search we have questions on boat surveys. We found a boat that appears to be interesting to us so we contacted the broker with questions. The broker really didn't answer our questions but emailed me the survey that was done late last year. My first...

Thanks Comodave, the admiral is blaming me for giving her a "bug" and yet she is busy looking at all the different manufacturers and layouts trying to create the must haves list. And I thought I was "obsessed". She found a Delta Trawler, loads of room onboard but not convenient for visitors and...

Hello All It's about time to bring myself, and the admiral, out in the open. I've been lurking in the dark as a guest on this site for the past 8-9 years, rest assured I'm not a creeper. :D It has been very informative reading posts pertaining to others experiences, questions, troubles, and...