Thursday, September 21, 2006

Good News, Bad News

Well, we got the survey results on our boat, and the insurance response.

The good news is that the insurance company will cover us--which is not a small thing, given the large number of insurance companies that will not cover a boat as old as ours, or first time boat owners.

The bad news is that there are a number of things that have to be addressed before we can go boating, and it's just hard to wait until next spring! Sure, a lot of them are easy, like replace the 20 year old flares, and put stickers that say "Fuel" and "Oil" on the proper fillers and tanks.

Some of them are bigger deals, and a few are very big deals and not to be done except by professionals. On the other hand, I do have some questions. One of the directives is that we are to "service stiff seacocks."

Can you hire a professional to do that, and is it even legal?

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