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Thanks all, I sure do value all the knowledgeable advice.

Good point, I've been told that the props are about $15k each. I haven't sea trial'ed yet but I have talked to an independent skipper who has driven the boat a lot under a variety of conditions. He impressed me as reliable and unbiased. He says the boat is fast. Also he notes that the behavior is a ...

I very much appreciate all the information. The Sea Fury SF 30 drives which are installed on this boat are cast Silicon Bronze (C 87500) drive bodies with S/S 316 Steering Arms and Nibral (AB2) rudders and propellers. These parts are an integrated system and I think I need to figure out how to make ...

There is definitely pitting, this isn't just the paint/coating layers. I picked at it with finger tips and there is surface pitting but nothing comes off on my fingers or seems to move around, nothing feels like it can be flaked off or scraped off. (Well, there might be places where I could flake of...

I am considering buying a used aluminum boat. It is 46' long and was built in 2006. I have the materials sheet and know the alloy and thickness of hull plating and etc. The hull was 5086 alloy and the bottom plates were 0.313". The boat has been on the hard for about 3 years although I've been ...