Hi, I hope to make a acceptable bid on a Mariah 31 MKII 1979 and wondered if anyone could give me some hints on what to look for in particular when inspecting...
... wondered ... particular ... I think I'd be mostly looking at the usual old boat type of things: blisters, soft spots on the deck, deck leaks, engine,...
Hello again! I've been getting by on just my state registration for many years now, but the state fees just keep going up and since I don't know when or if ...
Eric, Documenting your boat when traveling abroad is a great idea. What happens is that your boat will now become a 31 foot, floating, sovereign piece of the...
Go to the National Vessel Documentation Center website. All your questions will be answered. http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvdc/ I have my Mariah under USCG...
When I purchased my Mariah I used a company in San Diego who did all the work, Donna Jenkins they are probably on the internet. Cost was about $450.00 Good...
Much cheaper if you do it yourself. Just download the application form from the website and credit card form, fill it out , mail it and BOOM it's done. Wait...
Wow, thanks for all the help! I do have the forms and instructions off the website, but I'm still confused. Just to let you know, no one along the Pacific...
Eric, I got this from a boatUS article on documenting vessels: Documenting a boat with the Coast Guard is a national form of registry that makes your vessel a...
I know a few boats that have not had their coast guard documentation and have circumnavigated with no problems at all. And we have never had anyone even...
I have forgotten all the details, but all you have to provide is the title or state registration. Having that will make things easier. "Our boat has never been...
All the documentation is a form of proof of ownership. It doesn't matter if it is state or federal both are recognized by foreign governments as being from...
Hi All, I have a question about your cutter rig. Our boat has always been sailed as a sloop. We've recently tracked down all the hardware needed to rig her...
Doug,  Looks like your sprit has been flexing some. Have you tried loosening your standing rigging (backstay mainly) and then putting a clamp (or someone...
Doug, I'd wonder if maybe your sprit sits lower at the aft end, at the Samson posts? We replaced our bowsprit quite a few years ago and I think we fiddled...
Thanks guys, We managed to get it to go. Loosened the backstays, lengthened the forestay and shortened the bobstay. It was also off a little left to right...
The sprit does flex a lot and hopefully it wasn't too much work to true it up.  By loose footed staysail, do you mean without the self-tending boom? We got...
Agree with Eric that loose footed is the way to go. We converted our original stays'l boom into a downwind pole and it's a whole lot better in that role. We...
Hello All, MY 2qm20 has died. Any reccomendation for repower, should I rebuild it? How about the footprint on the new motor verses the new. Thanks,...
Hi George, We recently installed a new Beta 28, which is a marinized Kubota engine. Another member here (Pamda Bear) did the same thing. The nice thing...
... it? How about the footprint on the new motor verses the new. Thanks, George Papciak, California ... Hi George, Yes, everything Doug posted was correct....
Depending on the hours and what you plan to do with the boat, you might consider rebuilding. If you are heading out cruising and the motor is well used, then...
Thank you all for your imput. The beta sounds the way to go for ease of using the old mounting holes. Any suggestions about pulling the old motor out in...
We also took ours out at the dock, with the transmission intact. The trickiest part was moving it forward, from the engine compartment into the galley. We...
Doug, For some reason I thought I would be pulling it out of the cockpit hole. You say you used your boom, would a comealong work to lift it? Did you put...
Yes - we lifted it directly out the hatch using a chain hoist attached to the boom. Although a come-along could probably handle the lift I think you'll want...
Did ours through the companionway hatch too, George. Boom and a 4 part block and tackle. We rented an engine hoist and we rolled the engine down to the boat...
Thank you all for responding, I have called the beta people and the 28hp is $8300 dollars in San Diego. Did you have to change the intake or exhaust holes...
We used the stock Beta exhaust on ours and had room for a Vetus plastic waterlift that went in as low as I could mount it. I looped the exhaust hose from...
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