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We are getting a bit long in tooth after cruising and living aboard full-time for about 17 years. It is a fine craft and worthy of more happy years at sea. Are you interested?

Price reduced! Now offered at $50,000. Buy this fine sailboat in the sunny Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Solidly built and easy to handle by one or two persons, this Ron Holland-design is equipped to take you cruising or live-aboard. All control lines lead aft to cockpit. To tack, just turn the wheel on ...

We're thinking it's time to remove/repair/replace the water heater (6 gal) on Hopalong (FreedomExpress 39 - 1984.) Any advice on closing engine water cooling loop if we do need to remove the heater tank? ( we have a Perkins 4-108.) We'll be returning to Mazatlan next week. While we hope the heater i...

Ed - on Hopalong the Davis reflector is on a tool halyward off the mizzen mast(1/4" stayset. ) It sits just below level of the radome at about 16' off deck. To address the abrasion issue we run 3 lifeline protector covers up the other side of the line to just above the reflector. the bottom end of t...

More than 2 years ago we installed our radome on our mizzen mast using a Hysol aircraft adhesive. It is available in 30cc cartridges and very handy. We mocked up the mount with cardboard and a metal outfit dupicated it in aluminum perfectly. We ran the cable down along the mast outside front - insid...