[C38] Boat repair yards, Puget Sound

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Be sure to supervise the preparation. A neighbor here in my marina recently had a 38' Morgan prepped and transported by a 'reputable' yard in San Diego. They cut EVERY wire to the mast including the radar cable. Some wires were cut in 2 places even though every wire had a plug connect at the entry below the bilge boards. Fortunately, he took pictures beforehand and was able to prove the stupidity of the preparation when they denied having made the cuts. 

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From: "ssorton at sbcglobal.net" <ssorton at sbcglobal.net>
To: listserve at catalina38.org
Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 11:55:58 AM
Subject: [C38] Boat repair yards, Puget Sound


Hi North-West 
sailors,  
 
You guys convinced 
me, rather easily, that I don't want to sail my boat up there  from 
San Diego area.  I found a reputable boat trucking company (Piazzo 
Boat Transfer) to do the job for $3500.  My question now is about boat 
yards to have the boat delivered to.  I have talked to Swantown Boat Works 
in Olympia and they sound OK.  The main problem I have with yards, 
they won't let me hand sand (lightly) the bottom before painting, using all 
the proper care of spreading tarps to collect the debris, etc and Swantown said 
they would.  I'm also going to paint the mast and have 
the rigging tensile tested before assembly and  hoisted back in the 
boat. 
 
Any suggestions are 
appreciated,  Steve Orton (Santa Susanna)
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