Finally got the Craigslist add up: https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/seattle-willard-vega-30-moonlight/7415220929.html Dropped the price a little to $45k. I’ve moved her back to South Park Mari

I’ve always thought the saddest boat adverts are the ones that begin “a change of life plans force us to sell our beloved boat”. It always makes me think some tragedy has struck the unlucky owners. An

That’s a great swing out window. Where’d you get it?

I went with the 2.83:1

Yep, prop walk to port in reverse is a PITA. I find Moonlight pivots very easily at slow speed, which exacerbates the problem. Does Puffin have a bow thruster? I think I’d pay out for that rather than

You should do a search for “mast” on the groups.io site. There have been several discussions. I wouldn’t bother with the box section. You won’t save any real weight and you’ll add complication. Here’s

I’d highly recommend getting a WA state parks annual pass for your boat. It’s $5/ft for the whole year, and you could get most of the way home staying on their buoys. The per/night buoy fee is $15 so

Good new. Let us know when you get here. Maybe we can have a mini-meet-up to welcome Black Pearl to the Salish Sea.

Here’s a few responses rolled into one. Seams: I’m never happy with the look of BoatLife seam caulk, but it does a good job of sealing. I just wish I could sand it after the fact (nope). Attached is a

I’ve got some off Moonlight that I don’t plan on re-using. Three, maybe 4? They’re pretty badly corroded. (And I’m not sure I could locate them quickly in my storage.)

Best helm seat upgrade on Moonlight so far was getting the auto-pilot working ;-) If you search through the messages and photos there’s been some discussion about this. The geometry is tricky on the V

I must admit I’ve been envious of your multi-boat / multi-location strategy. If I could convince herself of the wisdom of that approach... Are you keeping the other boats? Lilliana looks like a lovely

Welcome, and congrats. I think the Voyagers/Voyageurs are perfect little boats. I hauled out for “a bit of this and that” and was out for two years. So my advice is use the boat for a while, even if i

One of the few things I really don’t like about “Moonlight” (my 30’ Voyager) is the tiny cockpit. The thing I don’t like about the 36’ sedan is the lack of forward vision from an inside steering stati

I had my old fuel tanks epoxy coated several years ago. The original spec tags were still attached but needed to come off to apply epoxy to the tops. I just ran across the tags again and thought you a

Here’s what I did with a horizontal windless...

Wow, 7 turns L-t-L seems like a lot. The Big T is only 3 isn’t it? In close quarters maneuvering I find even this is a lot of spinning back and forth. At 7 turns is the resistance small enough that yo

I once converted a 38’ Ingrid from wheel to tiller. Can’t say I necessarily regretted it, but I’m sure I didn’t get enough value out of it to justify the time and effort. Wheel and tiller each have th

I went with Motion Windows out of Vancouver, WA, when we replaced the windows on Moonlight. The quote was about $1,800 for the three opening windows in the salon (port, starboard and rear), plus the t

Yep, the chain plates were for the mast stays. The mast, while tall for a motor boat, is still very low aspect. It’s strictly a comm tower - lights, antenna, radar etc - no sails. So low stress. Still