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Slickcraft · 05-10-2011, 01:57 PM

Of course my intent here was to offer some thanks to Fay's and to the MP guys for being on call to help out.

As noted by ishoot308, it is a short trip to Fay's and at no time did we think that there was any danger of the boat sinking under us. We did feel that there was danger of ruining the engine. At worst the MP boat would have had to tow us starting a short distance from their HQ.

We do, however, appreciate the concern of many of you.

As for insurance, the 1976 Slickcraft can be insured for only $5K even though it is in very good condition. The cost of re-powering is about $25K. The cost of a comparable new boat is in the $60K range.

One fault in the boat design is that the bilge pump is manual only and as the boat lives in a covered slip I don't often run the pump even to just check. So my plan is to install a second pump that has an auto as well as manual selection and an indicator light to show pump operation. I would leave it on auto so as not to get surprised by a leak again.

05-10-2011, 01:57 PM	#15
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,309 Thanks: 1,227 Thanked 2,098 Times in 957 Posts	Of course my intent here was to offer some thanks to Fay's and to the MP guys for being on call to help out. As noted by ishoot308, it is a short trip to Fay's and at no time did we think that there was any danger of the boat sinking under us. We did feel that there was danger of ruining the engine. At worst the MP boat would have had to tow us starting a short distance from their HQ. We do, however, appreciate the concern of many of you. As for insurance, the 1976 Slickcraft can be insured for only $5K even though it is in very good condition. The cost of re-powering is about $25K. The cost of a comparable new boat is in the $60K range. One fault in the boat design is that the bilge pump is manual only and as the boat lives in a covered slip I don't often run the pump even to just check. So my plan is to install a second pump that has an auto as well as manual selection and an indicator light to show pump operation. I would leave it on auto so as not to get surprised by a leak again.