[C320-list] Insurance renewal

[Christopher Nichols]

   Apologies btw. I'd tried to start a new thread
   Chris

   On 19 May 2023 08:33, Christopher Nichols <cinichols at btinternet.com>
   wrote:

   I had my increasingly frequent sticker shock yesterday seeing my
   insurance renewal come in at just over 1800 bucks. For an inshore
   policy in NE US this appears rather high (and 400 more than last
   year).
   Is anyone else in a similar situation and importantly has anyone found
   a better deal?
   For background I have been with the firm since I bought the boat in
   2010 and have never had any claim. The boat is afloat for only 5 weeks
   a year for our annual cruise and lives in a dry storage shed inland for
   the rest of the year.
   Chris
   (C320 #476 AmandaRose)

   On 18 May 2023 23:47, "surprise thompson87.com via C320-list"
   <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

     This spring I asked the boatyard to replace the stuffing in my
     stuffing box (a job I hate). It appears (from the invoice) that they
     went overboard and disconnected the shaft, removed the stuffing box,
     cleaned it up, then reassembled everything. I noticed when I was
     closing the engine thru-hull that the safety wire on the bolts that
     secure the shaft had been removed and not replaced very neatly. (A
     six inch tail was hanging from the coupling.) I'm going to redo the
     wiring, but I'm wondering whether it's necessary to realign the
     shaft with the engine after disconnecting the shaft from the
     coupling. My intuition is that the answer is no, but perhaps that is
     wishful thinking. I thought I would consult all of the experts here
     for a reality check. Let me know if you have some thoughts.
     T. Scott Thompson
     Catalina 320 "Surprise," #653 (1999)
     surprise at thompson87.com<mailto:surprise at thompson87.com>