T&T: Help re Venders

[Ron Rogers]

Bluewater Marina in Portsmouth is a good place to enquire as the owner is a 
great guy and very knowledgeable. A diver he recommends might be cheaper. It 
cost me $150 (min charge) to change a single large propeller here in New 
Bern. They can refer you to a reasonable prop place.

Atlantic Yacht Services (AYS) is a reliable place for a quick-haul.Do not 
get the props repaired in Norfolk/Portsmouth through AYS as they use overly 
expensive Wildcat Propellers and tack-on 15%. My Wildcat bill to change the 
pitch on a new prop was $462! Same prop damaged cost me $90 to repair in 
Beaufort, NC.

AYS also has a courtesy car for your use. I assume that you are headed 
North. There is a good propeller place at Herrington Harbor North, on the 
West side of Chesapeake Bay. Perhaps someone knows of a reasonable place in 
the Norfolk area.

Ron Rogers