[Lucky Dog 33]

#1 you can always get another survey. It’s a good thing to do every so often for insurance. If you want to do it yourself you can get a moisture meter, or even FLIR makes a attachment for iPhone with an app that I’ve used before. Common wet areas are around the oval portholes, bomar overhead hatches, and windshield. As part of regular maintenance these items should be removed and rebedded. I plan to pull all of the side portholes on my 3300 this winter, dig out any rot, let dry out completely, fill in with epoxy, and rebed the portholes. Also replace all the gaskets.

#3 I’m not sure about windshield components, but if your deck hatches are bomar which they should be, they have a stamped serial number you can use for replacement.

4. I replaced fridge with a cheap on from homedepot. Magic chef I think. Cost about $160. This only runs on AC power. I couldn’t justify $2k plus for a marine ac/dc fridge. I also have a generator so I can run just on AC.

6. Tiara makes a really great boat and uses very good gel coat and glass. This will take time and patience but a heavy compound will bring back the shine. May need more than one application and make sure to wax after to seal the glass.

Best of luck.