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Weekly letter from Rennie

I can spot a soft, repainted hull before I write the check

A weekly letter for boat owners who buy used: how to read a repainted hull, name the leak yourself, and grease the trailer bearing before the road does.

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1 Read the hull, not the paint

Coin tap, soft spots, wet wood — what a repainted hull hides.

2 Name the leak yourself

Find where water gets in before it reaches your ankles, then fix it.

3 Grease before the highway does

Trailer bearings, tie-downs and tire checks you run before pulling out.

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See what you get before you pay a cent.

No smoke: the full guide, the exact steps, the fix — every week.

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This week's issueWeekly letter · Buying used

The Coin Tap: Reading a Repainted Hull in the Seller's Driveway

Fresh paint smiles at you. A coin does not. Walk the hull in a few minutes, hear the difference between solid and soft, and know what the seller already knows before you sign.

The rest — the part that makes it click — is for members.
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One good week pays for a month. This saves you many.

You're not paying for 'content' (that's everywhere and half-wrong). You're paying for the tested way, the exact steps, every week — and for a real answer when you get stuck.

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“I used to trust fresh paint. Now I tap the hull, feel for the soft spots, and walk away from the ones that smile too much. Bought my skiff once, with my own money, and I have not gone back since.”

Ray T. · 68 · United States

“The hull check saved me from a wet transom, and the same habit works on the trailer. I grease the bearings before the highway, and the shop bill I used to just pay is now a job I do myself.”

Dale M. · 71 · Canada

Testimonials are illustrative composites, not quotes from named individuals. Results vary with your effort.

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I don't own a boat yet — is this any use before I buy one?

That's the best time. The hull and trailer checks are meant for the seller's driveway, not for after you have hauled somebody else's problem home.

Do I need a shop, special tools or engineering training to follow it?

No. Plain words, hand tools you already own, and a coin. Every fix is written for a man working on his own boat in his own driveway.

Isn't this on the internet for free?

Bits of it, scattered and half-wrong. Here it's tested, start to finish, with the exact steps — and a fresh one every week.

I'm not as young as I was — is it hard?

No. Plain steps, big print, one a week. Nothing fancy, the way it's always been done.

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