We are pleased to announce that LYS has been appointed the new Catalina Dealer for the Texas Coast!  Most of you know that Josh and Kent were previously Catalina Dealers, and they are vastly familiar with the Catalina product line and already know how to "Service What We Sell."  Now the LYS team of Kent, Josh and  Capt's John Brown, Rick Weiler and Jerry Webb will make up the best sales team to represent Catalina Yachts in the state. We have on order a new Catalina 355 (which has not yet been seen on the Texas Coast yet) for a late July delivery and a new Catalina 445 is on order for early  Fall delivery. 

This is yet again a new direction for LYS and although we are already the Sailboat brokerage leader in Texas for 2011*  this will further establish our leadership on the Texas Coast for Used and now New Yacht Sales.   We could not do it without you, so we welcome your comments, questions or suggestions at Info@LittleYachtSales.com regarding the Catalina Line or anything else you would like to tell us.

 To celebrate our New Catalina Dealership we would like to invite you  to an open house  on Saturday June 25^th from 3pm to 6pm.  We'll have  our brokerage yachts  open for viewing and of course,  adult beverages and snacks will be served. If you want to come by dingy we do have spaces next to the office where you can tie up. If you can make it, please RSVP at this LINK. 

We would also like to bring to your attention that this weekend you still have time to take advantage of a great fundraiser for the residents of Oak Island (at the mouth of one of our favorite cruising destinations, Double Bayou) who are still recovering from Hurricane Ike.  Click here to go to that section in the newsletter.  If you have not been over to Double Bayou lately, there are slips there now.  You can reserve your slip and take part in the fundraiser by contacting the Oak Island Market at 409-252-3474 and tell them it's for the CCF (Community Christian Fellowship Church) Fund Raiser.

Also read our boating tip this month on batteries at this link.

Thanks for your continued support. We are looking forward to a busy summer!

Your LYS Team, 

NEW LISTINGS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS!

(click link above for a full list of all our boats)

49' Beneteau 49 #83 2008 $349,995 Sold New By Kent, "Karma" is the finest example of a Beneteau 49 afloat today. Every option and then some.  Priced to sell lying in Annapolis where you can enjoy cruising the Cheasepeake this summer and then sail the Caribbean this winter or bring her home.

One of the upgraded models built by the Cheoy Lee Shipyard.   Stylish but extremely well built and designed.    Contact the listing agent Josh Johnson 281 734 7703 or Josh@LittleYachtSales.com  for more information.

40' Endeavour 40   1984   $69,900 Super popular performance cruising center cockpit by the great Florida builder, Endeavour. Contact the listing agent Josh Johnson 281 734 7703 or Josh@LittleYachtSales.com  for more information.

38' Catalina 387  2005  $75-80K for a � partnership in the boat, buying out a current partnership. Kent sold this boat new to three partners, now two are getting out. This is a unique opportunity to buy into a boat that is already established and being used at current market price. No time share or quarter share, this is 50% ownership in the boat.  Contant Kent@LittleYachtSales.com for more info as details are pending.

37' Hunter Legend 37.5  1995   $59,000 Priced to sell in this market. One of Hunter's very popular, spacious cruisers with live aboard amenities.  Contact the listing agent Rick Weiler (832) 738-6251 or Rick@LittleYachtSales.com    

36' Albin 36 Express Trawler    2001    $149,000 An express (fast) trawler that has two staterooms and a large aft deck for living plus inside and outside helms.  Priced right. Contact the listing agent Josh Johnson 281 734 7703 or Josh@LittleYachtSales.com  for more information.

35' Catalina 350 MkII   2006    $149,999 Sold new by Kent, this boat is still new with only 45 hours on the engine. Recent bottom job and spring wax also. Nothing to do.   

33' Beneteau First 32 1983  $25,000 This boat has been on the Texas coast all her life and we knew the original owner. Owners have now moved up and it's priced to sell. Contact the listing agent John Brown 830-998-5052 or John@LittleYachtSales.com         

33' Cruisers Yachts 3370 1986   $29,900 asking for a boat that was in fresh water most of it's life and also has way newer engines.  VERY clean, priced to get offers!           

32' Cary 32    1973    $39,000 Well thought out Fishing Machine at our Port A office.  Contact the Listing Agent  Jerry Webb 361-563-7778  or jwwebb@centurytel.net

31' CAL 31    1983   $18,900   Nice solid cruiser for the Texas Coasts Contact the listing agent Josh Johnson 281 734 7703 or Josh@LittleYachtSales.com  for more information.

31' Hunter 31 1986   $24,999 Another nice solid cruiser for the Texas Coasts with recent autopilot and other work being done.     

29' Boston Whaler 29' Guardian (the commercial division of whaler)  2002 $99,999.  This machine is unreal with Four $15K Stidd seats, dive racks and much much more including a trailer. More details pending!

Maintaining your batteries.

Shot and over charged batteries are one of the biggest issues we see on surveying used boats.

It's now Summer and if you have wet cell batteries your biggest battery issue will be keeping enough distilled water in them if you are leaving your battery charger on.  Most chargers, even the ones that claim they are smart, tend to not shut off and on as often  as they should and consequently are charging the batteries all the time. Even if the boat has good chargers that do shut off, there is still no excuse to not check the battery fluid level because they do naturally gas off and the water level drops. Hot summer days also increase this activity.

Make sure you are checking fluid levels in the batteries at least once a month in the summer because they can get low. Only use distilled water and if the fluid level gets down to below the plates that you can see inside, in our experience, you have just killed your battery. It might come back up to charge but you've shorted its life and you should replace it with an exact like size.

Truly the best idea for batteries are AGM's which require no water and very little maintenance just make sure if you swap out the batteries that your charger can handle charging AGMS because it is a different charge rate.

If you have any other questions regarding batteries or any other issues with your boat or if you have a great tip we could share with others, just send us an email to Info@LittleYachtSales.com or call us at 281-334-6500.