Gotta love the boat swaps. This is the place to stretch your boating dollars to the limit, and maybe make a few in the process.

Berkeley Yacht Club holds an annual sale in April and invites people to sell on the lawn and walkways around the marina for about $25 a space. Last year we sold and this year I found some goodies for current and future projects. I put a sample below of some items I bought:

• Two tier fiberglass dock step – $40
• Nicro solar vent 4″ (not battery backed) – $20
• Well used brass Trawler lamp (no chimney or wick) – $55
• Gill Boots size 9 – $10
• Hand bearing compass $3
• Newish porta potty – $10
• Used Lifesling – $22 (two vendors were involved here. The case was $2 in fair condition and the Lifesling itself was $20 from another vendor in very good condition)
• Folding Prop – $40.  It’s a right hand 14″ dia 12 pitch bronze prop.
• 40 sailing books at $1 each.
• 2 Finespray faucets.  One broken for parts $9
• Barient two-handed winch handle (frozen open lock) $15

Take the van; get there early.  The best times to buy are right when it opens and when people are getting ready to pack up and cart stuff home.