In my case, my final decision came down to two C&C 38's. Boat 1 was in
incredible condition but was equipped exactly as it came off the yard in
1976, no upgrades, no extras, and basically no sails. Boat 2 was equipped to
head out to the Caribbean for a couple of years of cruising, instruments,
water makers, wind generators, etc.... I decided to buy boat 1 for about 10
g's less because I didn't want to maintain a bunch of equipment that I would
not be using for many years. At some point, I have a strong desire to be
like Wally and pack everything onto the boat and head south for an extended
journey but that is too far down the road for me to justify the work of
trying to keep all of that stuff working. In 10 years or so, I'll either
spend the money to upfit my current boat or I'll go shopping for a new boat,
who knows what the market will be at that time.
James
Delaney
C&C 38 mk II
Oriental, NC
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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List tips
I guess the only downside to buying one already equipped is the workmanship
that went in to equip it.
If it was all just hacked it then it may be more trouble and more work to
clean up than having to install it right the first time.
I don't know how many times I've said "what the F?#% was this guy thinking
about?" when finding the PO's "upgrade" installations. One of them cost
me my steering in 18 knots of wind and a 3 foot chop and a 2-day towboat
us tow home.
Just sayin'
Danny
Lolita
1973 Viking 33
Westport Point, MA
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Colin Kilgour <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: Re: Stus-List tips
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:38:39 -0500
Wally's email reminds me of one more important tip I shared recently.
All the tips so far are about buying a particular boat. Before doing
that, I'd focus on find the nicest, most well equipped boat you can
afford, and buying that one (using all the advice provided so far).
Outfitting/re-fitting a boat is EXPENSIVE and time consuming (this is
the Wally part). But if you buy a boat that's already outfitted,
you'll save a ton of money.
My $0.02
Colin
On 2/27/13, Wally Bryant <[email protected]> wrote:
Tom wrote:
> One last thing...listen to your heart...
> if she's your boat, she'll speak to you.
Colin wrote:
> Or, if the only concern is the engine,
> run it while the boat's still on the hard...
> Which is probably what I would do.
- - -
Well, I was going to spend a great deal of time expounding on this topic.
However, being drunk before breakfast (oh shucks is it noon already)
I'll let the above quotes stand as truth.
At the moment I'm on the hook in a moderately protected anchorage with
the breeze howling through the rig.
For four days.
I call it a breeze because I know what wind is.
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