So the new boat is a bust!
I was thinking I had a chance to get a great deal, a boat in fair
condition for a good price, just in need of some cosmetic cleaning etc.
Unfortunately no. Surveyor found the boat was full of mold, cushions
wet and moldy, stove rusted beyond repair, bilge full of rain water,
manual bilge pump not functional, anchors rusted to point of needing
replacement, Plus the usual minor issues - scrapes and scuffs in the
gel coat etc.
With the bilge full of water the surveyor was unable to properly check
the keel bolts or the mast step.
All told, just does not make sense. And yes, I know, a few people on
this list warned me of exactly these issues, but I couldn't help from
trying to find that great deal where you catch a seller at just the
right time.
Thanks for the advice and offers of assistance. Rich had offered to
help sail the boat back
Now I'm back looking at the CS 30 I posted. More expensive, but boat
looks in much better condition. Bill, I appreciate the personal
recommendation with the broker. Discussed the boat with him, he says it
has a few cosmetic issues but that the owner died last winter and the
adult, non-sailing, children are selling the boat. He feels they will
likely be open to an offer given the boat will start costing them winter
storage fees within a few weeks.
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1988/Cs-30-2638685/Hingham/MA/United-States#.Ukb-NYasiM4
If it does go ahead I don't want to take that much time off work to sail
the boat all the way home, but I have a local skipper who I was
organizing to bring back the C&C29, and we should be able to organize
getting the boat home in mid Oct if I go ahead with the CS. I'm hoping
if we time it right that I can drive down to Yarmouth and hop on the
boat with him to bring it up the coast of NS.
We'll see how it goes. I'm still willing to stick with my little Mirage
24 if I can't find the right deal.
Mark
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Dr. Mark Bodnar
B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C)
Bedford Chiropractic
www.bedfordchiro.ca
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There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
- George Santayana
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