Look at all the bulkhead/hull tabbing in the fore section. Forward of the head and hanging locker.
Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm happy to report that we have agreed on a price, subject to a sea trial > and survey. Unfortunately, there are no surveyors able to conduct a survey > for 3-4 weeks, so we may consider foregoing that and instead do a very > thorough inspection of the boat myself, followed by a haulout inspection in a > few weeks. > > The situation is a bit unusual: the seller has done a sea trial with another > buyer, and the buyer paid for a mechanical inspection, and has a survey > booked in 2 weeks. But that buyer has not made a formal offer (not sure why > the seller didn't insist on this). The buyer has been "waffling", and the > seller doesn't seem confident he will complete, so he is inclined to accept > an offer from us subject to a final haulout inspection by myself, and then > tell the other party he has an accepted offer. It's still possible the other > party will counter with a higher offer. We will not go any higher, and I'm > already a bit uncomfortable foregoing a survey, since we'll need one a year > from now to renew the insurance (we can use a 4 year old survey for another > year). That old survey showed no issues at all with the boat, including > electrical and propane, two areas that are usually a problem. As I said, a > very unusual situation, but I think the seller is a solid guy, although I do > question his selling practices - I wouldn't have gone this far without an > offer from the other guy, and I wouldn't squeeze the other guy out, since I > know what that feels like... it's already happened to us once. > > Anyway, looking forward to the sea trial tomorrow. This will be the chance to > see/hear the engine run, and get comfortable with the sails and rigging. > Appreciate any tips for things to watch for. > > And I'm fully expecting a few people to call me crazy, so don't sugar coat > it... I am still prepared to walk away if I get a bad feeling at any time. > > > -- > Shawn Wright > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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