In my conversation with the previous owner of 30+ years, he explained that he retabbed with epoxy all the bulkheads (the one forward of the galley was the worst), removed the rotted oak mast step and replaced with concrete+SS rebar, removed every through hole in the deck and filled/drilled with epoxy, and drilled holes every 1.5" in soggy core around the mast opening, dried for a month in the summer, then filled with epoxy, and through-bolted the mast shoe which was previously just lag bolted, with core unsealed around the mast. He had the boat hauled out for a year in 2003 for all of this work at his house. I believe he did a pretty good job, as there is no sign at all of any of this work on the outer decks - they look better than most boats I have seen. He did say that there was no soft/wet core around the chainplates at that time, but a recent inspection by a "surveyor in training" (at request of current owner) revealed some minor delamination at the chain plate area, so I suspect they have since begun to leak and penetrate the core.
The previous owner spent over an hour going through the work he did in great detail, and he showed obvious pride in the work, so this gives me a bit of comfort. Although some of the work he did was not always pretty (by his admission) he always wanted to make sure it was better than new. That the engine installed in 1995 (used VW engine) and later rebuilt in 2003, is still running well is a sign that he seems to know what he's doing. I asked him about the extra long prop shaft, and he confirmed that it was to give clearance for the larger prop (he went from 7/8" shaft/2 blade folding prop to 1" shaft/3 blade fixed prop), but that there were no vibration issues, and it has been this way since 2003. I'll check for vibration tomorrow when we take her out. Thanks! On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:49 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Shawn Wright [email protected]
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