I,m not sure where you are located so I can't speak for prices in your area. I purchased my '76 C27 in Oct on ebay for $3200, it was in LA. It sounds like it is in much better shape than the one you are looking at (it even has a full dodger and winter cover). I don't want to disapoint you, but I think $3000 would be a much more fair price. Look around on the internet and see what other Catalinas are going for. There is one in the Seattle area which sounds similar to mine for $4000. Most sailboats in the water are around 30 years old and need some work, but try to minimize how much up front work is required. After owning the boat for a while you will have a new to do list to add to the one that came with the boat. Good luck.
Cheers, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 8:06 AM Subject: [IC27A] Re: Possible purchase of a C27 Well we had the survey yesterday which I was present for and lasted all day. The boat was hauled and the bottom was inspected. Still waiting for the service guy to evaluate the engine. I don't yet have the write up Findings so far (most I knew about) are; 1. Very neglected 1-2 yrs, spider webs, mud dauber nests, water in bilge, etc 2. Keel bolts are SS but nut are steel and are very deteriorated 3. Mainsail very dirty, stained in fair condition 4. !50, 110 hank on sails very good condition (5-6 yrs old) 5. Sail cover shredded, non usable 6. All ports leaking 7. Lifelines in good condition 8. Electronics non working (wind speed, direction, depth, boat speed) 9. Dead Batteries but battery charger good 10. All electrical systems work 11. Bottom looks ok ('normal' amount of blisters?) Keel straight, minimal slop in rudder, cutlass bearing ok 12. Most lines needs updating. 13. rigging-I had to leave so have to wait till I get the survey paper. 14. waste tank ok but the hoses need redoing. 15. water tank- ok 16. Fuel tank ok but needs new filler hose. There appears to be no fuel filter in line to engine. If the engine evaluation comes back ok, good compression, etc then I am still very interested. This boat was listed for $9750.00 and I offered 5k contingent upon survey. The surveyor siad he would probably value it less maybe 3k. Do you think I should re-negotiate less? Doug --- In [email protected], "dj2210" <dj2...@...> wrote: > > Hi All, > I just wanted to introduce myself. I have a deposit on a 1982 C27 standard rig. This Friday we will haul and survey so maybe will own it this weekend. She will be sailed in east TN after I do whatever needs doing. The first thing will be the port bulkhead due to rot at the chain plate. (Finding some marine ply might be a problem) This boat looks ok but has not been sailed for at least a year so needs a lot of attention. New running lines, new cushions, sealing the ports, etc, you get the idea. It has an A4 that has not been started for some time. I will probably have questions as we come across problem areas but this site and links has so far given me a wealth of info. > Thanks > Doug > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2639 - Release Date: 01/22/10 19:33:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
