I agree with Joe. My 1979 LF38 was headed for the dumpster when I rescued it. Good price but every system in the boat, and some that weren't, needed repair/fixed/replaced. Since I am pretty fair with glass good at diesel engines, and a past electronics technician, I figured I could fix everything on the boat and be ahead in the end. After spending as much money on stuff to fix the boat as I spent buying the boat to date (10 years) I still have several (expensive) things to do to it. In fact, I am finding that I am now refurbishing parts of the boat that I repaired 10 years ago. I probably have averaged 30 hours a month working on the boat over the past 10 years. Yes, I am retired.
I was told that I was making a mistake buying a boat that needed this much work but of course, I knew better than all of them. Frank Noragon C&C LF38 S/N: 001 Rose City Yacht Club Portland, OR Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:56 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay IMHO a LF38 is the wrong boat for a budget refurb operation. The hull is cored along with the deck, the rigging is rod, and the engine is a V-drive unit. A new engine, rod rigging, and sails are going to be very expensive. If the boat has really been let go, you might have hull issues to deal with too. In today’s market a really nice one would likely be a better deal than a FREE boat that needed sails, rigging, engine, and interior. The one I looked at last year in Annapolis for $45K had a fuel leak, deck leaks, a moldy cabin, and the cabin windows had leaked to the point water in the core of the cabin side had frozen over the winter and split the fiberglass. This boat was advertised as a “great boat” too! WTF! I figured it was 50-80K away from being a great boat, so free might have been a better price to start off with. Also found the broker had never been on the boat. Joe Della Barba Coquina. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of jtsails Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:25 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay I had much the same experience and result as Danny when I bought my boat last year. I looked at quite a few LF38's but don't think this was on of them. Every one of them that I looked at had enough problems that I didn't even consider making any offers. The boat that I did eventually buy was very barebones but in incredibly good shape. I'm slowly adding/replacing gear to get it equipped the way I want it to be. James Delaney 1976 38 mk11 Oriental, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: djhaug...@juno.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:29 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay All I know, is that when I was boat shopping. Everyine said great things about their boats and most of them turned out to be junk. Especially when trying to buy on a budget. Stay away if you can't feasably visit the boat. The only boat I had surveyed, I bought. ...and it still needed everything, including a new engine. I got it on the cheap but ended up investing up to, and maybe beyond, market value. Just now I know how old everything is and it was all new. It took me nearly 2 years to find a boat. However, I had a boat so wasn't desperate to find one and was very cautious. Good hunting, Danny T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network ----- Reply message ----- From: "Neil Ramsey" <ndram...@gmail.com> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay Date: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 2:03 am I'm trying to buy a LF38 at a budget price. This ad makes lots of claims but no real photos and no contact info. Makes it hard when your on the left coast. Neil Ramsey LF38 wannabe On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: The arse is out of her! Kinda devalues the entire breed. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-01-17, at 0:42, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: eBay item 251215004259 start bid $18,500 with a reserve. <http://cgi..ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-C-C-Landfall38-/251215004259?pt=Sailboats&hash=item3a7d94c263#ht_500wt_975> There's a 29 and a 33 out there also. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville. LA _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www..cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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