I paid like 4x what I paid for the boat before I even got to splash!!
DannyLolita1973 Viking 33Westport Point, MA
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From: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>
To: Frank <n...@comcast.net>, "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:28:25 -0500
Frank, I spent as much on upgrades as I did on my boat in the first 10 months!
�I paid to have some work done that I might have been able to tackle.
but it was worth it to have everything done in time for launch.
Joel35/3Annapolis
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Frank <n...@comcast.net> wrote:
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 NoragonC&C LF38 S/N: 001Rose City Yacht
ClubPortland, OR��Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:56 AMTo:
cnc-list@cnc-list.comSubject: 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
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