In the current market conditions the yard should pay you to take over the
headache. You can buy a slightly neglected but in good condition boat for the
same money as you will have to put into this. Yes, you'll have an almost new
boat at the end of the restoration, but this does not sound a summer job.
Unless you can spend many hours a week working on it and you have plenty of
experience, in which case you do not need our free advise...
Bottom line, RUN!
Leslie
now: Phoenix C&C32
was: Navigo2 C&C25
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From: "san...@vpilot.net" <san...@vpilot.net>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:33 AM
Subject: Stus-List Went to see the 25 for myself
Hi listers,
Thank you all again for helping me with the information request a couple of
days ago.
Today I went to meet with the seller (a boat repair shop) and to inspect the
boat. It's definitely a Mk1.
Before you read further, I have pictures so drop me a line if you're interested
in seeing them.
The boat has been stripped completely, and I do mean EVERYTHING has been taken
off and out. The hull is an empty shell. The former owner was going to fix the
deck around the stanchion bases and do a complete repaint, but after
disassembly and initial sanding, he went awol and left the seller with the boat
in its current state. The deck repairs are half done: the rotten core is
removed and new waterproof plywood sawed in shape to fit.
The seller showed me all the stuff that belonged to this boat, which was a
couple of pallets and boxes full. There is no way to tell for certain if it's
all complete, unless one knows exactly what should go where on the C&C. There
are instruments, but they may not function. The inboard engine (old Volvo Penta
sail drive with Honda 4-stroke block) may or may not function. By the way, the
cockpit floor does have an access hatch to the engine bay like some of you
mentioned.
The hull looks very strong and in good shape. The deck, other than around the
stanchion bases, looks and sounds good. I really like its lines.
The work on this boat will take me the entire summer for certain, and likely
part of the fall/winter, if I decide to buy it.
- Complete the deck repairs(seller is willing to help me with that);
- Full paint job, inside and outside;
- Restoration of all woodwork in the interior, top to bottom;
- Electric installations (I forgot to ask about the wiring);
- Plumbing (sink, toilet);
- All hardware needs to be cleaned;
- Assembly of, well, everything;
- Sail off into the sunset!
The good about all this, is that when it's finished I'll have a practically
brand new boat with many years of sailing fun and no headaches. The seller is
eager to get rid of it and has already made it clear that the price is
negotiable.
But the amount of work seems staggering. And I will need a dry place to work
for a long period, not too far away from home.
I'm curious, what would you offer for a boat in this state? Would you even
consider buying it or would you run away screaming?
I got the impression I'm the first person seriously interested in the boat. The
seller is not willing to restore the boat before selling it, unless his crew is
out of work. I've seen the place, they got plenty of work. So the boat may even
end up on the scrapyard :(
I could really use some good advice.
Regards,
Sander
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