Sander
My C&C 26 which was complete and sailing the summer before took my wife
and I ,every hour of every weekend and 3 weeks of vacation just to paint
the topsides and deck .
Every piece of hardware was removed and bagged with pictures . I knew
the boat inside and out before I started That is a smaller project than
what you have described !
Take the time and labour estimate you have allotted and double it at
the very least !
As other have said ,if you like working on boats this is the one ,if you
like sailing spend your money on a boat you can test sail !
On 27/04/2013 10:33 AM, san...@vpilot.net wrote:
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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