Certainly a lot more boat that what you described of the "bargain" boat. Good luck. I would be a little cautious of the obvious DIY upgrades but overall a nice looking boat.
John Sent from my iPad > On Sep 28, 2013, at 12:05 PM, "Dr. Mark Bodnar" <drbod...@accesswave.ca> > wrote: > > > So the new boat is a bust! > > I was thinking I had a chance to get a great deal, a boat in fair condition > for a good price, just in need of some cosmetic cleaning etc. > > Unfortunately no. Surveyor found the boat was full of mold, cushions wet and > moldy, stove rusted beyond repair, bilge full of rain water, manual bilge > pump not functional, anchors rusted to point of needing replacement, Plus > the usual minor issues - scrapes and scuffs in the gel coat etc. > With the bilge full of water the surveyor was unable to properly check the > keel bolts or the mast step. > All told, just does not make sense. And yes, I know, a few people on this > list warned me of exactly these issues, but I couldn't help from trying to > find that great deal where you catch a seller at just the right time. > Thanks for the advice and offers of assistance. Rich had offered to help > sail the boat back > > Now I'm back looking at the CS 30 I posted. More expensive, but boat looks > in much better condition. Bill, I appreciate the personal recommendation > with the broker. Discussed the boat with him, he says it has a few cosmetic > issues but that the owner died last winter and the adult, non-sailing, > children are selling the boat. He feels they will likely be open to an offer > given the boat will start costing them winter storage fees within a few weeks. > http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1988/Cs-30-2638685/Hingham/MA/United-States#.Ukb-NYasiM4 > > If it does go ahead I don't want to take that much time off work to sail the > boat all the way home, but I have a local skipper who I was organizing to > bring back the C&C29, and we should be able to organize getting the boat home > in mid Oct if I go ahead with the CS. I'm hoping if we time it right that I > can drive down to Yarmouth and hop on the boat with him to bring it up the > coast of NS. > > We'll see how it goes. I'm still willing to stick with my little Mirage 24 > if I can't find the right deal. > > Mark > > -- > > --------------------- > Dr. Mark Bodnar > B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C) > Bedford Chiropractic > www.bedfordchiro.ca > --------------------- > > There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. > - George Santayana > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
