John,
What obvious DIY upgrades are you seeing?
I studied the photos pretty closely (as again it's not a boat I can pop over an see) - few wet spots (galley bulkhead), some worn wood work, bit of rust in one speaker (chainplate leak?)
But other wise I thought it looked good.
Mark

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B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C)
Bedford Chiropractic
www.bedfordchiro.ca
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There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
  - George Santayana

On 28/09/2013 1:16 PM, j...@svpaws.net wrote:
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


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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

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  Dr. Mark Bodnar
B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C)
Bedford Chiropractic
www.bedfordchiro.ca
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There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
  - George Santayana


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