Hi Burt (or is it Skip or Ship?),
Be careful with the epoxy paint. Unless they've
change remarkably in twenty years you will have a
chaulking problem down the road.
I had a deck cabin painted with epoxy on one boat
and a mast on the other boat. Both of them
started leaving a white residue after a 1/2 dozen
years. The cabin would show on clothing (like
after sitting on it) and the mast has a white
mess at the base after a rain. (We live in a rain
forest, south western Canada).
On Sweet I spent the extra bucks (~$600) for all
supplies, and went with 2-pot urethane that the
Admiral & I put on, roll & tip for cockpit, deck and cabin.
For an economical job go with the Rustoleum
urethane and put the best primer you can
underneath it. As you probably know, prep & primer is 80% of the job.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
(A4 replaced with a running take-out Yanmar
diesel I got for $1500 seven years ago, but that's a whole 'nother topic :)
At 07:59 AM 01/08/2014, you wrote:
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Thanks for the offer, Joe. You never know with these old A4s.
Iâm sure you are right about the estimate but
I have some wiggle room before I get to the
value of the boat. The PO was planning on
salvaging the rig and crushing the hull so you
can imagine what I might have paid. The boat
looked tough but most of the issues (and there
are a lot) are cosmetic. Â After three weeks we
are ready to get her in the water and do some
sailing before the season is over. I have spent
so far just over $1500 and a LOT of elbow
grease. My wife is a very good seamstress and
she is willing to do the cushions including
adding some back rests. We already have the
materials in hand (Sunbrella). I am not using
Awlgrip, just some decent deck and epoxy paint.
The hull is in good shape and I will not be
completely stripping the old paint. It is in
good shape, just a little beat up and the wrong
color. I am keeping in mind that this is not
ever going to be a show boat. Just making it
look good and feel good for two to spend a
weekend on board. If sails come into the picture
that number goes out the door. We will see where
it all ends up but I am confident at this point
that my efforts on this boat will (for the first
time in my life) probably come back to me when I
sell her for a bigger boat (the real upgrade).
My guess is that I could have at least tripled
my purchase price without doing anything but what fun is that?
Best
Skip
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Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used C&C
You must be *extraordinarily* good at doing work
on the cheap. My boat could really use new
sails, topside paint, and new cushions. The cost
of that exceeds the market value of the boat. I
did rewire my boat and that cost a good chunk of
your proverbial $4K doing all the work myself. I
have been quoted around $10K to paint the boat
and over $5K to do interior cushions. I am not
trying to be a Richard Cranium I love the fact
an old C&C has found a loving home but I
donât see the finances working the way you
think. I have seen again and again that once you
start taking things apart you find more and more
things to work on. Good luck I am anxious to
hear how you get topsides and interior done so
far under the going rate because I need it too.
I am pretty good at A4 scrounging if you need advice with that.
Joe Della Barba
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
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Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 9:32 AM
To: 'Petar Horvatic'; <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used C&C
Respectfully, that all depends on what you paid
for the boat. I am happily renewing my 1974 33
foot 3/4ton without breaking the bank and I am
virtually certain the value of the boat will
increase beyond the money I am spending. Like
anything, if you buy right and have some talent
you have opportunity to invest a bit without
worrying about losing your hard earned $$. I
paid almost nothing for a complete and solid yet
neglected hull with a very nice rig. Replacing
all the windows and hatch lenses with
polycarbonate cost less than $600. Renewing the
interior will cost me some stripping supplies,
varnish and paint. The cushion covers will be
the biggest expense. Next year the hull and deck
will get a new paint job. I will also completely
re-wire both AC and DC systems. When I am done
it will be very pretty and comfortable I will be
into it for about $4k total, including the
purchase of the boat
.. (I do the bulk of the
work myself) I am not including the normal cost of owning and using a boat.
Now if I start doing things like a new diesel,
radar, etc, it would quickly become a losing
proposition but I like the A-4. I am on the
lookout for a used radar/chartplotter in case
anyone comes across something tempting..
Peter, we will with any luck be in Newport
sometime later this month for a well-earned
weekend on the hook. Iâll keep an eye out for the Sundowner.
Ship
C&C 33 3/4ton
Portsmouth, RI
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