I sailed an 10 year old aluminum Frers design in Transpac 81. We needed to haul in Honolulu before the delivery back to San Francisco to repair significant leaks from corrosion. Salt water had been pooling in the hollow skeg for some time creating holes and thin aluminum over +- 2 sq. feet. We (a charter group) made a patch out of sheet aluminum, gently ground off the bottom paint, slathered on bedding compound and pop riveted the patch in place. Once we were confident the patch covered the weak areas it was faired in and painted over.
To the best of my knowledge the patch remained serviceable for at least 10 years. If considering a purchase of an older aluminum boat that has been in salt water hire a surveyor with significant aluminum experience and spend lavishly on inspecting every nook and cranny or the hull. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jim Watts via CnC-List Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 9:01 AM To: Brent Driedger; 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List Cool yacht S&S 48 for sale It's 45-year-old aluminum and the interior looks like it hasn't been treated very nicely. What could possibly go wrong? Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 18 December 2014 at 19:25, Brent Driedger via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Gorgeous boat. Nice to look at but I'll keep my plastic fantastic. The hull looks like an Alberg. "Lost nerve to cross the ocean"? In that? Too bad. Other than leaky I'll bet it's bomb proof. Brent 27-5 Lake Winnipeg. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 18, 2014, at 3:57 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Have to agree with Joe. My sense is this won't sell for more than $25K with a dead engine. Nice expensive anchor and furler and pretty advanced hull design for 1964 48 footer, but the boat was been converted from a Sloop to a Yawl, and the interior compared to more modern boats is closer to a 30 footer. The longer it waits to sell, the worse the coach roof will look. All that wood needs varnish every 6 months to look good. Can't imagine all the leaks. Glad I don't have all that wood. The seller states he lost his nerve to cross the Atlantic and is selling, looking for offers. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ________________________________ From: "Joe Della Barba via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 12:45:52 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Cool yacht for sale That is a LOT of money for a boat with wood decks and a dead engine. Joe Coquina On 12/18/14 15:30, Joel Aronson via CnC-List wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Sparkman-and-Stephens-48-foot-Yawl-/151519392351?forcerrptr=true&hash=item234742725f&item=151519392351&pt=Sailboats -- Joel 301 541 8551<tel:301%20541%208551> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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