Richard:
Echoing what others have said, I can’t imagine insurers require
rog rigging to be replaced every 10 years – wire, maybe; but not rod. That
said, the heads are the weak link (particularly the older Navtec design). When
I bought my 34, I had a local metal shop inspect the rod and the heads. They
used a dye of some sort, then a microscope or something. My boat was about 20
years old at the time, and no defects were found. I ended up replacing the
stays because my kids left the roller furler line uncleated (they liked to play
with the winches when they were little), and a genny sheet ripped the starboard
lower out of the mast during a wind storm. I decided to replace all the side
stays while I was at it. When I sold the boat (about 10 years ago), the rod
backstay was original.
P.S. Never leave the boat without checking the roller furler line.
From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Richard Bayle via
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Subject: Stus-List Buying a C & C 32
Good evening ladies and gentlemen,
I am a brand new member of this forum living in Guadeloupe. I am unable to
complete my profile as the drop down menu for countries doesn't include France
or Guadeloupe. I can understand no Guadeloupe as technically it isn't a
country but leaving out France, surely some mistake!
I have turned up as I am seriously considering a 32 currently in Martinique and
I wonder if I could get any tips on what to look out for.
I have visited the boat and she appears very well sorted, Nice clean hull and
new Copper Coat antifoul, last year.
The boat was seized by French customs looking for drugs and they ripped out
anything and everything that might be concealing a hiding place. The current
owner acquired it from them and began to restore her but his life has changed
and he has to return to France hence the proposed sale to me.
I am assuming I have to replace the rigging; it is more than 10 years old, and
insurers here insist on renewing the rig every 10 years. I could insure it
just for third party protection but I prefer the hurricane cover.
Given that this is my third boat and I've been around for a while now, I was
looking for anything specific to the C & C which is a new name to me, so any
help there would be gratefully received
Richard
www.richardbayle.com <http://www.richardbayle.com>
+590690744907
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