Hey, I've been a
member of this forum for years as I've slowly gathered information. Iam on the cusp
purchasing my first sailboat. Dont worry I'll get a
survey. I found an
islander 36 iam very interested in and I think I'm going to get it pulled and have a
survey done.
The cost is 20,000 and in my opinion it is over priced. It is far from ready to sail, I see at least 1 blister above the waterline, I dont think it's ever been painted. I'm sure that most of the windows leak a little bit. There is moss growing on the
deck, but no soft spots that I could find. The standing
rigging is to my untrained eye in good condition with no broken strands or obvious problems, the chain plates look good too,although I didnt go up the
mast. The running
rigging is in shambles and would need to be totally replaced. The
engine is a
perkins and has 2103 hours on it and apparent runs "fine"
The
interior is in ok condition. I've seen worse, I've seen better. Mostly
wood inside and it need to be refinished and in some cases replaced. My question is that assuming the survey comes back without any surprises, is 20,000 obo a fair
price for that
boat? What do these things usually go for... it's a 1979