As life continues to interfere the growth of my bank account and with my dreams of cruising, I am seriously considering compromising on the size of my next
boat, and the extent of my cruising. Getting back on the
water now before any anymore
interference and set backs has taken precedence. For now cruising the left coast between S.F. and S.D. including the Channel Islands could very well make me happy for a long time. I know of a
Newport 30 in So
Cal that is "almost free". I know it needs alot of
work and a
repower. It has circumnavigated
Catalina Island this last summer with a small
outboard. The
hull is in good shape, as are the
sails. I am familiar with the cost of refurbishing, and
rerigging and would be planning on doing it slowly with other sailors slightly used or discarded
equipment myself. I see
equipment all the time on craigslist and in "sailboat junkyards", that can be had for a fraction of
chandlery cost. One thing though, I would like a good, dependable
engine, I could
rebuild one myself, but would be nice, since the
boat is almost free, to install a nice new one. In CF members opinions, what is the best
repower to replace a dead atomic four?