Really like the old Columbia 29 but doubt you'd find anyone willing anyone to pay you much for the
boat without a headsail/headstay/furler, a bum
engine, and a lot of holes from removed
hardware. Scrapping it sounds like the best option if you can actually get a couple of grand for a stripped boat from a dealer.
Would really hate to see you do that to the old girl but economics has a way of raising its ugly
head. Might try stripping the Columbia and then put an ad in Craig's list and any bulletin boards in the area to see if there is a buyer out there. Worth a try to keep from cutting up a good boat. I advertised an unstripped mid '70s
Holland 30 for $2,000 in SF last year. Boat had a brand new, never out of the sausage bag, laminated headsail that the PO had paid $3,000 plus for and 5 other serviceable
racing sails, a working A4,
spinnaker gear, etc. Cosmetically, the topsides had been painted but
deck was a mess with a ton of pukas from no longer installed
hardware, etc. and some soft spots. The
interior was stripped out
race boat with no
head,
tanks or
galley. Had a bunch of responses to the ad in Craig's List but all but one were tire kickers without
money and most with no idea what a sailboat was all about. Fortunately, It only takes one guy so did sell it in 3 weeks for my asking
price.