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Originally Posted by 14murs14
I'm going down to take a look at her tomorrow, I'll let everyone know the gripe list if I don't decide to buy.
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I ended up passing on the
boat primarily because there were sections on the
interior where the
fiberglass has pulled away from the
plywood core and I had concerns about how far that went and what kind of moisture penetration had occurred. The boat looks pretty good from the outside, but inside you'd need to replace pretty much everything
wood and all the
wiring due to moisture damage, as well as stripping all the
paint covering the interior
fiberglass and removing large amounts of
mold. It appears the left
hull has had
water to a level at least over the sole for some time, but all the soles including the main
cabin would need to be replaced. The windows are probably the source of the leak and would need to be rebedded at best or replaced. Engines may or may not be OK, main is relatively new with some sun damage on an exposed area, not able to unfurl the
jib but was replaced the same time as the main so may just need sacrificial replaced, standing
rigging looked OK at
deck level.
Overall I'd say this is a big
project that could be a major
project if there are big delam issues. It's a minimum 3 day trip to get to the boat from the U.S., including two 4 hour bus rides where you'll be the only gringo if you're not from
Panama, so just looking at it isn't for the faint of heart. Also take into account the nearest haulout is in Colon which is some distance away, and you'd need to get it there to be inspected before you could get
insurance, which would be problematic given my initial conversations with agents.