Survey of a Manta 40

[SVNeko]

Originally Posted by AD28

Mark Cole no longer participates in CF.

He can be found at Sailnet, I think he has the same nick

this is his blog site Travels of s/v Reach | East of the Equator | M&M

hmmm.. I wonder why. I found his posts quite helpful and when we met him in Colombia, a very nice guy.

[AD28]

I believe Cole can also be found at the multihulls 4 us group, come to think of it

[Dulcesuenos]

Originally Posted by texpie

Appreciate the recommendations for Mike. We have scheduled our survey with a surveyor out of the Charleston,SC area(Neil Haynes). Neil was highly recommended to us by multiple sources. I specifically wanted someone that would go up the mast and Neil goes aloft.

The boat had a very good survey last June and was given an overall vessel rating of Above Average condition by Jonathan Sands. As we all know a lot can change in a year with boats approaching the 20 year mark.

Excited! - Apprehensive - Trepidation

I want this boat to be "THE BOAT" but the survey will help a lot in making the final decision.

Sorry but John Sands is the reason I made the comment I did. No accreditation, no insurance and no etc etc.
I've worked on 4 mantas, no common large build issues, mostly systems, lack of maintenance issues like on many used boats if the rigging is over 10 years old the surveyor is probably going to reccommend replacement no matter how it looks and the insurance co may not cover a rigging related failure until it has been replaced.

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[Paul Casey]

Newbie to the forum and just started our Manta search

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by SVNeko

hmmm.. I wonder why. I found his posts quite helpful and when we met him in Colombia, a very nice guy.

Yes, helpful and knowledgeable about multihulls. Left here after repeated run ins with moderators. Multihull knowledge is less acceptable than speculation apparently.

[texpie]

Originally Posted by 44'cruisingcat

Yes, helpful and knowledgeable about multihulls. Left here after repeated run ins with moderators. Multihull knowledge is less acceptable than speculation apparently.

Yes Mark Cole is expert on the Mantas. He is still active on the Manta forum. Not sure why he chose to quit posting on the cruisers forum. I have seen a lot of unnecessary personal attacks on this forum which could turn people off using fhis forum.

[downunder]

Originally Posted by 44'cruisingcat

Yes, helpful and knowledgeable about multihulls. Left here after repeated run ins with moderators. Multihull knowledge is less acceptable than speculation apparently.

A accurate sumation of the situation.