WTB: Steel Sailboat

[Norm]

Approximately 31 - 36 ft. LOA and roughly 13,000 to 17,000 lbs. I prefer a finished boat, but will consider substantially completed projects.

Norm

[starfish62]

Hey, Norm. I don't know where you're located, but I have a free Dutch-built steel 28 footer with a Lister diesel (runs) that is free for the taking. It has some sails, but is a project boat. It's in the West Palm Beach, Florida area. Let me know if you're interested.

[Norm]

I should have mentioned that I'm in Southern California.

Thanks, Starfish, but that's too far away for a project boat.

Norm

[starfish62]

No worries. If you have any friends in these latitudes who might be interested, let me know.

[sparkplug]

Originally Posted by starfish62

No worries. If you have any friends in these latitudes who might be interested, let me know.

Starfish, I am very interested , Ft lauderdale.
please respond here or e-mail shipshapeusa@cs.com

Thanks
Sparkplug

[csiunatc]

Lol, Get in line Sparkplug

[starfish62]

Originally Posted by csiunatc

Lol, Get in line Sparkplug

Hey, Guys,
The boat is still hanging on the hook. Never Monday said he was interested first, but we just want someone else to take title (and possesion), so unless Pat gets really mad at me it's first one to come up & get it. I can take you out to it for a look on our skiff, if you're in the neighborhood. PM me for my phone # if you want to drive up.

[never monday]

Originally Posted by starfish62

Hey, Guys,
The boat is still hanging on the hook. Never Monday said he was interested first, but we just want someone else to take title (and possesion), so unless Pat gets really mad at me it's first one to come up & get it. I can take you out to it for a look on our skiff, if you're in the neighborhood. PM me for my phone # if you want to drive up.

I don't know the legal process in FL. Here there aren't titles and such. You can send me all the paperwork and tell the state you sold it. I still wouldn't be able to move it north until the spring.

If one of the local guys want's it. go for it.

[sparkplug]

Originally Posted by csiunatc

Lol, Get in line Sparkplug

I know the boat and the previous owner.Sailed with her from Brazil to Trinidad many years ago.The previous owner was Roy Wallbank who returned to England for medical treatment as he suffered a stroke,never paid the dockage and the rest is history.The boat was built in Holland,Roy sailed her to Brazil and across to Cape Town .Spent 2 years there then to St helena,Fernando ,Trinidad , St Maarten then across to North Africa then back to Brazil , to trinidad again and then to the USA.Did a trip to Belize and returned to the USA not feeling good.As he is British , he never had med insurance so decided to fly to the UK . The boat was behind a house off Riverland road in Ft lauderdale and while he was in medical facility , the boat was sold.Good little boat but top speed never exceeded 4.5 kn.I still have the life raft which fits the Stainless cradle on the coachroof as I had it serviced for him.At present he is in the Med.

[starfish62]

Originally Posted by sparkplug

I know the boat and the previous owner.Sailed with her from Brazil to Trinidad many years ago.The previous owner was Roy Wallbank who returned to England for medical treatment as he suffered a stroke,never paid the dockage and the rest is history.The boat was built in Holland,Roy sailed her to Brazil and across to Cape Town .Spent 2 years there then to St helena,Fernando ,Trinidad , St Maarten then across to North Africa then back to Brazil , to trinidad again and then to the USA.Did a trip to Belize and returned to the USA not feeling good.As he is British , he never had med insurance so decided to fly to the UK . The boat was behind a house off Riverland road in Ft lauderdale and while he was in medical facility , the boat was sold.Good little boat but top speed never exceeded 4.5 kn.I still have the life raft which fits the Stainless cradle on the coachroof as I had it serviced for him.At present he is in the Med.

That sounds about right. How do you know that it's this particular boat? Interesting.

At any rate, I took some photos this weekend from my dinghy & tried to paste them here but couldn't. So I made an album with some shots of the boat and put it in my profile under "Steel Sailboat." Just click over on the Starfish62 username and go to public profile. There are some photos of my wife there, too. She would not be included in the title transfer. There are also photos of our teenager. We would be open to reasonable offers in the transfer of ownership of him.

There is apparently a squatter who has taken up residence on the boat, so I did not go aboard and take photos of the inside. Our son is in Georgia for the holidays & I will try to resolve the "squatter" issue with him when he returns. It's possible it's some friend of his. At this point I have no idea who the person is, or whether they just were on it that day and are gone now.

[wheels]

hello, we have a 28ft steel sailboat for sale, ( not listed ).
it is a oldenberg make, ( several were built in port dover, canada ).
it has a very seldom used 2cy volvo diesel ( just rebuilt ).
all new rigging, ( oversize ), new deck paint ( decolay ).
this boat is insulated ( hull ) and soundproofed ( engine ).
it is cutter rigged with a 6ft bowsprit. ( all steel ).
14 gal. waste ( new moulded in keel ).
14gal. fuel ( new moulded in keel ).
traditional interior with 2 berths under cockpit.
queen size fore.
this boat is in exellent cond., seldom used, and freshwater only.
tri-axle road trailer is included.
beam-8ft
weight 9200lb
ballast 3700lb
draft 4ft
mast from deck 35ft aluminum
tiller steered
reason for selling, wife unable to do it.

[SabreKai]

How about a 31 foot sloop, needs mostly refinishing. painting and varnishing. Its located in toronto canada, a bit of a haul but Im sure the trucking companies would be decent as to price given the recent down turn. $15K Canadian. Whats that in US? $12.5k. And thats flexible. If you are interested, I'll email some pics to you. She can be ready to go with a bottom paint job. The rest you can do at anchor.

heres the thread: 1959 Mason 30 Sloop for sale

Sabre

[csiunatc]

Starfish,

I might be interested, can you give any more information?

[starfish62]

It's located in Riviera Beach, Florida (right by the Lake Worth Inlet). The engine runs and the stick is fine. Interior is rough. My son bought it for $750 about a year ago to fix it up. He bought it from another kid who had been living on it for two years and who intended to fix it up, but who then bought a bigger boat and sold this one. My son then decided he didn't like living on the boat while working on it and lost interest. Now he wants to move to Montana. We don't want the boat to rust away out there on the mooring, and we have our on boat nearby so are not interested in a project ourselves.

The Lister is what makes it a worthy candidate for a project boat for someone. I'll try to get some pictures & post or send them to you. It is a full-keel, heavy steel boat.

[Soft Air]

get some pictures