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capt lar · 07-12-2005, 11:56

Mark & PJ - What killed it for me is the water leaking down the mast affected a bulkhead separating salon from head. There was a patch cut into the bulkhead, but far too small to suggest any work had been done behind the patch. I feared "cover and run". This is a structural bulkhead, although not at the point of the problem (yet - we think), and it is an expensive pain to repair. No way to know how much of a problem will be found. I have a problem with buying an expensive boat (for me) and then taking a sawzall to it. My motto - Let the seller pay.
I did not understand your original post. The boat is currently in the water and rigged and you simply want to haul, inspect and splash ? That should be maybe $250 and I would definitely want to see and sound the bottom, rudder, post, thruhulls, zincs, prop......big money down there. Good luck.

capt lar

07-12-2005, 11:56	#8
capt lar Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Cod Boat: currently "on the beach" Posts: 729	Mark & PJ - What killed it for me is the water leaking down the mast affected a bulkhead separating salon from head. There was a patch cut into the bulkhead, but far too small to suggest any work had been done behind the patch. I feared "cover and run". This is a structural bulkhead, although not at the point of the problem (yet - we think), and it is an expensive pain to repair. No way to know how much of a problem will be found. I have a problem with buying an expensive boat (for me) and then taking a sawzall to it. My motto - Let the seller pay. I did not understand your original post. The boat is currently in the water and rigged and you simply want to haul, inspect and splash ? That should be maybe $250 and I would definitely want to see and sound the bottom, rudder, post, thruhulls, zincs, prop......big money down there. Good luck. capt lar __________________ Larry We have met the enemy and he is us. - Walt Kelly