Made an Offer on boat!

[advocate777]

Well, after a long time of dreaming and studying I have finally made an offer on a sailboat. It is an Ericsson 31 and after the survey and sea trial, if it is all good...it's mine. If the survey results or the sea trial are not to my liking, I can get outta the deal. So, it is a process and I am excited about it as it is bigger than the last sailboat i owned (a West Whight Potter 14). It has a new diesel engine in it (a Universal 20hp...only 60 hours) and although it is an old boat (1977), If the survey shows water damage, etc., I can just walk away. I did an initial eyeball and followed the suggestions from this forum. The decks seemed firm but what do I know. There was no bad smell, no mold I could see, etc. The engine was clean, the lockers were also. There was some water in the bilge, there were some seacocks/thru hulls i could see needed to be replaced. I'm sure the survey will uncover lots of surprises.

But if it pans out...I think it will be a good boat to get me and my wife out on the Chesapeake THIS SEASON and start learning and developing our skills and eventually take it southward.

[Julian55]

Great boat, been watching it awhile. You beat me to it, was going to drive down from Canada to have a look next week. You saved me a road trip. Good luck and enjoy


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[UNCIVILIZED]

Good deal, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
BTW, is there any chance that it's not too late to send out samples of the engine oil & transmission fluid for analysis, as part of the survey? I know of a place in IN which often has a 2-3 day turn around time, & you just mail or ship them a few oz. of each. It can tell you a LOT about the health of things.
I showed it to my Dad, & he's HOOKED on it, & has done all of his vehicles. LMK if you need a POC & info.