Saw a Vega
for sale on the
East Coast of the
USA for six grand. Original standing
rigging 10year old
2gm with "about 250 hours" on it and
gelcoat crazing under the
mast.
I gather this means the
deck is flexing around the
mast step. If I buy this
boat it'd mean a quick two or three day trip to fly out from Western
Canada and inspect it and keep it
on the hard until October when I'd be off
work again and could, theoretically, sail it south to warmer places blah blah blah...
Should I even bother? I don't really want to spend my six months off screwing around in a boatyard but I'd imagine if there's flexing under the mast it means replacing the bulkheads and supporting beam before tackling the
gelcoat. Wondering how much time and
money that's likely to take a motivated guy with zero carpentry or fibreglass experience. I'm sure it's not rocket science and the pieces I'd have to take out appear to be in good enough shape to use as templates for the new pieces but is it worthwhile?
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