You must have been looking at Notre Reve, The 1996 IP40 out on Harbor Island in
San Diego. I went and took a look at it a few weeks ago with Ian from
California Yachts. That is a really nice boat and decently priced. The pictures on Yachtworld don't do it any justice. I didn't really take a good look around because it was
sale pending but I went below to take a look at her
interior and
engine compartment. The
Engine compartment was immaculate despite having 3700 hours on it. Not a drop of
oil in the
bilge. The previous owners took good care of it. Despite the boat being in really good condition, I wouldn't want to take it
offshore without at least inspecting the Chainplates and we all know what that entails. If you're going to do that, you might as well replace them.
I also went up and looked at an IP350 "Alobar" up in Santa Barbara that just had a huge $20k
price reduction to $75k (Yachtworld shows $89k but the
broker told me it was $75k). Alobar could use some
work and it is a great
price but it would need chainplates and
holding tank replacement and a previous
survey found a soft spot in the
keel. I did some
research and I couldn't find anything in CA that seems like they know what they are doing when it comes to issues commonly associated with an
Island Packet. The 350 is much smaller than the 40 but it is almost worth it to haul it out of the
water and truck it to Mack or Snead in Tampa for a complete
overhaul.
Heading to
North Carolina tomorrow to continue our boat search than on to Florida.