brownsoarsman and others following this thread, thanks for your interest in how the Edel 35
purchase panned out.
Well, it was an odd
purchase, across the country, through brokers that I shall just say, didn't seem to be all that "invested" in the
sale, making things awkward. I opted to waive the
survey and buy the
boat "as is".
After driving across country I got to lay eyes on the girl...I was committed...guess I could've walked away losing my deposit...but took a better part of the day poking around...worst thing initially is what I expect would be pretty expected of a boat not being used in the tropics...a fair bit of
mold.
I sealed the deal, and at the same time got a message my mom broke her arm and was in the ER. I only had a month to
work on the purchase, and to do what I could with the boat, and this cut about a week into that time.
Sadly, I documented my clean up efforts with my brand new i
phone 6, which decided to freeze up shortly after
cleaning the bridgedeck and the
hull decks...and
lost the pix...bummer...that was some of the most impressive dirt (mold?) on the decks...it looked like a really bad case of diarrhea with just a bit of soap and
water...but scrub as I did, and you would be shocked at the difference. Bridgedeck
cabin cleaned up quited nicely actually, with the worst part being the carpeting on the wall disintegrating when you rub up against them.
I didn't get a chance to haul the boat, diver gave it a pretty clean bill of
health.
Shroud U bolt had one broken leg, so that occupied a bunch of my time trying to jury rig that for the move. Yamaha 25 hp didn't like to start after warm so that was a real hassle...
But all considered and the
price of the boat...all happy...it will serve as a part time commuter cruiser for
florida,
cuba,
caribbean etc., and I will be happy not having a huge heap of $$$ sitting out there...
If any of you folks know of good
marine folks in the Tampa area, I am looking for folks to do
work for me...theres plenty to be done...interior stuff...glasswork...paint...electrical...etc...jus t send me a PM if you have any recommendations....
Lets see if I can post a few pix...cheers and good luck to all you folks...
unfortunately it looks like I can just post 1 pix??? so I will also direct you to a new user group I started for Edel
Catamaran owners (and enthusiasts) at...I will post more pix there...if you know any owners please send them our way!
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Edel35/info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/147444...posted-public/
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