Maxprop wrote:
Last week I drove to see another one near Chicago, but it, too, was in sad
shape with lots of equipment stripped off and sold, apparently. No
spinnaker pole (!), no sails beyond the original, blown-out main, genny, and
a torn spinnaker for which there is no pole (!), and a mount for KVH
instruments, but no instruments (!). And a big, gaping hole where a propane
stove/oven once resided. Price was okay, but the boat disappointing.


The problem with a boat like that is the delay in getting
what you want; but from my POV it's the only way to get a
boat like that (unless you're really rich enough to just
call up the factory & order one).

You'd want new sails, a new carbon pole, and new instruments
anyway. Sure it's expensive but the price of the boat
reflects that... the rest of it should be bankable 'sweat
equity.'

We're still looking, however.


Patience is a virtue!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King