"Janet O'Leary" wrote in message
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Hello again; women haters, know it alls, never owned but
full of advice, and then there are the nuts/bolts/screws.. all loose..

And of course,, The Hubbard ... question; how many Hubbards are there?

This is your assignment ::

You have been given a Sabre 28. Model year 1976..

The boat is in ok shape... Hull sound, deck sound .. basic equipment ..

You have xxxx to spend.. think?? at least $15,000 ..

What equipment will you replace, add, get, .. etc ??

My list so far :: and remember, this comes from a Barnes and Noble book
..

Replace the standing and running rigging .. add two self tailing winches
.. upgrade the
anchor and anchor equipment .. sails .. furling for jib.. [ maybe, the
book says the
furling systems don't work the sail very well and a second smaller jib
will sail the boat better ]

What stuff would you EXPERTS get ..

The windvane steerer? Or electric stuff ?

what about engine upgrades ?/ batteries? solar/wind power ?



Nobody gives Wilbur Hubbard an "assignment." However, if you're smart
you'll listen to the best advice you're going to get in this forum.

Don't buy anything until you NEED to buy something. Rid yourself of your
female shop until you drop mentality.

Here's what you need to do.

1) Give the boat a good cleaning inside and out. Inspect everything real
good while you clean and polish.
2) Move aboard and attempt to stow all the unnecessary crap that most women
feel they can't live without.
3) Put the remaining 90% that won't fit into storage.
4) Stock up on food and make sure your stove has plenty of fuel.
5) Then learn how to sail the boat.
6) Start a list of things that are broken, don't work well enough to suit
your needs, are worn to a dangerous or unserviceable point, etc. Buy all the
Coast Guard required safety things like life jackets, flares etc.
7) Replace things as needed depending upon how and where you cruise and
anchor.
8) If you don't have a nice little rowing dinghy you need to buy one. For
you a Walker Bay 8 would probably be just the ticket. Avoid inflatables as
they tend to get a flat tire at the worst of times and you can't row the
dammed things in anything but a flat calm even when they don't have a flat.
9) Make sure you have no fewer than three serviceable anchors and rodes.
Learn how to use them properly.
10) Buy a new GPS if the boat doesn't already have one. Get the kind that
displays a chart.

In other words don't go out and spend 15 grand just for the sake of spending
fifteen grand. Wait until you learn enough to spend it on things you really
need. And to discover what you really need you must first use the boats as
you intend to use it.

Oh, and don't listen to the others who responded. They can't see the forest
through the trees. Few, if any, are long term, liveaboard cruisers like me.

Wilbur Hubbard