Two meter troll wrote:

On Dec 9, 7:13 pm, "Janet O'Leary" wrote:

Ok,, there you are .. standing there, at a marina. A 30' cruising sailboat
is
right in front of you. She is in good shape, but very plain.

She does not have roller furling, bow roller with appropriate anchor,
.. just a whole bunch of stuff.

But:: she is solid, clean, she has been surveyed recently and
there is no wet deck or hull .. the engine runs good ..

You say "how much" and the seller says "I want her gone" and
you say xxx and he says "she is yours"..

Remember;; this isn't happening just yet,, could happen in two weeks
though..

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What would you attend to first.

She does not need paint or cosmetic fixings..

Bow roller? Then furling?
And if you do this? What do you do with the fore sail? Jib/genoa.. does
the sail
need all kinds of fixing?

Any other ideas?

What about rigging? Would you change if the survey said it was ok? Would
you add
anything special?

What about bimini, or dodger?

Just wondering .. is all ..


bow roller.
the furling roller is a conveniance.
get the basics done then worry about the add on's.
lines, rigging, sails, engine, then the rest of the stuff


If there is a good samson post and a decent fairlead for the chain, a
bow roller on a sub 30' yacht is a luxury that wont make recovering the
anchor significantly easier without a windlass.

She wouldn't be in good shape cosmetically if she'd been neglected
unless tarted up for a quick sale and the recent survey should exclude
that (unless the surveyor was the owner's brother in law) so nothing
else needs doing unless mentioned on the survey. If the OP posts the
list of defects on the survey, we'll tell them to walk or run and in
which direction :-)

The OP is asking here so obviously doesn't have enough experiance to
plan modifications for improved performance and comfort while the boat's
still on the hard so I'd say sort out survey issues, bring equipment and
safety gear up to minimum legal standards, slap on some antifouling,
splash her and sail her. By the end of next season the OP should know
what works well and what needs upgrading or if the boat is going to be
put back on the market priced for a quick sale.