"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 ?






Ha! Liked the start of your post! Pretty accurate.
From what I understand the hypothetical situation to be is "Sailor-person"
has a 1973 28' Sabre AND 15 "boat bucks"?
What I think "Sailor-person" should do is, through talking to some decent
middle of the road type (meaning somewhere between the crested blazer
wearing jerks and the bar clinging drunks) sailors, is find a reputable
surveyor and spend about 1/2 a boat buck for a solid evaluation of that
vessel and it's systems. Once the ""Sailor-person" has the list of good and
bad things, that person should evalute the list and prioritize things to fix
and budget the repairs. The surveyor will probably help with a quick eval of
the worst or unsafe items needing immediate attention.
Could be I would vote for changing the rigging because mine needs new
rigging and not worrying about the engine because my engine has no problems.
Having never seen the boat and knowing nothing about it, my input on what to
fix/replace first is worth just what it would cost. Nada.
I would not blow my boat budget on recommendations from the books author
(there are a lot of furling system owners out there that would argue his
opinion) nor opinions of "screw loose, women hating Hubbards" on an NG.