steel hulls?
Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have
some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. |
steel hulls?
ray lunder wrote:
Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. Ray, Are you looking new or used?? Howard |
steel hulls?
"ray lunder" wrote in message ... Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. The word I'd be worried about :: Rust... There is a metal [ not sure if it is steel ] sail, yacht, near me in the boatyard. There are holes large enough to put your hand through on the bottom of the hull. |
steel hulls?
On Mar 6, 4:11*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:01:18 -0800, ray lunder wrote: Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. Make sure the steering quadrant can't fail and sink the boat by poking holes in the hull. For that size and weight of boat; lots of money! Health and fitness and a certain amount of strength. Also probably some crew, unless it is fitted with fairly elaborate gear. Good luck. |
steel hulls?
ray lunder wrote:
Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. I've seen some power boats less than 50' which are steel, but not, IIRC, sailboats. Anyway, I helped in a survey of a steel hulled boat mostly to learn what there is to learn about them. The surveyor had a great deal of experience with these. Mostly I learned that if I ever bought one, I'd insist that the survey be done by a surveyor with specific steel hull experience. -paul |
steel hulls?
Ray,
First I have a real problem with anyone responding to queries when they have no experience or specific knowledge of the subject and yet it happens all the time in these use groups. Out of all the responders to your query only Ken Marino should have responded. For the benefit of all, steel boats offer the most for the least. The very best yachts are made from steel. There are many good reasons why that is so. However, they do have a poor reputation with the uninformed for a few reasons. The first is that steel boats are virtual stones and cannot get out of their own way and that can be true IF the boat was built from a design not specific for steel. The second is that rust is a killer and the risk cannot be economically mitigated. This is patently untrue. It is a risk, but very easily prevented and most importantly, very inexpensive to deal with if it should occur. The last is ugly, yes, they can be, but they don't have to be. Did you ever see an ugly Super yacht? Steel boats go away from the inside. Condensation is the killer. Stop condensation and they will last forever. I had a freind that built a 28' steel sloop and lived on it as a university student. He had no money and couldn't afford paint. When he graduated he sold the badly rusted boat, but the bottom of the boat was still shiney steel. No bottom rust in 4 years in salt water. The inside of the hull must be sprayed with insulation material. There are a few materials that work, but not many. The first is polyurethane foam, another is special cork based materials. All others are suspect and due dilligence and scrutany is required. Another problem area is teak decks. I could write a book on that subject alone. The last area to be mindful of is dissimilar materials, potential electrolysis and the electrical wiring system. The hull must never be electrically connected to the wiring system in any capacity, even earth. If any of these situations are discovered during an initial inspection, a very serious survey should be undertaken. Hulls that have not violated these very basic rules will outlive you. Steve "ray lunder" wrote in message ... Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. |
steel hulls?
"ray lunder" wrote in message ... Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have some advice on what to look for when buying one? Thanks as always. Why buy one? Just get a good side scan sonar and do a search of the Gulf of Mexico from zero to 20 miles downwind from where "Red Cloud" was prematurely abandoned and left to her own devices and was, consequently, lost because of a frightened, unskilled and unseamanlike captain and crew. If you can't afford side scan sonar then look for the coffee colored water. Bwahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahhah! Greg Hall |
steel hulls?
Steve Lusardi wrote:
Ray, First I have a real problem with anyone responding to queries when they have no experience or specific knowledge of the subject and yet it happens all the time in these use groups. Ignore this fool's post. He clearly has no idea what he's talking about. |
steel hulls?
"Paul Cassel" skrev i en meddelelse . .. Steve Lusardi wrote: Ray, First I have a real problem with anyone responding to queries when they have no experience or specific knowledge of the subject and yet it happens all the time in these use groups. Ignore this fool's post. He clearly has no idea what he's talking about. Such arrogance- had it occured to you that he might actually know what he`s talking about? Clue.... what he says is correct, so what does that make you? Bob Larder |
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