The purchase price of a sailboat is often the least expensive item. That's why they give boats away. Good liuck!
I know, I'm gonna take heat! After reinspection of the Irwin Citation 35, I took her for "Free"! I can do most or all refurb myself.
I'll keep track and advise on progress and costs.
Happy Sailin' and wish me luck!
Vic H.
Just purchased a shoal keel CM30 and I am hoping it does ok sailing to windward. We will see. I have a Mac25 I love sailing but I wanted more room and headroom.AtlanticAl said:Very similar to the Irwin i had, think it was a 35 though. I had a good layout on the inside. But that thing would just not sail to windward, it was the shoal keel i had, and i think thats what made it no use sailing to windward.
Well, when I first looked at this boat, the engine room was full of water. I pumped out what I could and tried to turn Yanmar. It seemed stuck solid. I stopped back yesterday. After a period of unusually warm weather, I tried pulling on a belt again and she turns over. This is Great news, no Frozen engine!!!Congrats. Looks like a great sailboat at perfect terms. Envy. I almost got a free CM30 but after driving cross country to get it, the jerk gave it to somebody else.
Keep the thread alive with updates and pics as I am very interested. I will live my free boat that got away through you.
Congrats again!
Well, when I first looked at this boat, the engine room was full of water. I pumped out what I could and tried to turn Yanmar. It seemed stuck solid. I stopped back yesterday. After a period of unusually warm weather, I tried pulling on a belt again and she turns over. This is Great news, no Frozen engine!!!
Vic H.
That is great news! Get an ozone generator to rid the interior of mold. You will need a pretty large one. This seems to be a good one:
http://www.maxblasterusa.com/index.html
I have a larger unit from Baker Indistries, that costs over twice as much. Model 15a
http://www.sonozaire.com/products.htm
Caption for the picture...Vic H. said:Gary, I'm gonna need a Huge one! Boat has been on the hard for 8 yrs and was full of water. Interior looks like "Munster's" house! Starboard bulkhead is shot from rot! I see a lot of bleach ahead!
Thanks for the info,
Vic H.
Caption for the picture...
"Abandon Ship!"
never seen a sinking boat on dry land before. Perfect!
Can't wait to see what a lot of love will do for that boat. Keep the pictures comming...
I replied to your other post, about the boat being full of water, i didnt realise that was your post about the irwin. You didnt say in your earlier posts, that it was full of water. That is your biggest problem, far bigger than the keel problem, because everything under that water, will just be rusted up. The engine, will just be a pile of rust, you will have to take it out, dismantle it, sand blast it, then paint it, and put it back together. Or else, you may have an engine that runs, but it will just be a heap of rust. The cabin flooring on those boats, was made of particle board, that will have now disintegrated, and be in all that water. All that woodwork, it may dry out, but you will never get a drawer, or a door closed after it does. The plywood bulkheads will be rotten, and if you do get any of the wood dried out, and its ok, it will be black.
The repairs to the keel, might cost several hundred, but the interior, will cost thousands.