Purchasing advice
- Thread starter Beardedoneder
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She looks a beaut, but Detroit is a little further than I care to go, not to mention the CAD->USD exchange is not on my side right now. I bet you’lol have her sold in no time.
Bottom condition is important. I spent a long time repairing blisters,delaminations in my hull.The early years of catalina the quality of resin was not as good but it cant be blamed all on catalina. The PO left my boat in the water for long periods without maintaining a barrier coat. The great advantage of the c22 is having a trailer and being able to maintain the boat yourself. These guys are giving you great advice ,plenty out their on trailers to buy at a good price. That way you can inspect the bottom before handing over your hard earned money. If you decide to buy a boat without a trailer, it will cost you more later down the road to purchase a trailer. Great advantage of the c22 with trailer is the freedom to choose where to splash the boat from one weekend to another. Good luck
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If the keel fails the boat sinks, and you have a cleanup on your hands.
Raising a boat that sank in a marina is mandatory, and not cheap. EASILY exceeding the value of a C22.
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Get a trailer.
1) That way the boat won't be in salt water all the time.
2) You can haul it north on the highway faster than any sailboat can go.
3) Makes it easy to work on the boat, without needed a boatyard.
IMO, The whole point of a C22 is being able to trailer it. All of it's compromises are there for that exact reason. It's a trailerable boat.
Bingo.
There is no such thing as a cheap sailboat. Reasonably Inexpensive compared to others maybe… cheap… no.
If anything fails on the water, you have big problems on your hands. Especially so in tidal waters like the B.C. coast. If you haven't already…. take some training classes from someone on the coast like I did. Otherwise you'll be calling mayday and putting yourself and others at risk in no time. I see it every time I'm sailing on the coast.
FWIW: Contrary to what others have said, unlike a bigger boat, an unrepairable C22 can be fairly easy to get rid of, IF you have a trailer.
You may be able to drive to the dump and unload it, then sell the trailer. People do that here. (Though, I'm not sure if you can do that in Nanaimo. It may have some very goofy garbage infrastructure, likely done by a private company owned by the local mayor. Like Langford etc.)
Keep in mind that sailboat values vary a lot between the USA and Canada.
There are regional differences due to supply/demand, and the type of sailing available in that region.
For example, here in the prairies my C22 trailerable boat has the same value as a nice Tanzer 26 in the slip next door.
Thanks everyone for the thoughtful, well written replies.
We've ignored pretty much everyone's input and bought ourselves a boat-load of problems. Probably, anyway.
Pics here -> https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/well-for-better-or-worse-im-on-board.190363/
Any my apologies to anyone that I've offended by doing exactly the opposite of what was suggested.
Cheers!
We've ignored pretty much everyone's input and bought ourselves a boat-load of problems. Probably, anyway.
Pics here -> https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/well-for-better-or-worse-im-on-board.190363/
Any my apologies to anyone that I've offended by doing exactly the opposite of what was suggested.
Cheers!
1978, in the water in Canada, no trailer and the asking price is $2K? Red Flags all around... I wouldn't even bother looking at it.
He's a hardhead - he already bought it, and we're congratulating him. I think it will be a great boat, and a lot of good times. A man knows his boat when he sees it... we've all had the feeling I bet-
No problem on either. Enjoy the boat. Advice is free and worth every penny. To paraphrase a frequent mantra around here - It's your money, your choice.
Everybody has a first boat, like a new girlfriend, take her out and see what she will do. The forum is here to provide advice and sometimes information on what not to do too. Good luck and fair winds.
" like a new girlfriend, take her out and see what she will do."
and like stated in post #24 "bottom condition is very important"
and like stated in post #24 "bottom condition is very important"
The education this boat will give you can't be bought any other way. It is virtually priceless. You'll have fun, and be better sailors for it.
- Will (Dragonfly)
- Will (Dragonfly)
