Anyone know what kind of sailboat this is?

[ERJ_Pilot]

Hey everyone, brand new here to the forums but I have loved sailing as long as I can remember. I came across this sailboat and was wondering if anyone knew anything about it?
Thanks for the info, the pic is all I have to go off of...

 

[Rob Hessenius]

Looks like a Cal 28 with a custom pilot house.

 

[Hermit Scott]

It looks awsome. Pilot house, shoal keel and it looks like a wind vane on the transom. Some one used that boat offshore. Do you have any pictures of the inside?

 

[Joe]

well, it may have started out as a Cal 28 "flat top" but it has certainly been modified. The "pilothouse" could just be a modification to the existing "pop top" that was so common on the flush deck designs of the day. I'm not sure why Hermit would think that it's "shoal draft"... looks fairly normal draft to me. To compare it to the Cal 28 I will provide this link that may help your comparisons. Note the bowsprit, number of portlights, spade rudder etc. then decide. It might have been easier to just crawl up on the boat and look for a manufacturer's badge. http://www.stirlinglaw.com/cal28/

 

[Hermit Scott]

I guess when the draft is 4'6" you don't need a shoal draft.

 

[ERJ_Pilot]

It might have been easier to just crawl up on the boat and look for a manufacturer's badge. http://www.stirlinglaw.com/cal28/

I did crawl up onto the boat but due to several factors, mostly my ignorance to where I would find the manufacturer's info, I could not figure it out on my own. Thanks for the info though.

 

[kendall]

Yeah, as I understand the ID is supposed to be along the top edge of the transom, but even on newish boats they're often hard to find.

Ken.

 

[ERJ_Pilot]

I checked all over the transom, but no luck. Any recommendations on how to determine the value of the boat or what a good price to offer for it would be? It is obviously not in perfect condition, and someone told me they guessed it was a late 60s model, but it looks like a great "restoration" project.

 

[Hermit Scott]

Where are you in Texas? Those are some big pine trees in the pictures, so I guess you are no where near me. Here we only have bushes that some people think are trees.

 

[kendall]

If it's from the 60s, there won't be a modern HIN, they started in the early 70s (73 I think) prior to that there was no official identification scheme. they mostly went by hull numbers. If you can get inside look around carefully it may have been documented at one time which will provide all the information you need to positively identify the boat.

Best way to determine value is to check the ads for other boats same year and make in the same condition, hopefully in the same general area, compare them to that one and base your offer on that.

No idea of values where you are, but here in michigan values fluctuate (sometimes wildly) with the seasons. A $5000 'summer' boat purchase can easily turn into a $1500 'fall' purchase because people are looking to avoid the haulout, winterize,storage fees, and potential maintenance costs.

If the owner is paying for storage, and it's being neglected, you can most likely get it at winter prices.

Ken.