In the yard next to ours (in NJ) are several very worthy boats in need of some love and care (but not significant restoration). I would love to see these boats go to some appreciative new owner before the inevitable happens. The new owners of the yard are a new-boat dealer and are not friendly towards older boats.
I am quite sure that ANY reasonable offer would be deemed acceptable.
I can put interested people in touch with the yard or owners and will facilitate a meeting or a survey; however I am NOT a broker and am only hoping to see these boats sail again.
At present I know of:
Hunter 30, c.1977 (I want this boat but cannot currently afford it).
Hunter 27, c.1974-75.
O'Day 27, c.1978.
Hunter 25 (trunk cabin), 1975.
Also at some distance from me is a currently unloved Hunter 25 'bubbletop', 1974, with a bent mast and otherwise fine; and another trunk-cabin model in need of even less work.
I have others in mind as well.
All of these will need engine service, new cordage, paint/finish restoration, probably new sails and cushions. Other than that the usual old-boat issues which all of us contend with will exist as well. None of them are too forlorn to make a good project. A buyer will need to settle on a new storage contract or have the boat moved. I would recommend removing the boat to your own back yard or facility till you get it ready to recommission. One winter's work should be enough for any of them.
I know a very good local-NJ guy, active all over the East Coast, who moves boats reliably, promptly, and cheaply. I would recommend him to anyone.
I will provide tech info to anyone who ends up with one of these. If you stay local we can work together on it.
This isn't actually a classified ad because I make nothing from it. It's just information.
Please EMail me-- do not post, as I won't see it soon enough-- if interested.
Remember saving a fiberglass boat is always worth doing-- you end up with a nice older boat you know very well, you get plenty of respect from other yachties, you save your own money, and you save the world from another bit of landfill that does NOT biodegrade. And you don't break my heart.
I am quite sure that ANY reasonable offer would be deemed acceptable.
I can put interested people in touch with the yard or owners and will facilitate a meeting or a survey; however I am NOT a broker and am only hoping to see these boats sail again.
At present I know of:
Hunter 30, c.1977 (I want this boat but cannot currently afford it).
Hunter 27, c.1974-75.
O'Day 27, c.1978.
Hunter 25 (trunk cabin), 1975.
Also at some distance from me is a currently unloved Hunter 25 'bubbletop', 1974, with a bent mast and otherwise fine; and another trunk-cabin model in need of even less work.
I have others in mind as well.
All of these will need engine service, new cordage, paint/finish restoration, probably new sails and cushions. Other than that the usual old-boat issues which all of us contend with will exist as well. None of them are too forlorn to make a good project. A buyer will need to settle on a new storage contract or have the boat moved. I would recommend removing the boat to your own back yard or facility till you get it ready to recommission. One winter's work should be enough for any of them.
I know a very good local-NJ guy, active all over the East Coast, who moves boats reliably, promptly, and cheaply. I would recommend him to anyone.
I will provide tech info to anyone who ends up with one of these. If you stay local we can work together on it.
This isn't actually a classified ad because I make nothing from it. It's just information.
Please EMail me-- do not post, as I won't see it soon enough-- if interested.
Remember saving a fiberglass boat is always worth doing-- you end up with a nice older boat you know very well, you get plenty of respect from other yachties, you save your own money, and you save the world from another bit of landfill that does NOT biodegrade. And you don't break my heart.
