Hello, everyone. This is my first post here and my reason for creating an account.
I have an opportunity to purchase a 1982 C25 for just over 1k USD.
She is currently sitting in a slip. Purchasing the old girl gives me fist dibs on the slip which around here, fall slips are hard to come by.
She needs a LOT of work. Mostly cosmetic, but a lot is not.
She's been sitting in the sun, uncovered for a few years. Hatch and port seals are dry and shrunken we well as the fuel line and control sheathing. Easy enough. I remodel houses for a living so this kind of work doesn't phase me in the slightest.
HOWEVER, what does have me a little gun-shy are the two (maybe three), 6 inch-ish soft spots I found in the cabin sole.
One is just port side of the companionway where the sole raises to meet the galley.
The other is just portside of center right before the V-berth.
I am 6' tall and weigh in at 215lbs.
Are my expectations too high for what the cabin sole can withstand or should I walk away?
She has an intact and working 1997 9.9 Suzuki outboard and a Bimini top in really great condition, so I could feasibly get my money back if the hull turned out to be bad, I would just hate to put the time, effort, and materials into her if she just needs to be retired.
*Edited because sometimes I'm an idiot.
I have an opportunity to purchase a 1982 C25 for just over 1k USD.
She is currently sitting in a slip. Purchasing the old girl gives me fist dibs on the slip which around here, fall slips are hard to come by.
She needs a LOT of work. Mostly cosmetic, but a lot is not.
She's been sitting in the sun, uncovered for a few years. Hatch and port seals are dry and shrunken we well as the fuel line and control sheathing. Easy enough. I remodel houses for a living so this kind of work doesn't phase me in the slightest.
HOWEVER, what does have me a little gun-shy are the two (maybe three), 6 inch-ish soft spots I found in the cabin sole.
One is just port side of the companionway where the sole raises to meet the galley.
The other is just portside of center right before the V-berth.
I am 6' tall and weigh in at 215lbs.
Are my expectations too high for what the cabin sole can withstand or should I walk away?
She has an intact and working 1997 9.9 Suzuki outboard and a Bimini top in really great condition, so I could feasibly get my money back if the hull turned out to be bad, I would just hate to put the time, effort, and materials into her if she just needs to be retired.
*Edited because sometimes I'm an idiot.