How bad is this?

[BillyK]

I just looked at an 89 C30 to purchase.. asking is $26K.. she looks in excellent shape, all but this.. at the base of the compression post i found the bilge glass is peeling off.. I'm intending a full survey, but wanted to solicit some opinions from the forum first.. i do not see any deformation of the deck under the mast so she must be holding the compression just fine.. so far as my untrained eye can tell...

thanks.

 

[Don S/V ILLusion]

That looks like wet wood on the keel step. I believe some model Cats had wood steps leading to problems. Best to determine if this is one

 

[BillyK]

Shouldn't the 89's should have a metal compression post, or so i thought... i'm guessing they still used wood at the foot of the post...

 

[Don S/V ILLusion]

It is the wood at the keel on which the compression post sits that I was thinking about above. If so, it is either rotted or it will rot; either way, whoever thought that putting wood, encapsulated or not, in this location, should have his sanity questioned and buy up all the C30s so constructed on his own nickle.

 

[Moody Buccaneer]

It is the wood at the keel on which the compression post sits that I was thinking about above. If so, it is either rotted or it will rot; either way, whoever thought that putting wood, encapsulated or not, in this location, should have his sanity questioned and buy up all the C30s so constructed on his own nickle.

Funny, Hull #10 has no problems there.

Previous owner(s) had drilled holes in the deck that caused the deck to collapse under the mast, but the compression post and bilge block are still sound after 35 years.

There is no reason not to use wood here, or in deck cores or anywhere else. Dry wood does not rot. Most rot is owner inflicted.

Most surveyors will know what to look for. If the wood is punk, get a repair estimate and have the owner either repair it to pass survey or deduct the cost from the purchase price.

The boat is 20+ years old. You are going to want to pull the mast and do a good inspection of rigging and wiring anyway unless the owner has done so within the last 5 years and can provide the report. While the mast is out, fixing any problem with the bilge block is not a big deal. Many C30 owners have done it themselves.

Randy

 

[Bad Obsession]

Hrm....That is funny. My Catalina 30 doesn't have any wood there. There is a small area in mine for some electrical wires to run through. There is also the sump hose that ran through there and went to the bilge (this is before I added a sump pump for the shower).

You need the check the area. This might be a few other things. Point this out during a survey too.....

 

[Moody Buccaneer]

Hrm....That is funny. My Catalina 30 doesn't have any wood there. There is a small area in mine for some electrical wires to run through. There is also the sump hose that ran through there and went to the bilge (this is before I added a sump pump for the shower).

You need the check the area. This might be a few other things. Point this out during a survey too.....

Year 1988
Hull #5397
First non-wood mast step support.

That means the first 5396 C30's had wood under the compression post.

Hulls 5397 to 6454 had the new support. (1988 to 2008)

Check the Hull#, who says the boat is a 1989?

Randy

 

[BillyK]

Year 1988
Hull #5397
First non-wood mast step support.

That means the first 5396 C30's had wood under the compression post.

Hulls 5397 to 6454 had the new support. (1988 to 2008)

Check the Hull#, who says the boat is a 1989?

Randy

Good point.. I found a date on one of the tanks installed that had 8/7/89 C30 written on it.. I considered that confirmation of the model year.. Will be going back to check the hull number this Thursday now..