We’ll guys against my better judgement, I saw the boat and let me start by the things I looked into. All the rigging points and those stress cracks I check out fist. All of them had a heavy amount of sealant and I fist I thought this could be a sign of the seller have a leak issue and chasing it. Luckily this whole week it’s been raining so I expected to see water in the cabin and in the spots where it would have leaked down to. And to my surprise it was dry! And I mean really dry, I checked the support beam under the mast for rot or signs of water damage and yet again dry as can be. Next I check for soggy deck (which to be honest I sorta looked like an ass jumping around and firm footing this boat but I couldn’t find a soft spot) so I came to the conclusion the bones are good and not to mention, the interior, beautiful. All the wood was new and dry, the seats look great and the appliances where good aswell. Sail were as described as well as two other sets to go with it. Two anchors as well (tbh I don’t know if this was standard) as well as a solar relay. The trailer, was for certain over engineered for this boat, not being an entirely good thing. It’s super heavy duty emphasis on heavy. It’s all c beam, super thick and well balanced. It’s has hook ups for a sway hitch (I’m drawing a blank on the actual term) but he also showed me him launching and putting it back on the trailer. And to be honest it barely seemed like his truck was barely touching the water. Not saying all lakes will be how he launched it but it did give me a little hope. So the real question am I buying this boat………
Mhmm
Well
Ummmmmmmm
Yeah ( .-.)
The boat is a thousand dollars and I don’t think I could go too wrong with it. Even if it goes wrong I’m sure I could get something close back after a good cleaning and some good photos.
Btw I don’t know if I mentioned but I do have a couple bigger trucks to tow it, (f250, searia 2500 and a Chevy 1500) as well as the rigging is new and stainless steal.
I will say all of the recommendations on where to check for leaks, water damage, rot and other odds and ends I really appreciate it! I wouldn’t have known to check them without you all! And I’ll be honest I know this boat will be a challenge, I’m always up for a challenge. I have a plethora of tools at my disposal, time, energy, and hopefully my wallet can keep up
