It's an amazing feeling to be excited and scared witless at the same time. My wife and I just purchased a 1976 Balboa 20 yesterday. I grew up sailing Sunfish and have some experience on some 27s and 30s that my friends own, but this is the first time I've owned a sailboat. But from what I've read, the Balboa 20 is a good boat.We're not picking her up until next weekend (Aug 20), so I haven't been able to go over her in detail yet. The hull and deck seemed to be in fairly good condition, aside from the spider cracks that I understand are inherent in a boat her age and there are some chips out of the deck. Oh, and the original owner dropped the mast on the hatch and cracked it, but it's nothing a little fiberglass can't fix. The keel looked like it had some minor damage, like part of it was pulling away. I know it's a cast iron keel, so I suppose it was coated with something. Fiberglass maybe? She needs quite a bit of work on the inside. In fact, she's pretty much gutted. Can anyone offer suggestions for restoration? I doubt highly that I’ll ever find anything original, but I'm worried that I won't be able to find parts that will fit. I've done some research on the Internet and found some original brochures/instructions, but haven't found much else. The second owner, who I bought her from, said that the electrical had never even been hooked up, so I'm also looking for wiring schematics. I haven't taken any pics of her yet, but I've included one of the pics from the listing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Dave