OK I did it, took the "Free Boat"
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The purchase price of a sailboat is often the least expensive item. That's why they give boats away. Good liuck!
How well I know. I "rescued" a 1967 Shark 24 some 20 plus yrs ago. She's still going strong though.
Irwin Citation, 34 not 35
The free boat turns out to be a Citation 34, not a 35. Saw the insignia when I hoisted the main (dead calm day, loose mainsheet). sails and roller furling look pretty good. Not racing quality but fine for crusing. The sails and the furler must be worth the cost! Now the fun begins!
Vic H.
The free boat turns out to be a Citation 34, not a 35. Saw the insignia when I hoisted the main (dead calm day, loose mainsheet). sails and roller furling look pretty good. Not racing quality but fine for crusing. The sails and the furler must be worth the cost! Now the fun begins!
Vic H.
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Very similar to the Irwin i had, think it was a 35 though. I had a good layout on the inside. But that thing would just not sail to windward, it was the shoal keel i had, and i think thats what made it no use sailing to windward.
Congrats. Looks like a great sailboat at perfect terms. Envy. I almost got a free CM30 but after driving cross country to get it, the jerk gave it to somebody else.
Keep the thread alive with updates and pics as I am very interested. I will live my free boat that got away through you.
Congrats again!
Keep the thread alive with updates and pics as I am very interested. I will live my free boat that got away through you.
Congrats again!
Just purchased a shoal keel CM30 and I am hoping it does ok sailing to windward. We will see. I have a Mac25 I love sailing but I wanted more room and headroom.AtlanticAl said:
I am in a small freshwater Nebraska lake and a deep keel is very much less than ideal. Also from what I read, if you pilot alone, a narrow deep keel is not as much fun to sail as a shoal draft keel. The shoal draft keel boats tend to require less fussing with constantly changing this and that.
Well, when I first looked at this boat, the engine room was full of water. I pumped out what I could and tried to turn Yanmar. It seemed stuck solid. I stopped back yesterday. After a period of unusually warm weather, I tried pulling on a belt again and she turns over. This is Great news, no Frozen engine!!!
Vic H.
That is great news! Get an ozone generator to rid the interior of mold. You will need a pretty large one. This seems to be a good one:
http://www.maxblasterusa.com/index.html
I have a larger unit from Baker Indistries, that costs over twice as much. Model 15a
http://www.sonozaire.com/products.htm
http://www.maxblasterusa.com/index.html
I have a larger unit from Baker Indistries, that costs over twice as much. Model 15a
http://www.sonozaire.com/products.htm
Gary, I'm gonna need a Huge one! Boat has been on the hard for 8 yrs and was full of water. Interior looks like "Munster's" house! Starboard bulkhead is shot from rot! I see a lot of bleach ahead!
Thanks for the info,
Vic H.
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That pic of the interior is overwhelming, wow again...some hard work and u will have a good boat....Check out some of our threads here on reviving a "wet engine", good luck, take lots of pics b-4,I found its very motivational ( is this a word?) when u reach the point, what the fu*k, it shows progress, its a great feeling when u first sail. Have a good trip...Red
"Abandon Ship!"
never seen a sinking boat on dry land before. Perfect!
Love the caption for the pic, amazing what 8 yrs on the hard can do, blocked cockpit drains, hatch open and of course no cover!
Vic H.
never seen a sinking boat on dry land before. Perfect!
Love the caption for the pic, amazing what 8 yrs on the hard can do, blocked cockpit drains, hatch open and of course no cover!
Vic H.
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I replied to your other post, about the boat being full of water, i didnt realise that was your post about the irwin. You didnt say in your earlier posts, that it was full of water. That is your biggest problem, far bigger than the keel problem, because everything under that water, will just be rusted up. The engine, will just be a pile of rust, you will have to take it out, dismantle it, sand blast it, then paint it, and put it back together. Or else, you may have an engine that runs, but it will just be a heap of rust. The cabin flooring on those boats, was made of particle board, that will have now disintegrated, and be in all that water. All that woodwork, it may dry out, but you will never get a drawer, or a door closed after it does. The plywood bulkheads will be rotten, and if you do get any of the wood dried out, and its ok, it will be black.
The repairs to the keel, might cost several hundred, but the interior, will cost thousands.
The repairs to the keel, might cost several hundred, but the interior, will cost thousands.
Al, have faith, no really, I know I'm in for a BIG challenge. I can do all of the work myself except for engine. I have a friend who is a Yanmar mechanic and is ready and willing to help. At least it's full of rain water and not ocean salt!
Vic H.
Vic H.
WOW. Do you have a HazMat suit????
Huge boat karma points if you pull this off. But some level headed advice. Before you start, do a complete inventory of what needs to be done, in both time and cost. No way around it, this will be hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Then figure out how to proceed. There is an old saying, 'There is NO such thing as a free boat.' Very true here. Figure out what makes sense.
Sails on the boom and and stay for 8 years? Ruined. Mildew and rotted for sure.
If you carry on, we're all rooting for you...
Huge boat karma points if you pull this off. But some level headed advice. Before you start, do a complete inventory of what needs to be done, in both time and cost. No way around it, this will be hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Then figure out how to proceed. There is an old saying, 'There is NO such thing as a free boat.' Very true here. Figure out what makes sense.
Sails on the boom and and stay for 8 years? Ruined. Mildew and rotted for sure.
If you carry on, we're all rooting for you...
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