Ahoy All! I just got myself into a pickle and was hoping to get some advice. I read an ad on craigslist of a guy who wanted to give a boat to whoever recovered it. So, I went looked at it. I don’t know much about Seidelmann boats but I thought she has nice lines and a good shape. At low tide I dug a lot of sand from under the rudder and keel, bought a bilge pump and pumped the water out and waited for high tide. The owner told me she had been lying there for 2 months and the authorities were about to charge him with felony dumping. He said if someone didn't recover her within a few days he was going to chop her into pieces and dispose. He owned her for a year and it sunk 4 times and he was tired of it. So he signed her over to me. When the tide came in she floated and I put her at anchor to sort things out. I noticed the drain hose for the sink broke off and he pinched off the hose with vise grips and laid it down in the bilge…leaking. I tied the hose above the water line and the next day the bilge was dry.
So, now, I’m taking an inventory of the things that’s concerning me. I would like to share my concerns with you guys and maybe you can add to my concerns or give some advice and opinions and help me to realize what a big mistake I’ve made…or didn’t make.
Concern #1: She is listing to starboard about 3 inches. (sorry no photos)
Concern #2: The mainsheet assembly is missing. Where does this attach…there is no traveler
Concern #3: The jib halyard is missing. How do you run a new one, how long, what size
Concern #4: The main halyard is cut.
Concern #5: The boom vang is missing.
Concern #6: The cabin sole is warping and delaminating.
Concern #7: Where is the bilge pump located? Thru hull fitting?
Concern #8: Tiller handle is cracked.
Well, that’s all the critical concerns I have at this time. I’m sure I’m not seeing everything, but maybe you guys can help me out. I would like to get her sailing as quickly and inexpensively as possible to see if I like her before committing a boatload of money on her. If I like her, I’ll have to locate a trailer, demast and take her home for the restoration.
Thanks in advance for any and all comments, opinions and advice you may have.
Bruce
So, now, I’m taking an inventory of the things that’s concerning me. I would like to share my concerns with you guys and maybe you can add to my concerns or give some advice and opinions and help me to realize what a big mistake I’ve made…or didn’t make.
Concern #1: She is listing to starboard about 3 inches. (sorry no photos)
Concern #2: The mainsheet assembly is missing. Where does this attach…there is no traveler
Concern #3: The jib halyard is missing. How do you run a new one, how long, what size
Concern #4: The main halyard is cut.
Concern #5: The boom vang is missing.
Concern #6: The cabin sole is warping and delaminating.
Concern #7: Where is the bilge pump located? Thru hull fitting?
Concern #8: Tiller handle is cracked.
Well, that’s all the critical concerns I have at this time. I’m sure I’m not seeing everything, but maybe you guys can help me out. I would like to get her sailing as quickly and inexpensively as possible to see if I like her before committing a boatload of money on her. If I like her, I’ll have to locate a trailer, demast and take her home for the restoration.
Thanks in advance for any and all comments, opinions and advice you may have.
Bruce
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