CapeRomain
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Hello to all,
I'm new to the forum and hope y'all can help me. I am looking to buy a sunfish from my uncle this summer. This one has been in the family for years. Perhaps y'all can help me appraise it? Here are some details on the vessel:
Serial No: AMF55103M77K
Hull is reddish orange, deck yellow with stripes in the same color as the hull. Splash guard is the red color, shows wear on the top of the guard, you can see the fiberglass. Hull and deck are in great condition. Paint is worn off on the foredeck at the stripe. Hull and deck are scratched up, only one or two scratches on the hull that go through the gelcoat. No apparent damage to the fiberglass. Auto-bailer needs work, she has a slow leak at this point. I think if I pull the autobailer out and clean it up, throw in a gasket it'll be fixed.
Sail in okay condition. Has racing numbers, has a few patches, and two quarter sized holes. Tell tails are in tact on both sides of sail. Grommets on the sail are covered in corrosion, but are not degrading. Needs new sail clips.
Daggerboard is in okay condition. It is a wooden daggerboard and the top where the two slats are bolted on to keep it from slipping through are coming loose slowly. Needs to be revarnished.
Rudder is in okay condition. Had to cut about two inches off of the tiller and reattach the extension because the end where it is bolted through broke. The extension has the metal universal joint, not the rubber thing. Rudder blade has a split in it, though it is not full length of the rudder, only partial, more towards where the tiller attaches. Also needs revarnishing.
Mast and spars are in excellent condition.
Had to put a new halyard on. Mainsheet needs to be replaced. The bridle cable on the stern that the mainsheet attaches to needs to be replaced. The plastic coating has come off and it is only bare wire. Mainsheet race block needs work, the clamshells are not opening as freely as they should.
That's about all the details I can think of. If you have other questions, please ask. I'm just looking for what you think this boat would be worth for private party sale. My uncle has told me to give him a price and I want to be fair. Thanks for the help!
I'm new to the forum and hope y'all can help me. I am looking to buy a sunfish from my uncle this summer. This one has been in the family for years. Perhaps y'all can help me appraise it? Here are some details on the vessel:
Serial No: AMF55103M77K
Hull is reddish orange, deck yellow with stripes in the same color as the hull. Splash guard is the red color, shows wear on the top of the guard, you can see the fiberglass. Hull and deck are in great condition. Paint is worn off on the foredeck at the stripe. Hull and deck are scratched up, only one or two scratches on the hull that go through the gelcoat. No apparent damage to the fiberglass. Auto-bailer needs work, she has a slow leak at this point. I think if I pull the autobailer out and clean it up, throw in a gasket it'll be fixed.
Sail in okay condition. Has racing numbers, has a few patches, and two quarter sized holes. Tell tails are in tact on both sides of sail. Grommets on the sail are covered in corrosion, but are not degrading. Needs new sail clips.
Daggerboard is in okay condition. It is a wooden daggerboard and the top where the two slats are bolted on to keep it from slipping through are coming loose slowly. Needs to be revarnished.
Rudder is in okay condition. Had to cut about two inches off of the tiller and reattach the extension because the end where it is bolted through broke. The extension has the metal universal joint, not the rubber thing. Rudder blade has a split in it, though it is not full length of the rudder, only partial, more towards where the tiller attaches. Also needs revarnishing.
Mast and spars are in excellent condition.
Had to put a new halyard on. Mainsheet needs to be replaced. The bridle cable on the stern that the mainsheet attaches to needs to be replaced. The plastic coating has come off and it is only bare wire. Mainsheet race block needs work, the clamshells are not opening as freely as they should.
That's about all the details I can think of. If you have other questions, please ask. I'm just looking for what you think this boat would be worth for private party sale. My uncle has told me to give him a price and I want to be fair. Thanks for the help!