Hello Everyone,
I was hoping to get your opinions on a boat I'm considering buying in Phoenix. It's a '73, and appears to have been well taken care of, with no damage visible to any parts, even has the original sail which looked decent. When I rolled it on its side to check the bottom some water came out of the mast-hole. Hmm, I thought...then moved on to look at the bottom. It had soft spots forward of the cockpit, on both sides, I could press in between 1/4 to 1/2" in that area. Otherwise it looked great, no cracks or damage at all...the ball was missing from the bailer. But when I rolled it back over, I could hear a lot of water slosh from one side to the other. I asked the owner about it, he said maybe it was rain water...but the boat had been covered with a good tarp which I looked at next to the boat and this is Phoenix, we don't get that much rain! I asked when he last sailed it, he said last November. I then noticed there wasn't an end cap on the mast, he said he didn't get around to getting on, but had been sailing without it for the past few years that he had owned it. I think the mast cut in, making a hole for the water to enter the last time he went sailing, which would mean that water's been sitting in the hull all that time. He's asking $780 for it. Do you think it might be a project? What do you suggest? Thanks!
I was hoping to get your opinions on a boat I'm considering buying in Phoenix. It's a '73, and appears to have been well taken care of, with no damage visible to any parts, even has the original sail which looked decent. When I rolled it on its side to check the bottom some water came out of the mast-hole. Hmm, I thought...then moved on to look at the bottom. It had soft spots forward of the cockpit, on both sides, I could press in between 1/4 to 1/2" in that area. Otherwise it looked great, no cracks or damage at all...the ball was missing from the bailer. But when I rolled it back over, I could hear a lot of water slosh from one side to the other. I asked the owner about it, he said maybe it was rain water...but the boat had been covered with a good tarp which I looked at next to the boat and this is Phoenix, we don't get that much rain! I asked when he last sailed it, he said last November. I then noticed there wasn't an end cap on the mast, he said he didn't get around to getting on, but had been sailing without it for the past few years that he had owned it. I think the mast cut in, making a hole for the water to enter the last time he went sailing, which would mean that water's been sitting in the hull all that time. He's asking $780 for it. Do you think it might be a project? What do you suggest? Thanks!
