So, there's this boat that's been for sale for a long, long time and the owner finally got serious and lowered the asking price to something that actually makes sense...
The boat in question doesn't have a mast, the motor might have last run some time in 2001, and it's also a hurricane boat with the scars to prove it... In short, a whole lot of work and a healthy dose of money to make it better.
It's just a hull and deck...
That said, It's a nice hull and deck that would make someone a great small cruising boat. As it happens, I've been looking for a good candidate to use as a crash test dummy and proof of concept project to illustrate a lot of the ideas I have on how to rehab a sailboat in a timely and frugal manner to go along with a new build for a VolksCruiser book and media project.
Part of my decision problem revolves around the fact that the boat in question is a nice boat in the sense that you'd expect to pay a minimum of $40-$50K for a used one in good shape. I'm sure some folks might find the process of converting a design that's one step away from being cut up for the lead in its keel into a VolksCruiser instead of a shrine to the boatbuilders art offensive...
Plus, at 28-feet, it's a little small for my own personal use so I'd actually be rebuilding the boat for some unknown future owner which plays some kind of havoc with the design process having to keep in mind some future buyer/owner's wants and needs.
So, something of a conundrum...
It doesn't sound so needful, to me....
ReplyDeleteLife is short and sweet.... I'd go with the multihull musing already posited....
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