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Originally Posted by sailingfool
Decide to spend $10-12k and buy yourself a boat you might be able to take some pride in, rather than thinking, "well it was cheap...".
Just my opnion.
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Well, that cuts right to the bone, doesn't it?
I tend to think the same way myself; but I sometimes have a problem with patience, to my detriment.
Thinking about it, this boat will probably need to sit on the hard for at least one season while I work on it. In the same amount of time, I can probably save up an amount of money to make the difference between this boat and a well found one.
Ok, so let's take this conversation away from "Should I buy THIS boat?" and change it to; "What can I learn about this boat to help me evaluate boats I look at in the future?"
The keel question. Am I interpreting what I am looking at correctly? The line I see is where the keel attaches to the hull? So, the rust could be either from the unpainted top of the keel; or potentially from the keelbolts?
The hull question. I am pretty sure I know what is going on there. The question is; what would be a reasonable fix?
Thanks again,
Fred