[DuaneIsing]

Casey1004,

Even without the credentials of some of the posters on this board, I fee very confident in echoing Jeff H''s advice. Do not make this deal on your C36 without a proper survey and sea trial.

You cannot assume anything about the condition of your candidate purchase even with a 2001 boat, so a good survey is important. Even if you weren''t converned about how you will like your choice from a sailing perspective, the sea trial will allow a surveyor to find things you cannot on land.

None of use are born with all the knowledge we need to buy and care for boats, but you seem to be going into this deal without much good support. You didn''t mention a broker, but anyone who would brush off a survey and sea trial as unimportant can''t be trusted, IMHO.

Having said that, my as-yet newbie opinion is that a well found C36 can be a very good boat for its intended use. Since there are so many of them for sale at any one time, you have no reason to feel rushed to buy any particular hull that comes along. There will always be others.

Hope this helps, even if it isn''t what you want to hear.

Cheers,
Duane