[casey1004]

The boat was surveyed, by an excellent surveyor 6 weeks ago by someone who had put an offer in on the boat. The deal fell through, because the man who wanted to buy the boat had to sell his freedom 28 to buy this boat. The surveyor did both boats... the C36 surveyed beautifully with no issues. The Freedom 28 failed survey because of water damage. I spoke with the owner of the Freedom 28 who wanted to buy the C36 and he is selling me the survey. He also took the boat out for a sea trial and had nothing but great things to say, with one exception. This boat is in-mast mainsail furling and he said the wind picked up suddenly to 25-30 knots and it took 3 people to reef. One of the reasons I went with in-mast furiling was for ease of use so I am wondering if anyone has had experience, good or bad with main furling?

So, the boat has been surveyed and taken to sea trial, just not by me. The surveyor is going to go back to the boat to ensure that no damage has occurred in the last 6 weeks.

I took the catalina 350 out for a sail last year... I know these are two different boat, but I know the C36 is a long held design that should, in theory, work for me.

The boat is out of the water, on stands, mast out. I guess I could insist on a sea trial, but I think the idea of escrowing money is good.