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Originally Posted by xort
Too many wasted trips looking at 'well maintained' boats.
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Yup I made over 50 trips two find just two candidates!!!! Most, like 95%, of boats are in horse do do condition!!!
We once drove six hours to look at a "very well maintained boat" that the owner stored in his yard so he could work on her. When we arrived there was the boom with the main sail wrapped around it sitting on the ground next to the boat rotting. The boat and the boom were uncovered under 100+ foot white pine trees. The cabin had 16-18" of water over the floor boards and the deck was leaking and oozing out a brown goo of coffee color that was rotting deck core. Oh and one blade was sheared off the prop and the boat had been grounded so hard the water from inside was slowly leaking out of the keel to hull joint... But the
hatches were open to "air" it out or let it fill up like an indoor swimming pool...
