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Originally Posted by tager
I will be doing a refit before I go offshore, and for peace of mind. Things like bedding deck hardware, standing rigging, plumbing and electrical just can't be trusted to previous owners. So there will definitely be a refit. I am planning on purchasing something in the 10k range. Before going offshore I will have probably spent another 5k on preparations. I will take a look at the vega 27s.
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I want to thank the above posters for their kind works.
First I am not here to dash anyone dreams. I guess I fall into the trap that what is obvious to me is not so obvious to others.
Lets take a look a Vega's 27. We are talking about boats that are on the average 35 years old. Time takes it's toll, on a boat and on us old farts.
The OP states that his refit is going to be rigging, plumbing, and electrical. I want to suggest to the OP thats the easy stuff.
35 year old bulkheads will at a minimum need to be re tabbed. If it were my boat and I was going offshore I would be doubling up on the bulkheads and bedding them in tape and epoxy. I would not trust the stringers in a 35 year old boat for offshore. At the least, I would sister in new stringers and cross brace them. Then enclose them in epoxy and fiberglass. How about those nice big ports on a vaga. I would be surprised if they are tempered glass. At the very least storm covers need to made, but it would best to replace them with lexan. I would divide up the bilge and do the best I could to make water tight compartments. This would mean adding more bilge pumps.Chain Plates need to be pulled,
inspected/replaced and refasten. The rudder needs to be pulled. all bearing replaced and stock and tube reinforced.
Days at sea can take a weak boat and tear it apart just by the flexing.
Just my thoughts before I would get to plumbing, rigging, and electrical. Then we can talk about the equipment we going to put on the boat.