In our case, the smaller boat needs much less work (at least that's our current assessment) to go anywhere. It's also much more simplified than the "big boat". For example: we went out and got a new mast. So the mast thing is taken care of. Most of the gear from the old mast was usable, except for three tangs, a turnbuckle, and a cleat.
Technically, the cleat was ok, but one of the ends was rough and I thought why not replace it. I found out that West Marine doesn't carry tangs (hmph!) so I'll order that. The rigging is otherwise usable -- no frays on the wires, etc. They had been using one of those yellow nylon ropes for sheets but we have a lot of lines from the Tartan we can put into service. The boom is in fine shape, as was the rudder. The tiller needs a quick sanding and some varnish. The sails are pretty worn out, but we don't have to replace them to go sailing.
So other than three tangs, and some paint, the Ospray should be ready to go in a week or so, while the Tartan is going to take much longer.
Here's another pic of the Ospray. If folks aren't familiar with 'em, they were made between 1959 and 1969. Looks like a smaller Day Sailer really. This is not the same boat as the similar-sized Osprey of the UK.
She wasn't too dirty inside, but definitely needs paint. One of the coamings has a section missing, but the mahogany cockpit floor boards you can see leaning against the garage in the previous post belongs to the Ospray. With some paint, she's gonna look rather nice.
