Greetings All,
I am new here. Have visited and observed this site for many years. However, never posted.
I recently looked at a 1987 J28 in south Florida selling for $11,800(are you kidding me?)
The price was ridiculous low and had been for sale for many, many, many months(red flag).
I recently decided to spend my Sunday morning, going to take a quick look at the boat. The boat is on the hard " and motor winterized", etc etc.
Getting to the point, the over all look of the boat was great for a 1987 J28. I did not go onboard or below because owner was not present.
The keel had cracks on the upper portion of it, close to where it connected to the hull. The cracks were forward and aft, a couple of few inches in length, not more than a toothpick wide.
Potentially catastrophic? I have seen sailboats lose theirr keel in a race, not pretty....
There was a small gauge in the bottom of the keel about halfway from the leading edge, starboard to port, not very significant on underside though, not very big, perhaps 2-3 inches in length and not more than 1/8 inch deep at most.
Hard to determine how extensive the cracks were, and describe exactly without showing photos(which I have).
I did not look inside and below because the owner was not present.
Question:
is it potentially worth spending the money and possibly repairing and/or replacing keel?, depending on the extent of the damage/cracking etc etc.
offer less than the listed price?
not even worth the time and money?
Please! Comments, questions appreciated...any advice and assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks.
CKH1
I am new here. Have visited and observed this site for many years. However, never posted.
I recently looked at a 1987 J28 in south Florida selling for $11,800(are you kidding me?)
The price was ridiculous low and had been for sale for many, many, many months(red flag).
I recently decided to spend my Sunday morning, going to take a quick look at the boat. The boat is on the hard " and motor winterized", etc etc.
Getting to the point, the over all look of the boat was great for a 1987 J28. I did not go onboard or below because owner was not present.
The keel had cracks on the upper portion of it, close to where it connected to the hull. The cracks were forward and aft, a couple of few inches in length, not more than a toothpick wide.
Potentially catastrophic? I have seen sailboats lose theirr keel in a race, not pretty....
There was a small gauge in the bottom of the keel about halfway from the leading edge, starboard to port, not very significant on underside though, not very big, perhaps 2-3 inches in length and not more than 1/8 inch deep at most.
Hard to determine how extensive the cracks were, and describe exactly without showing photos(which I have).
I did not look inside and below because the owner was not present.
Question:
is it potentially worth spending the money and possibly repairing and/or replacing keel?, depending on the extent of the damage/cracking etc etc.
offer less than the listed price?
not even worth the time and money?
Please! Comments, questions appreciated...any advice and assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks.
CKH1