Suddenly inherited old boat

[HRomberg]

A pressure washer will do wonders for the glass. On&Off will take care of any stains (be really careful with the stuff though) and even the teak might clean up pretty well. Cool boat!

[GREGGWARREN]

hey suz it is worth the effort no matter what some days you will say why in the hell did i do this then one day you will sail along and the feeling will come over you YES IT WAS WORTH IT. congrats. to you

[blt2ski]

I saw the OP and spouse a month or so ago. Boat is cleaned up, they both had smiles on their faces. Along with I'm seeing them out on a fairly regular basis!

Marty

[tenuki]

welcome to sailnet and edmonds marina, I'm down on U dock, U6 to be precise, stop by some time.

[sailingdog]

Originally Posted by blt2ski

I saw the OP and spouse a month or so ago. Boat is cleaned up, they both had smiles on their faces. Along with I'm seeing them out on a fairly regular basis!

Marty

Good to hear that...

[blt2ski]

Tenuki, she is up near you somewheres! She was initially last fall on the E and F docks near me. Then had to go to shilshole for a bit, now back in Edmonds, I seem to recall her saying she had a permanent slip vs what ever was availible.

Marty

[tenuki]

Originally Posted by StillInShock

Now, I am trying to figure out the good places to visit in Puget Sound...

I'm guessing you've found this by now, but....

http://www.48north.com/parks/parks_title.htm

[nebo]

Suzanne,

The two most expensive things in the world are:
1) A free sailboat, and
2) A woman, free for the evening

Nebo, still drysailing a "free" trailer sailer

[rsn48]

There are some real benefits to owning and restoring a "beater." I bought a fixer upper and began to regret it as the money to restore it isn't insignificant. However I have learned that as your progress you learn about your boat, how to maintain it, what's working and not, what needs repairs "now," and most importantly, unknowingly you're learning about other boats as well.

If you ever want to do some serious long term cruising, the sweat equity and education you are under going now will stand you in good stead out there in the Briney deep when no one is around to help you. Most folks newer to boating purchase a new boat so they won't have to experience what you are, thinking this is a good thing. Ultimately, taking a boat up is paying your dues on the up keep and repair of such a vessel; the new folks miss out on this experience and they are the ones looking around helpless when the "....." conks out.

[eryka]

Originally Posted by rsn48

There are some real benefits to owning and restoring a "beater." I bought a fixer upper and began to regret it as the money to restore it isn't insignificant. However I have learned that as your progress you learn about your boat, how to maintain it, what's working and not, what needs repairs "now," and most importantly, unknowingly you're learning about other boats as well.

If you ever want to do some serious long term cruising, the sweat equity and education you are under going now will stand you in good stead out there in the Briney deep when no one is around to help you. Most folks newer to boating purchase a new boat so they won't have to experience what you are, thinking this is a good thing. Ultimately, taking a boat up is paying your dues on the up keep and repair of such a vessel; the new folks miss out on this experience and they are the ones looking around helpless when the "....." conks out.

We did it this way too, and in retrospect are very glad of it. Our boat had been something of a floating condo when we bought it, pretty interior with brass & upholstery, but no "systems." We got the benefit of lower purchase cost and then selected and installed exactly the windlass, electronics, etc we wanted, and knew how to fix.