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Apparently I'm not meant to have a boat...

57K views 454 replies 66 participants last post by  jimgo 
#1 ·
I'm crushed. The 1980 Allmand 31 we just purchased may be about to be parted out. The damping plate exploded in the engine when the boat was moved from VA to the Northern Chesepeake. The marina was just out to look at it, and they say that the motor mounts were shot, most of the hoses in the engine should have been replaced, the prop shaft was misaligned and cutting through the hull, and the transmission is likely shot. The cost to repair everything will likely exceed the value of the boat.

I had the boat surveyed by someone who was recommended by two different marinas in that area. I can't believe he missed some of these issues.
 
#454 ·
Thanks for reminding me.

It might be my imagination but it seems like a good rule of thumb is that often the labor amount is some good multiplier of the material.
Something like material times 1.5 or thereabouts.

I can just imagine how pleased you are to open the engine hatch and see a freshly painted engine and machine room.
Must be very nice.
Congratulations on sticking it through.

I'm recently interested because of my friends Almond 31 I've been sailing the last few weeks.
 
#455 ·
I think your laboar/material calculations are roughly what I've seen used in other industries, too.

As to how happy I am about the engine, yeah, it's nice to know that it should be in good shape for a while. Now if only my wife enjoyed seeing the clean engine compartment and freshly painted engine... ;)

If you or Charlie have questions, I'm happy to try to answer any that I can. Have you and he seen Allmand Sail Dedicated to bringing Allmand owners together and the Allmand Owner's group on Google Groups? I personally hate the user interface of the Google Group, but the people there are fairly responsive (very little activity though) and the documents section has a lot of good information. If you're ever down in NJ, let me know and I'll take you out on our boat. It would be interesting to get your take on the differences between the boats.
 
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