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Well....our offer was accepted, surprisingly!
Now I'm REALLY running around in circles....time to start accessorizing.


Yup, the margaritas will be started a little early today methinks

Thanks so much for everyones advice and responses! I am so very grateful!

Congrats!

No pics - didn't happen.

Thanks:-)

Ok, here is the link to the pics!

http://www.boatdealers.ca/usedboats/sai ... escription

I got it for cheaper of course. I offered $16,250, he came back with $16,500.

I hope it floats;-)

Nice picture!

Congrats!
From one new owner to another just remember your first trip is a lot of learning do's and don'ts.

Congrats on the new boat. Very nice. It looks like when the bottom paint was removed that they sanded off good portions of gelcoat. I would fix that with either new gelcoat or even better with barrier paint before the boat spends too much time on the water.
Sea Wind

Thanks everyone:-)

Sea Wind, yup yup....figured the bottom needed something. The dealer said if we were going to take it in and out it MAY be ok, but he suggested to redo it. We will be keeping it in the water for a few months, so will take care of that right away!

Nice score. She looks really clean, too, at least from the pics. Mine was a real mess inside when I got it, but was surprisingly easy to make sparkle.

Some general observations from the pics:

Those short goal posts on the trailer will scratch your hull - sleeve them with some 1-1/2" PVC. Bring them up to the rub rail, and put a cap on each one with a couple of air holes in the side just below the cap (so it doesn't float off). Look at most folks' or and you'll see taller goal post sleeves. Try to get schedule 80 PVC if you can (much stronger than schedule 40). PVC electrical conduit is also UV resistant, and may be easier to get in schedule 80. Those boats blow around easily, and can be tricky sometimes to get on the trailer, so taller goalposts will be very helpful. I'm going to try to sleeve the vee at the bow, also, just because I sometimes have trouble getting the bow into place without scraping it whe the current is running (Erie Canal, mostly).

Do check out the trailer carefully. They don't have the best reputation for longevity, and the axle (3500 lb) is probably underrated for the boat loaded for cruising, so be sure you service those bearings and brakes. And don't trust the tires if they're more than 6 years old or so - new ones are cheap enough, and can be had on sale for around $100 mounted on a galvanized wheel. Less if you only need tires, but at that age, the wheels may need attention. Watch the load rating, remembering that the trailer and boat is more like 4000 lb or so, loaded for action. I put new disc brakes on mine for about $400, with all new parts including the surge coupler. Lots of discussion on this if you do a search. http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Brakes/ ... 43100.html

That head with pumpout will keep your local authorities happy. I wish mine had that arrangement. I threaten folks contemplating using the PP in mine that they will have to empty it, and so far noone has used it. But it's there.

Looks like you done good. Congrats.

So ..... Starspun, the name of your boat will be...

Crikey wrote:So ..... Starspun, the name of your boat will be...

Why, *StarSpun* of course!
We were going to name our future boat 'Serenity' after the spacecraft in the sci-fi series 'FireFly', but there seem to be a lot of sailboats named that....haha!

I have been brainstorming on design....first I was going to go with teal and black colors with sparkles, but then I got the idea to maybe outfit the boat using a Steampunk influence. Still not sure. I'd need a lot of brass and antique looking things, and the boat just looks too modern inside to change it over. Decisions!

I think the most important thing is the full enclosure bimini....we really need one of those. What is the real difference between the Dowsar and the Genco? I have been reading a bit about them, they seem to be the same but the Genco is cheaper. Any thought on this anyone?

tkanzler wrote:Nice score. She looks really clean, too, at least from the pics. Mine was a real mess inside when I got it, but was surprisingly easy to make sparkle.

Some general observations from the pics:

Those short goal posts on the trailer will scratch your hull - sleeve them with some 1-1/2" PVC. Bring them up to the rub rail, and put a cap on each one with a couple of air holes in the side just below the cap (so it doesn't float off). Look at most folks' or and you'll see taller goal post sleeves. Try to get schedule 80 PVC if you can (much stronger than schedule 40). PVC electrical conduit is also UV resistant, and may be easier to get in schedule 80. Those boats blow around easily, and can be tricky sometimes to get on the trailer, so taller goalposts will be very helpful. I'm going to try to sleeve the vee at the bow, also, just because I sometimes have trouble getting the bow into place without scraping it whe the current is running (Erie Canal, mostly).

Do check out the trailer carefully. They don't have the best reputation for longevity, and the axle (3500 lb) is probably underrated for the boat loaded for cruising, so be sure you service those bearings and brakes. And don't trust the tires if they're more than 6 years old or so - new ones are cheap enough, and can be had on sale for around $100 mounted on a galvanized wheel. Less if you only need tires, but at that age, the wheels may need attention. Watch the load rating, remembering that the trailer and boat is more like 4000 lb or so, loaded for action. I put new disc brakes on mine for about $400, with all new parts including the surge coupler. Lots of discussion on this if you do a search. http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Brakes/ ... 43100.html

That head with pumpout will keep your local authorities happy. I wish mine had that arrangement. I threaten folks contemplating using the PP in mine that they will have to empty it, and so far noone has used it. But it's there.

Looks like you done good. Congrats.

Thanks:-) We are so super excited about this. I don't know what to look for first. Thanks for the link on the disc breaks, I have it bookmarked! We will take your advice on the trailer, thank you so so so much. Bryans list of things to do is fair sized this early in the game. HAHA!

We are also toying with the idea of towing the boat behind our moho next year to use it around the Florida Keys. In this case, we will for sure need to do some modifications on the trailer!

Hey, that's a good way to keep your PP clean. LOL!

.don't forget to change your avatar tag to owner...

Catigale wrote:.don't forget to change your avatar tag to owner...

Done! YAY!