[C38] no choice
Don Strong
drstrong at ucdavis.edu
Thu Nov 17 08:07:20 EST 2011
There really is no choice. The Jeanneu is a wine a cheese boat. You will
find yourself humiliated to be seen in it. The C38 is a salty dog. Go
with the C38.
Don
On 11/16/11 4:03 PM, Mark Lewis wrote:
>
> OK, the rookie is also a rabble-rouser (sp?). I suspect I purchased
> the lowest priced Catalina 38 ever. Less than $15k. 1978, tiller,
> nothing worked on the boat when I bought it. Water leaks fouled
> electrical panel and half of the toggels were rusted. Battery charger
> installed in hanging locker, shore power connection didn't work, so an
> extension cord was run through the head hatch to keep batteries topped
> off. Engine (Westerbeke 33) needed $1800 worth of work to get
> waterpump and impellor going for sea trial (seller wanted me to pay
> half; I passed as I made my offer assuming the engine ran). Project
> boat...u get the pic?
>
> Longer story shorter; I am proud owner of hull #6. Here is my $10,000
> question: My punch list of improvements (half for wheel steering and
> dodger) is $10k. I budgeted $3k for Edson parts for wheel, but may buy
> used for $500. $10k could be $7.5k. Sailed my boat to Catalina
> Island (25 miles off shore) twice, and I love it! U may have seen my
> earlier punch list. Half of my 24 repairs could be made for $600
> total, but lots of self-labor love.
>
> My selling broker (Long Beach Yacht Sales) has a 1984 Jeanneau 37
> (mine is hull #6, 1978) that is a bank repo reduced to $26K. Has
> wheel, dodger, windlass, Perkins deisel, etc... Have reason to believe
> I could buy for less (has accepted offer for less). Still needs lots
> of brightwork, but more labor than material. Bottom line: if I sold
> my 38 for what I paid (it now runs and most things work), and added
> $10k, I could likely buy newer boat without labor and aggrevation to
> improve Cat38. If not this boat, other FSBO's could be available.
> Advice? Heresy? Would promise to be like Tom T... alumni with
> mounting experience!
>
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> *Subject:* [C38] Quadrant
>
> I believe someone recently posted a note that they knew where to find
> one. Remember
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
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Donald R. Strong
Professor
Dept. of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis 95616
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