[C38] no choice

[William Knowles]

Check with Montauk Dave his boat was  totaled might be alot of parts
available.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark, you won't be turning heads with the Jeanneau as with the 38!!!!!. If
> it was a newer jeanneau, that's another story..
> You have the cheapest c38, but I have the most neglected ever. .... And it
> wasn't that expensive to put her back on shape, just time....
> It depends on your time to spend on Pokai and your skills..... And of
> course, personal choice!
> Regards, max
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:07, Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
> 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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W H Knowles
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