[C38] Mark stays with the salty dog!

[Don Strong]

Mark: You be soulful! Regards, Don

On 11/25/11 3:11 PM, Mark Lewis wrote:
>
> Craig,
>
> Appreciate your opinion.  The Jeanneau did sell for $22k, which I 
> think was a lot of boat for the money.  I'll keep grinding on my C38 
> punchlist but try and stay with used parts and below another $10k.
>
> Mark
>
> *From:*listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *Craig
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:03 AM
> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] no choice
>
> Opinions are just that....here's mine.....The C-38 is a solid cored 
> hull boat, the Jeanneau is a bulsa cored boat. To me it's like 
> comparing apples and oranges. I personally would not consider owning a 
> cored hull boat for cruising boat. If you spend more time tied to the 
> dock sipping wine.....go for the Jeanneau.
>
> Craig Steinkraus
>
> Wings
>
> *From:*Don Strong <mailto:drstrong at ucdavis.edu>
>
> *Sent:*Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:07 AM
>
> *To:*Catalina 38 Listserve <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>
>
> *Subject:*Re: [C38] no choice
>
> 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!
>
> *From:*listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
> <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> 
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *1derful at comcast.net <mailto:1derful at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 11, 2011 2:54 PM
> *To:* listserve at catalina38.org <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>
> *Subject:* [C38] Quadrant
>
> I believe someone recently posted a note that they knew where to find 
> one.  Remember
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
>
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> University of California, Davis 95616
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