[C38] Under Contract - Some questions

[Charles Finn]

Danny,
You will love the boat as it has the pedigree to do what you describe.

1. I have had a profurl for over 10 years and over 20,000 miles with no 
trouble.  You do need to go with the close to the deck configuration.
2. Steve Smolinske really likes Island Planet sails and I personally 
know how fast his boat is!  But, are many sailmakers out there and we 
all seem to have preferences.  If money is short, shop Bacon Sails or 
Minney's for used sails.  Sometimes you get lucky!
3. Now that I have a dodger and bimini.....  what the hell was I 
thinking all those years sailing without it?  I guess I just like 
rolling dice with melanoma?  Best way is to have one custom fitted.  
Make SURE you can see the sails, sea and other boats!
4. The mast step fix is on our website.
5.  Make sure the surveyor sounds your deck for voids and checks for 
moisture.  I would be surprised if there was none as we have a cored 
deck and cabin.  Unless things are real bad, this should not be a deal 
killer.  Just get it fixed.
Have the surveyor look at your rigging, especially around turnbuckles.

Best,
Chuck Finn
Commodore

On 6/2/2015 4:43 PM, Daniel Haughey wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> After an unusual round of interactions, I've finally come to terms on 
> a price and about to sign a P&S and schedule a pre purchase survey. 
>  I'm pretty excited about the prospect but, still willing to walk away 
> if the survey goes bad, (or worse than I have imagined).
>
> Anyway, just trying to gather some info about things we'd need pretty 
> quickly if the deal goes thru.
>
> 1. New standing rigging and a roller fuler
>     I'm looking at a Profurl on closeout from Defender currently and 
> I'm going to try and contact the guy that rerigged my previous boat
>     for the standing rigging.  Any insights or comment here?
>
> 2.  I believe it will need a new headsail pretty quickly too.  when 
> the seller says it is "fair" it needs replaced...  I see some 
> available on
>       line for delivery.  Is that a good idea?  We're not racers but 
> we like spirited sailing and don't really go home at 25knots...  I'm
> thinking a 135 working sail will do us nicely.
>
> 3. A bimini is really important to us.  It this something we can get 
> from an on line source?  Or, is that a bad idea?
>
> 4. The mast step seems to need attention.  I think someone here has a 
> pretty detailed how to on that.  The existing one seems to be
>     a shaped block of wood.  Any good pointers here or where I could 
> find that how to?
>
> 5. Any particular things or areas of focus I should make the surveyor 
> aware of?
>
> Thanks for any comments, suggestions or insights guys.
>
> Danny
>
>
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