Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

[Katapult Mike]

Originally Posted by Don C L

you make it sound too easy!

Hey, we gotta keep the dream alive.....

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Don C L

I don't know anything about it but this Cal 36 ad in Ventura CA jumped out at me... more temptations...
https://ventura.craigslist.org/boa/d...641145896.html

Incredible deal. But gone are the days of the young adventurers that cast fate to the wind for the chance of adventure.

[jeanathon]

7 hours left to bid on this one. Bid it up please so I don't buy it.
Sabre 28 in good nik.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/20439133264...Bk9SR4zr6KqoYg

[Silverlark]

Here's another eBay deal...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/39475256115...Bk9SR96um-CtYg

[jeanathon]

^^^^^^^ That one is a basket case.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by Don C L

you make it sound too easy!

Remember who your talking to
A couple hours with a pressure washer does wonders

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Silverlark

Here's another eBay deal...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/39475256115...Bk9SR96um-CtYg

Great design but Taiwan built with all the problems that come with them from their teak decks and gogs of teak inside hidden tons of leaks.

[markwesti]

New Beta 25 engine .
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/197...il-28-7934068/

[SuW]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

Great design but Taiwan built with all the problems that come with them from their teak decks and gogs of teak inside hidden tons of leaks.

Beautiful boat.

From the survey: "This vessel is not considered by me to be suitable for safe, reliable pleasure cruising at this time."

[Doraaman]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

You paid $500 for that Watkins and you';re concerned that it might "kill the wallet"? You picked the wrong hobby. The sole should be relatively straight forward. The deck?...not so much. I have done one. It requires de-skinning areas (I do it from the top) and recore.
There are many threads with "some" good suggestions. Where is your boat?

There’s actually no core. It’s fiberglass. So I’m assuming a deck has some delimitation. I expected to spend ~ $15,000 +\- in repairs. The boat is west coast Florida.

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Doraaman

There’s actually no core. It’s fiberglass. So I’m assuming a deck has some delimitation. I expected to spend ~ $15,000 +\- in repairs. The boat is west coast Florida.

That is not correct. The deck is cored with plywood...
"The deck and cockpit, like the hull, are molded as a single unit of a combination of polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving and MCSF. Plywood coring is incorporated between layers of fiberglass in the cabin top, deck, seat, and cockpit sole areas to give additional stiffness."

[Doraaman]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

That is not correct. The deck is cored with plywood...
"The deck and cockpit, like the hull, are molded as a single unit of a combination of polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving and MCSF. Plywood coring is incorporated between layers of fiberglass in the cabin top, deck, seat, and cockpit sole areas to give additional stiffness."

We’ve looked but no wood coring. Talked to other Watkins 36CC owners and they confirmed. There is wood near the hatches. Have taken out screws, no evidence of a core. I’ve read that description but haven’t found where they have laid a core.

[Doraaman]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

That is not correct. The deck is cored with plywood...
"The deck and cockpit, like the hull, are molded as a single unit of a combination of polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving and MCSF. Plywood coring is incorporated between layers of fiberglass in the cabin top, deck, seat, and cockpit sole areas to give additional stiffness."

Taking down the headliner looks like previous owner tried to do some weird brace job from underneath.

[jeanathon]

Wrong thread.

[ramron67]

Here is another boat in the North East.
Price reduction has put it just under $30K.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/198...er-33-8766345/