Help! Rotten mast step

[carlo de leo]

I bought my cold molded wooden boat almost 2 years ago. I didnt notice she had this same problem youre discribing.
I had to pull the mast AND the keel...
Now I have a pretty sound and reliable boat.

Regards and Luck,
Carlo

[wesley]

We passed on this boat to buy a Nicholson 32, and the current owners undertook the repair. They say that there was no rot under the floors and that the bulkhead rot (now repaired) was not a structural weakness.

If anyone is looking for a pretty nice 35 foot cruising boat near Sydney, the owners are motivated to sell it ASAP. We had offered $37k.

Duncanson 35 | DBY Boat Sales

[krid2000]

Originally Posted by daga

Getting to the bottom of the problem and addressing all the issues required several experts' time and skills and thus cost a fair bit of money. I knew of the problem when I bought the boat and was aware of how much it would cost, more or less, so no surprises. Most anything can be repaired. But of course you must make sure you understand how much time, energy and cost is involved.

Hi, do you happen to remember how much it cost you?

I'm currently looking at a boat with a corroded mast bottom, and am trying to price out the repair to adjust my offer.

Thanks a lot!
-Dirk

[Emmalina]

Think yours was bad LOL
PHOTOS Discovery why the rigging kept going loose !
Rot chopped out
Mast jacked up and new glass ! Took a week !