Finished Now!!
So honestly this was a bit of an impulse buy. We had been discussing our next challenge / adventure and we have always been water loving, boating people but never sailboat people. As I have said before we have been inspired a great deal by Riley and Elaina of SV La Vagabond, Jason and Nikki of Gone with the Wynns, Will and Kat of Monday Never and the list goes on and on. We knew we wanted to learn to sail and we have looked into many sailing schools but time and money are the big hurdle. (We are trying to free ourselves up from student loans and other debt).
The add for this boat was a little ambiguous and the price was exceptional. I called to inquire.
Bob, told me the back story. He had bought a piece of property with a free standing garage and all contents. Inside was this boat. The boat belonged to the previous owners son who had passed a while back and the boat has set dry since ~1993. Title was transferred to Bob and all was on the up and up. He told me he knows nothing about sailboats and I could come look.
Problem is - I know nothing about sailboats either!
I crawled all over the boat!
The boat looked good, older, dated, but solid as far as I could tell - no holes. Motor came with as well as a lot of other boating accessories - anchor, fenders, life vests, lines etc. It needed love... a lot of love! I knew it would need new electrical components and fresh bottom paint but I could handle all this!
We gave him a 500.00 deposit and planed to return in 2-3 days with the rest of the money and ready to take possession.
I purchased a new trailer light harness and several other things to prep for the trip home. White knuckled the whole way, we made it and now the big work begins!
Carter didn't waste any time getting started. He was happy to help pressure wash the old paint and barnacles off.