Recent content by Dave G.

YES, YES, YES !! Be smart, Have fun !

Yes ! That's an excellent plan. Wish I had done the same when I bought mine :)

At 6 knots looks like 14 hours to me IF you sail a straight course. Not likely, so much longer in reality. I personally would break it into at least a couple of days. Hopefully a SoCal member can make a suggestion for a good mid point marina to duck in for a night. As this boat is new to you be...

20k is a lot to "add" to your purchase price and still be at an honest value IMHO. As others have stated you could do a lot of this provided you have the expertise, time, & have a place that will let you do your own the work. The thing that stands out to me is the 7k "to put engine right". Are...

Me thinks it has very little to do with performance or sailing for that matter.

Congrats & welcome Paul, Looks like a nice specimen in the pics. Did you already have a survey or is that happening with the sea trial ? Is the current owner involved in the sea trial ? If so ask questions and take notes as he/she will be your best resource for all things related to this boat...

Can't say that has ever been an issue, in fact it's a pretty good handhold especially while heeled.

I like having mine on the bridge deck, but think I would love it if it were further aft right in front of the helm. I don't use my dodger unless I'm going on a long cruise and yes the mainsheet will rub occasionally going downwind. Not any difference in adjusting boom height from cabin top...

My understanding is if the boat is more than 15 years old it becomes very difficult and the rates are higher if you can find any at all. That said I never personally tried so maybe someone has a first hand experience they can share.

This is info from Christian Williams(Thanks Christian) on another recent thread, shows haul, paint, and labor cost. This work was done in LA so $$ should be close for your cost. He has a E38 so yours may be 10% ish less ? Not sure about a survey cost in your area but here in the Midwest it...

The only way to know for sure is to get the shaft free from the coupler and see if it clears the rudder coming out. On mine I needed to dig about 18" deep to get enough space for the rudder shaft to clear the hull. That said my boat was on jackstands so the bottom of the keel was 1.5" above the...

Well the OP's location is Holyoke MA. I am guessing that boat is on the hard ? OP ?

Wow, seems like a lot of time and $$ just for the rudder drop. Took about an hour to drop mine(not including hole digging time) by myself. I had a helper putting it back in and it took about hour and a half by the time we got everything aligned and cable tension readjusted.

You can cut the hose to fit size needed in most applications. Al Have you pulled your prop shaft and if so does it come out without dropping the rudder ?

Christian does that time and cost include the haul and splash ?