Groovebass
New Member
I’m in a search for a boat after having sold my Brent Swain 36 steel cutter which I “almost” completed building. I just could not bear to spend another 2 years building out the interior. Unexpectedly, a 35-2 is checking all my boxes for what i am looking for in a boat. I’m looking at a 1972 model in British Columbia on Yachtworld. Well supported double spreader but mast not too tall. Boom higher up and away from the cockpit. Engine out in the open just above the keel. Lovely storage and mechanical room under the cockpit. Wheell steering with rudderhead easily accessible. Wide transom for a radar arch to put radar, solar panels, etc. I have read it sails well. It has lead incapsulated in the keel. But a red flag is the spade rudder for potential weakness. Does it have a proper anchor chain locker or one of those bins up forward, I cant tell from the photos. I’m a structural guy and my most important question is the overall structural integrity of the boat. Chainplates strong enough? I dont really want to have to fabricate all new chainplates, etc. I’m in Juneau, Alaska so my options for seeing a representative boat before I fly down to British Columbia to look at this one is limited. I was thinking maybe a 1972 model would have a heavy humm since that was just before the oil crisis in 1974 when the price of resin went up so much. Any help appreciated. Thanks. David Ham, Juneau, Alaska.