So a few of you recognize I attempted like hell to purchase a Columbia 30-2 sportboat. For me, it ticked each field for what I wish to do for the following part of crusing. And I had an agreed deal on the nicest one in every of this stuff on the planet. Positioned in LA, the house owners had completed only a fabulous job upgrading, bettering and sustaining theirs.
It even had a small diesel inboard, which up to now would have made me shoot myself, however now, with extra daysailing/shorthanded crusing in thoughts, mixed with a slip that I can not actually sail out of, the inboard made sense.
My deal on the ‘Lumbo acquired yoked, and so I began pondering (at all times a foul factor for me) about what else would do the trick. Price range and slip measurement constraints didn’t give me the power to spend what it takes to degree up, so I hit on the Hobie 33 as a risk.
As a facet word, for the primary time ever, A J/100 appeared like a fantastic resolution, however with 18 year-old 100s going for within the $90k neighborhood, that possibility was rapidly dominated out. So, as this stuff are likely to go, a good friend heard that I is likely to be concerned with a 33, so he pointed me to somebody who might know of 1 on the market, and that lead me to this boat!
This boat is hull #116 – a set keel 33 that has seen higher days, however the proprietor had been slowly fixing it up; he lp’d the mast and growth white, he powder coated the stanchions and pulpits black, ripped out the shit headliner and inside hull coverings, made some small carbon bits (handrails, tiller), changed the chainplates, and so on. And the outboard well (whereas removed from good when in comparison with those in Melges 32 and FT 10’s, is one hell of quite a bit higher than hanging a god rattling outboard on the transom. And no, I don’t suppose that outboard has a lot life in it!
The boat is filthy, and oxidized, has all original equipment like winches, etc., and it seems to be like a bomb exploded inside. The proprietor has some nice concepts for making it look fairly good inside, which is vital to me.
I’m going to maintain it inventory and preserve it within the water. I’m speaking to each Eric Heim at Quantum, and Rodney Keenan at Evolution about sails. I like each of them immensely, they’ve nice concepts in regards to the boat, and so they each make beautiful sails.
And so that’s my newest caper. I do know we now have a good bit of labor to do, I do know the pluses and minus’ of the 33, however I’m enthusiastic about doing this.
There are a few issues that I’m not positive how you can rectify. For starters, the inventory rudder is not going to come out of the boat. The proprietor thinks maybe the improper shade lock-tight acquired used and in spite of everything these years, it has seized up? If anybody has any ideas on that, I might vastly recognize it. Additionally being a set keel mannequin, I took this shot . What’s the possible reason behind the rust and the way greatest to take care of it?
I created a thread in Repair It Anarchy, jump on in! – ed.
