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Water in hull
The local town government is going to auction off their 1986 19' Seacraft. I am intereted in bidding on it. I have talked with the officer who has run the boat from the beginning. He told me originally that the boat was 'a little heavy'. He didn't know why. Was sluggish. Wondered if they needed to change prop. Or had it taken on some water? When they took it to the marina to have it commissioned, they decided to have it weighed. Taking rough account of what they had on the boat, they figured that the boat was 800 pounds overweight! He assumes water has gotten in (a lot of water, it seems to me), maybe from somewhere on the top deck. He is not sure.
Assuming the marina didn't make a mistake in weighing the boat, I have some questions. 1. 800 pounds seems a lot. Is this possible? 2. Assuming the boat does have 800 pounds of water in her somewhere, is it possible to get the water out, repair dry rot and whatever else needs to be repaired? 3. If it is possible to do this -- or, in my case, to have it done -- is it possible to do it and stay out of bankruptcy? 4. Is it worth doing? This of course would depend on how much one paid for the boat. But aside from money, might one expect other problems, of the sort that might lead one to say 'no thanks'? If any one has any light to shed on this situation, I would be most grateful. Skipper |
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