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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Initially Posted - 11/03/2004 :  13:13:34  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Is it just me or is this a really nice boat? (the pictures are best when viewed from the enlarge picture option)
[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63731&item=4500458191&rd=1"]Sparkman and Stephens Chris Craft[/url]
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/03/2004 :  14:20:48  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Pictures almost always look better than the real thing. Still, she doesn't look bad. But.....she's in the islands....paying a skipper to bring her Stateside is 4k, doing it yourself about that in gear.....There are many nice 35 year old boats at home for around 10k. A nice boat? Probably.... a steal, no.

Yep, that's 35 years old.....I know it hurts, especially when you recall sailing on 1960's boats that were the latest and the greatest.....


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Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
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Sea Trac
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Vanuatu
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Response Posted - 11/03/2004 :  14:48:10  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Oscar</i>
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That's the point, you don't bring her Stateside. She's your $10K brand new home in the Caribbean, Mon!

The doghouse is too high for passagemaking, IMHO.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/03/2004 :  15:08:36  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Wonder if Frank got a letter from the IRS, or DHS........

OK, judging from the thread on dock pricing, the prices for docking in the islands are going to bring many a case of sticker shock......."No problem mon". And, also remember that you have to get her out of the area six months of the year, and I reckon they are going to expand the area to include Grenada now.....or be uninsured and hope you don't end up the star of a horror picture next H-season.

I did quite a bit of research on the subject when I got my case of 17 foot-itis.....as there are great deals to be had on "exiting" charter boats, whose owners live thousands of miles away and suddenly find themselves without company dock and group insurance/maintenance......

Bottom line is that unless you have a fat checkbook, the only way to "do the islands" is cruising, living on board, and getting out when the summer starts, or be uninsured and able to tie her up and watch from a near shore.......

Ya mon.....

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Response Posted - 11/04/2004 :  08:29:09  Show Profile
Did anyone notice in the ad that it said the boat has an engine but it isn't installed? That suggests to me that the engine was pulled out for a major overhaul or replacement and the owner bailed out for some reason, possibly the engine is worn or damaged beyond the point of repair. That would mean adding several thousand $$$ to re-power, making this 35 year old boat a really questionable "bargain".
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sailgal
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Response Posted - 11/05/2004 :  11:57:19  Show Profile
I'm not crazy about that design that requires you to step on the galley countertop to get in and out of the cabin. Odd.
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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 11/05/2004 :  13:52:52  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I actually like that. It is extremely strong and large enough to perch there while sailing in cool weather. I am very impressed by the storage all through the boat. Remember, I have seen very few boats in my life. If it ain't here I probably haven't seen it.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/06/2004 :  17:51:55  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
The countertop/companion stairway combination was not uncommon in that era....

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
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