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I was going to ask this on the e-39 vs Freya question as it relates fairly closely but didn't want to hijack a thread. We are a year and a half away from finally being able to go offshore ( if the health stays good) and we have been going through intense indecision about what path to follow getting ready to go. I have an e-39 that I have redone as much as I can without spending a lot of money on it- although I guess I have spent a lot of money - mostly by far was sweat equity. It's in good shape and we were planning on going offshore with it.
Then I made a list of the things I would need to get it ready. Some of them were: probably new rigging
some mast work
windvane
radar and chartplotter
larger tanks for water and fuel
better hard dodger that will withstand a wave
SSB
Practor Modem
New instuments ST60
Whisker and Reaching poles
at least 2 new sails
more chain
etc.
EPIRB
Liferaft
refridgeration
Now these can add up to $40,000 quiet quickly.
The e-39s that have sold in the last few years according to Soldboat.com seem to sell in reality for about 32,000
Now it crossed my mind that in the car restoration hobby it is always cheaper to look for a deal where someone has done all the work and wants to get out of a project, so I went though a lot of research on boats for sale with most of the equipment on them already.
There are a few improvements we would look for on the e-39. My wife really wants a shower. I want a proper chart table where you don't need to sit sidesaddle. I would like to use the huge area under the lazerette better. We would like better hatches. A little more room would be nice.
So I can find most of this on other boats at around the 100,000 to 120 range.
There is a 48 Camper Nicholson recently done up for about 100,000. The problem is that I would then need to sell my boat - a situation I really don't like doing as I don't want people telling me how they don't like parts of the baot I've tried so hard to restore - and I don't want to give a salesman 10%.
(Hey I'm approaching retirement and that cheapness is what is going to get me through it)
So what the heck do I do? All opinions will be appreciated and in the end I'll make my own decision anyway but I've learned that I don't know everything - so let me know what you would do at this pont.
John Gleadle
e-39
Vancouver BC
Then I made a list of the things I would need to get it ready. Some of them were: probably new rigging
some mast work
windvane
radar and chartplotter
larger tanks for water and fuel
better hard dodger that will withstand a wave
SSB
Practor Modem
New instuments ST60
Whisker and Reaching poles
at least 2 new sails
more chain
etc.
EPIRB
Liferaft
refridgeration
Now these can add up to $40,000 quiet quickly.
The e-39s that have sold in the last few years according to Soldboat.com seem to sell in reality for about 32,000
Now it crossed my mind that in the car restoration hobby it is always cheaper to look for a deal where someone has done all the work and wants to get out of a project, so I went though a lot of research on boats for sale with most of the equipment on them already.
There are a few improvements we would look for on the e-39. My wife really wants a shower. I want a proper chart table where you don't need to sit sidesaddle. I would like to use the huge area under the lazerette better. We would like better hatches. A little more room would be nice.
So I can find most of this on other boats at around the 100,000 to 120 range.
There is a 48 Camper Nicholson recently done up for about 100,000. The problem is that I would then need to sell my boat - a situation I really don't like doing as I don't want people telling me how they don't like parts of the baot I've tried so hard to restore - and I don't want to give a salesman 10%.
(Hey I'm approaching retirement and that cheapness is what is going to get me through it)
So what the heck do I do? All opinions will be appreciated and in the end I'll make my own decision anyway but I've learned that I don't know everything - so let me know what you would do at this pont.
John Gleadle
e-39
Vancouver BC