Recent content by sailor11767

I just looked at that posting. I have this eerie feeling I may have bid on that boat. All that work in 2011. The boat I looked in 2009 at was a 35-II, around that vintage. It's best asset was a nearly new Yanmar. It was VERY tired, and they were asking $20-something K. I offered $5K, and I...

Has it really been that long??? Wow, time flies. Yes, I did buy a boat. I found a Sabre 34 that I couldn't say "no" to. This web site was a big part of why the E-35 was high on my short list, but the Sabre support group is terrific as well. The Sabre came along first. I still do wander...

Actually, that question about "is that a con" was a big thought in the thoughts we were having. We figured that since we had "paid the admission" we ought to "enjoy the show." We were counting on 1 or 2 week long visits up there to cruise in Maine before heading south, since the chances of...

Engine location in Papillion Mike, The pictures of Papillion caught my eye. It seems to me that most E-35/II's with the dinette had a mid-boat engine. This is great from a performance perspective, and from an engine access perspective. A very few, including yours and a boat I have recently...

I've about talked myself out of this boat, but the discussion is still enlightening. I'm all in favor of "safety." However, I'm not sure that all mandatory insurance items are high on the urgent safety list. I spoke with a buddy who bought an older C&C a few years back. He pulled his survey...

Me again. Another question that goes in some forum, but I'm not sure which, so I'll try here. In my unending quest to find an affordable, mint condition E-35/II :rolleyes:, I was wandering in a local yard a few months back and found one. I went home and looked her up on the documentation...

I'm not terribly sure this is the right forum, but it pertains to maintenance impacting insurance, so here goes. I'm contemplating (half the time, I'm ready to plunge, the other half I'm running for dry land) buying a tired E-35 in Maine. Tim Reilly has given me a pretty thorough...

Gareth, Thanks for your reply. I gave a $5K offer on it, he countered at $14, his broker told me I really ought to find a 6 figure offer, I upped it to $6K, his last email included words like "bottom feeder" and "donate before sell at that price." I don't have the boat, and I think I'm better...

I'm starting to really, really want an E-35/II. But I can't find one to actually step aboard and look at, and I don't want to go half way across the country (or Main, where a nice looking one is sitting and calling my name...) to look at one. So, the question, does anyone have one, preferably...

Interesting product. Never seen one, but have used this...

The load on the cloth at the foot is exceedingly low. Many mains that aren't loose footed have a "shelf" built in so that the sail can sag off like a loose footed main, and then there is NO load on the cloth. The high loads are tension along the foot, which isn't affected by the slit, and...

Wow. Oh wow. That's incredible! Your headliner is just out of this world. It sounds easy -- is it? (yes, I know, any one weekend job takes a month of weekends to actually do!) In addition to plywood, which works well and allows us to paint it any color, I've looked at a plastic panel...

Thanks for the thoughts on salvaging. I'm not doing it, but it always seemed to me it was a very low-profit game with a lot of labor. I figured that explained all the relics that couldn't be given away. But it is good to know that there is a way to get rid of truly "dead" boats. Thanks...

Well, the short answer (very short...) was $14K. No explanation, and frankly, it isn't even somewhat supported by the market. It's clearly what he wants for it, not what it will sell for. Sad, because it's not too far gone to save - YET. Brisdon, I'm in Annapolis on the Chesapeake. You...

Gads, what have I done???! I just got an email from the broker, asking what's up? So I sat down, reiterated much of what I've been saying here, and told him to draft up a $5K offer. Conditioned on a survey, statement that the boat is free of liens, and a clear title. I guess at $5K the most...