You might also want to consider a rigging survey. My surveyor could not see a broken tang. Luckily I had a furler installed, so my rigger saw it before I lost the rig. It was an expensive, unwelcome surprise.
Joel Sent from my iPad On Feb 26, 2013, at 10:27 PM, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: The haul and launch are sold as a pair so the previous haul covers the launch. But if you don't buy then you are responsible for putting it back on the hard. Other than that all costs are yours. That's kinda why you want a contract...so that the money you are investing can't be sold out from under you. The owner would normally make the boat ready for sale and sail but in this case the brokerage will get the yard to do it. I would expect that they pay to make it ready but you pay to re-winterize. A good reason for a sea-trial is to run the engine. Running it on the hard is difficult and WILL NOT reveal 100% of the potential problems. You need full throttle runs. I even suggest full throttle while tied to the dock. During this test watch the shaft seal. Watch for black smoke. Listen for vibration. Check for proper alternator current. If the prop is set correctly you probably won't get full RPM (3200-3600), there is just too much load. Once that is complete, motor out and get to full throttle. Now you should be able to get to full rated RPM. Find out what the hull speed is prior to the sea trial. Compare how close you are able to get. A properly adjusted prop will get you to hull speed at about full RPM. Remember all the drive train together could cost more than $10k. Think you don't need an engine? Think again. I was forced to deliver mine 350 miles without one. I needed it! The sea trial also gives a better idea of the sail condition. You can't tell if a sail is "blown out" until you sail it. You may not find problems with the running rigging or the furler until they are put to use. Electronics might reveal problems too. Depth sounder, auto helm, GPS, radar, speed log. If it has any of these devices, there value is a big fat zero if there is ANY hiccup. Josh Muckley -- Want to email me privately? Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard Then get my public key at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit On Feb 26, 2013 9:25 PM, "David Knecht" <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > You guys are fabulous and one of the reasons I am excited that the boat we > are likely to end up with turns out to be another C&C. I really appreciate > all the advice. One question from the responses- the sea trial. The boat > is on the hard with rig up and engine winterized. It had not occurred to > me that we would throw it in the water in February (March by the time this > would happen) and go for a motor/sail- it is still pretty cold up here, but > it makes sense. I can see the importance of this to run the engine and > check the prop (Maxprop), and I like the idea of an engine survey, but what > else? It will sail like a C&C, so what are the specific goals of the sea > trial? I gather that it would then be hauled again and re-winterized? Who > pays for the launching, prepping, hauling and re-winterizing? Thanks- Dave > > David Knecht > 50 Farmstead Rd. > Storrs, CT 06268 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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