Hi Russ, Thanks for the reply. It has been listed since the summer, and he seems to be dropping the price; I know he is motivated, but it's still a bit beyond my budget, and moorage will cost a bit more than the 30' boats I've been looking at.
I'm very familiar with VW diesels, currently own two, and have had many since the 80s. Not sure how access is since the engine is larger than the A4, and economy is probably not as good as a 2-3 cyl Yanmar, although tuning the IP might help. Just don't see many marine VWs so not sure how they fare in this application - the blocks are bulletproof, but not sure about the marine components, manifold/exchanger, raw water pump etc. Sounds like it may be a custom job also, so if parts are non-standard that could be an issue. I'll probably arrange to see it, and report back. I'm just trying to get the most solid boat I can for about $20-25k CAD, so boats that don't have what I need/want (cockpit enclosure for winter is one), or have a bunch of stuff I don't need, will mean that I must pay more, or allow for additional costs to add things. On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 10:18 AM Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Shawn, > > The ad identifies her as a 35 mk-2 and only $30,000. > > Nice set-up for extended B.C. coastal cruising with solar panels, water > maker and Solent jib. The Solent jib is a good choice for short-handed > cruising but a PITA for tacking the genoa if it can't be moved aft (not > practical with the furler on it). The dodger is okay and most coastal > cruiser like them. I don't as a personal preference (mostly 'cause they're > ugly and impair good visibility while sailing. > > No stability issues with any of that, or the big honking anchor on the > bow. And you will sleep well in a blow. :) > > The older marinized VW diesels are known for cracked head issues but since > it is only operating at 50% load at max (check the prop size) it likely > doesn't get hot enough to suffer at the head, but continuos running at low > load can lead to carbon buildups (sticky rings & valve problems). > > For a well found cruiser that appears ready to go I think $30 grand is a > bargain. > > Cheers, Russ > ex-* Sweet*, 35 mk-1 > > > > > > > At 08:27 AM 1/4/2019, you wrote: > > Hello, > > I am considering a '74 36' mk2, with several modifications, and I am > curious about how they might affect the boat in terms of suitability for > coastal cruising (BC coast) and possibly a trip around Vancouver Island. > Perhaps some here are familiar with the boat 'Callisto' which has: > > Twin furlers rigged with 150 genoa and 90 jib. > VW diesel with dual alternators, reported 4000 hrs. > Watermaker > Aluminum framed dodger (not the most attractive, but appears well built). > > The asking price is $32k CAD, which seems high. > https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/victoria-bc/c-c-35-mk-ii/1372900178 > > Interested in thoughts on this boat, and the 35-2 in general. > > Thanks > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
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