Hmmmm.
Maybe someone will pay somewhere the asking price, but I wouldn’t.
Are they actually worth anything with a knackered inboard?
At least whoever buys mine will have a working engine, well run in but still going strong.
What’s it like out of the water?
You know you want to, but heed the clues…I think either a keel’s fallen off or it’s capsized.
Its Groundhog Day again ! And Jill would still get cold, so what’s the attraction?
Hmmmm,
1. Does it solve the “cold sailing-wife” problem vs. a pilothouse motor-sailor?
2. Is the diesel repairable? While the motor-well works on the KatieL, I’m still not sure about one for a larger and heavier boat that will operate in much rougher offshore conditions compared to the power of an inboard diesel and it’s immersed prop. Here in the States many boats have permanent line-cutters installed on the shaft and folding or semi-folded props to reduce the snags.
3. “Cold sailing-wife”. An inboard diesel also means you can have an onboard heater…but a Centaur also means you usually have the companionway open most of the time.
So….Engine transplant with a better type of diesel? Or the outboard well?
Two advantages; you know the Centaur boat-type, and Roger’s just a phone-call away.
Get a quote on fixing the engine and take it from there.
Otherwise why did owner not spend the 500 to fix it and sell for 6000?
But it is in the right place.
Remember it’s not usable as is so you will loose the rest of the season fixing it or converting to ?.
Maybe timing is not important?
I like the centaur in Woodbridge.
W
I reckon your 2k estimate isn’t far off the mark. My newish Nanni 23 was the main reason I bought Drift. Everything else can pretty much be dealt with cost effectively. Personally I would stick to the chunky inboard for a boat that size and get a stripper around your shaft…
G
Why not have a complete change of tack? Sell the house, live aboard this monster and instead of going round the UK, sail round the world: http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/Sailboats/challenge-67-/81074#fr5xvROYem5rvH4U.97
You can head for a warmer climate and the cold wife problem is solved!
Plenty of space for the family too!
You might have to take them with you: it says the boat’s been single-handed but there’s a heck of a lot of winches there for one person.
You don’t have to buy a new engine – plenty of second hand engines about that can be seen running.