Hi all,
I’m looking at one of these to buy as a liveaboard.
i have plenty of experience both sailing and maintenance after a long career in the charter industry.
The boat I’m looking at is definitely a project boat and needs some tlc to bring her back to her best.
I will no doubt have plenty of questions but the most pressing today are:
Mast paint. This is peeling off over large areas. Is this an immediate problem? The masts are aluminium and look as if they are anodised underneath the paint.
Masts again - they have a join about 1/3 to 1/2 way up. Is this standard?
Teak decks - the caulking has failed over large areas. As I understand it, there are no fastenings through the glass fibre decks underneath - the teak is simply bedded down. Water is bound to have gotten in under the teak - what would your solution be?
Many thanks,
Roger.