A sad end to a boat?

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Just seen that my first boat, a Caprice 19, is now ashore minus one of her bilge keels, thanks to corroded keel bolts.
The cost of fixing her will be a lot more than she will be worth, so the outlook does not look good.
Had some happy times with her when she was in better nick, so a sad sight.

 

[One A.]

Just seen that my first boat, a Caprice 19, is now ashore minus one of her bilge keels, thanks to corroded keel bolts.
The cost of fixing her will be a lot more than she will be worth, so the outlook does not look good.
Had some happy times with her when she was in better nick, so a sad sight.

Do you have a pic of her back in the day?

 

[DownWest]

Just seen that my first boat, a Caprice 19, is now ashore minus one of her bilge keels, thanks to corroded keel bolts.
The cost of fixing her will be a lot more than she will be worth, so the outlook does not look good.
Had some happy times with her when she was in better nick, so a sad sight.

As long as the hull is sound, some young guy could do it up for sweat + a little dosh. Just need to find the guy. The rest is finding somewhere to keep it at low cost, which seems the biggest bar to sailing now.

I assume the errant keel is still around, or did it drop off afloat?

 

[RupertW]

As long as the hull is sound, some young guy could do it up for sweat + a little dosh. Just need to find the guy. The rest is finding somewhere to keep it at low cost, which seems the biggest bar to sailing now.

I assume the errant keel is still around, or did it drop off afloat?

True but small boats are worth so little and can be picked up with much less work needed - I had to give away my GK24 eventually even though I'd tarted a lot of it up, was fully sailable with new sail covers and freshly painted deck, new halyards, new wiring etc, and most important of all a brand new engine for 5K. I got £200 and was very glad of it as annual marina fees were due.

 

[Seajet]

True but small boats are worth so little and can be picked up with much less work needed - I had to give away my GK24 eventually even though I'd tarted a lot of it up, was fully sailable with new sail covers and freshly painted deck, new halyards, new wiring etc, and most important of all a brand new engine for 5K. I got £200 and was very glad of it as annual marina fees were due.

Rupert,

that's a silly low amount, but reflects the costs of keeping a fin keeler of any size on the south, might have got a lot more if you could have got her to the west or Scottish coasts ?

In Tobermoryphils' case I think most ply boats like the Caprice are time expired now; the first boat I sailed on was a Robert Tucker designed ply Mystic 21; an achingly pretty boat but good for 3 knots and a keel fell off at her mooring.

I am very glad I didn't see her end though, that would have been heartbreaking and I feel for Tobermoryphil.

A friend recently gave away a good Leisure 17 twin keeler ( grp of course ) to a local youngsters' charity so that's a wonderful result.

 

[DownWest]

True but small boats are worth so little and can be picked up with much less work needed - I had to give away my GK24 eventually even though I'd tarted a lot of it up, was fully sailable with new sail covers and freshly painted deck, new halyards, new wiring etc, and most important of all a brand new engine for 5K. I got £200 and was very glad of it as annual marina fees were due.

Yes, we are back to the discussion about fewer people wanting to get into sailing now. Lots else to do, without the spend, or negative image. Doesn't help that the mags send out the message that one is at mortal risk if the 'starter boat' is much under 40ft and not equipped with all the latest kit. Only have to see the threads about 'must have' kit for a channel crossing.
I have a friend who is getting into sailing. We have sorted his 27ft for the basics, but he is constantly worrying about all the bits he must have. Just get out there and do some coastal stuff. He has all the bits that might be needed. Far more than the basics that everybody managed with a few years ago.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Yes, we are back to the discussion about fewer people wanting to get into sailing now.

I still think there are lots of them around, but they do it the sensible way and charter somewhere warm.

I saw my old Jouster on the Isle of Man, a couple of years after I sold her. She was almost derelict, but I was surprised at not feeling too sad about it. I'd moved on, and if her new owner wanted to let her rot, that was his prerogative.

 

[johnalison]

I suppose that most of my cars have gone to the crusher, so perhaps I need to think of boats in the same way. It's always sad when a boat dies, but it happens.

 

[Daydream believer]

True but small boats are worth so little and can be picked up with much less work needed - I had to give away my GK24 eventually even though I'd tarted a lot of it up, was fully sailable with new sail covers and freshly painted deck, new halyards, new wiring etc, and most important of all a brand new engine for 5K. I got £200 and was very glad of it as annual marina fees were due.

Would have been better to take the engine out plus mast and any fittings and paid a bloke to smash it up with a digger.
flog the engine and bits and rid the world of an unwanted boat.
one of our club members cut up his 22 ft boat with a chain saw and recovered some cost in the scrap keel and flogging winches, cooker, wc, vhf outboard, anchor, mast etc on ebay