Centaur for £2059 and 10p !!!!!

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So what do you reckon? No mast or rigging, lots of damage (look at pushpit picture), engine ok??? etc etc.

Do you think it will cost more to repair than to buy a ''much loved '' example?
 

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Looks to me like it could have been a QAB disaster boat, i.e. another one hit on top of... how else would that pushpit get bent like that??

Personal oppinion, I wouldn't bother.... there are a lot of Centaurs out there, and this is bound to have structural damage which by the time all is put right, you won't be any better off than buying one already ok - then what about the resale value?? ..... all IMHO of course.
 
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Could well have been worth every penny. Looking at the cooker and bits in the cabin, it has been looked after. Issues would be the hull condition, keels, engine - but you would re-engine - new soft furnishings,.... The mast must be somewhere but you could put a smart new mast on with in-mast, etc.
 

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No problem doing everything you've said there.... but what would that cost in relation to buying a "good" one??? I doubt it would be worth it.
 
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Hi ,that engine looks like a 9 hp 2000 series volvo,a bit underpowered for that size of boat, the water is up past the sump has any entered the engine?IMHO i would walk, no run away.
 

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Whoever bought that has sentenced themselves to a few years hard work and will probably spend more than the cost of a good one.
 
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Well, it was the early version with round forward portlights - you'd want to see whether the bilge keel strengthening had been done and what the condition of the underwater hull - osmosis. Head linings also, a real pain and expensive. The metalwork is all very easy and not too expensive.

Would it make financial sense? If you didn't cost in your labour, for sure. If it was delivered to your place and you had the space to work on it for a few years then it would be a better start than a set of plans.

I had a Centaur and know how good they are as safe, comfortable, cruising yachts. We cruised all over the SW, Brittany and the CIs in ours. I'd have gone to inspect it first, but it doesn't sound like an unrealistic price.
 

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Great deal!

Bit of hard work and some realistic expectations and you have a really capable boat that will look after you and doesn't need a mortgage to get afloat.

If it was built, it can be fixed. You just need to remember that good enough is good enough!

Its not all about money! This will be a leg up for someone who can't/won't afford silly yacht prices.
 

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Reckon she's been upside down in the water, which would explain the damaged pulpit and loss of mast etc, and the wrinkles all over the forecabin linning, broken tiller, etc.
Ok for someone who doesent have to go to work every day.
 

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Theres no such thing as a 'cheap' boat. Buy a derelict hull for a few quid, and it will end up costing the same as buying a decent one - and may still have problems.

... got the both the tee shirt, and comments from SWMBO about the time it takes before she can go sailing again, when I buy a 'bargain boat'. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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