When he says the "keel is bent" !

[Caraway]

He is not kidding.

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[WoodyP]

I like the quote" needs a little TLC"

 

[pvb]

He'll be lucky if he can give that away.

 

[Hoolie]

I dunno - it apparently has a 24ft beam so there's plenty of scope for imaginative fitting out.

 

[Mistroma]

He'll be lucky if he can give that away.

I liked the comment that "it’s seaworthy and the port side keel is bent". Does that mean that the bent keel is a desirable feature? I assume seaworthy just means that it rises upwards to some extent when the tide comes in. It is a plus point that the engine is in really good nick It is of course faintly possible that the comment might not have been derived from detailed examination by a marine engineer. Sad that the owner died but I think they are being a tad optimistic about the value. I guess it costs nothing to try and I often see things selling on eBay for silly prices.

 

[Caraway]

I liked the comment that "it’s seaworthy and the port side keel is bent". Does that mean that the bent keel is a desirable feature?

I wonder if the starboard keel is just about OK?

 

[pvb]

I liked the comment that "it’s seaworthy and the port side keel is bent". Does that mean that the bent keel is a desirable feature? I assume seaworthy just means that it rises upwards to some extent when the tide comes in.

Nearly as good as the comment "...the engine is in really good nick...".

 

[Caraway]

Will he be offering a sea trial before completing the sale?

 

[Mistroma]

Nearly as good as the comment "...the engine is in really good nick...".

Yes, I updated the post as soon as I spotted it. Too slow off the mark as you'd just posted your comment.

 

[Caraway]

The wiring is also top notch and that air filter gives it a bit of a power growl.

I can't think what it would have been like if he'd said the engine is a bit rough.

 

[Poignard]

I like this term "ongoing project". Which really means "never ending project".

 

[C08]

It looks a bit like an IP24 which I thinksome had steel plate bolt on bilge runners as well as the centre keel. I think the runners were just to help it sit vertically in mud so if one runner has rusted away but not damaged the hull may it may not be too serious, just needs replacing by bolting on.
However the price is optimistic for an old boat that much needs more than TLC.

 

[Laminar Flow]

That boat appears to be a Colvic Watson 23.5.
They were never intended to have bilge keels; those are always owner/builder added and there have been a couple of cases, when in a grounding, a keel has opened up the hull like a can opener due to insufficient internal structure and reinforcement . To be honest, I'm surprised this one is still afloat . Either the keel was already severely corroded or there might be some serious damage to the hull, much in keeping with the rest of the state it's in.

With the owner passed on, this boat is clearly in mourning,.

 

[burgundyben]

Is it Greg with the Colvic project?

 

[Tranona]

Needs another elderly enthusiast to take it on as a floating (hopefully!) garden shed. Endless opportunities to drink tea and ponder the next job, which of course never gets completed.

 

[DownWest]

Bunch of downers, you lot.. Lots of oppertunity to aquire a nice sea going yacht. Bit ot polishing and rebending, and off you go.

 

[Laminar Flow]

My late uncle used to live in Itchenor, before it became insufferably posh, and I used to come and visit during my summer holidays. The mud berths next to the sailing club always had some old boy tinkering away under a mildewed tarp on some old boat that probably never saw the sea again. I'm certain, finishing the project was never the point, but, more likely to keep a dream alive that had slipped through one's fingers as one was preoccupied getting on with life.
In my unsolicited opinion, it surely beats spending the rest of my days in a retirement home playing rummy.

"In the end everything will be perfect; if its not perfect, its not the end." from The best Marigold Hotel.

 

[Rappey]

I used to be in a yard where the old guys would turn up at the weekends to get away from the wives and do the odd job on their mostly wooden boats and drink lots of tea.
Many of the boats appeared to be capable of a short trip but never untied and their owners had little to no experience at boat handling.
Was nice times.

 

[Stemar]

I like this term "ongoing project". Which really means "never ending project".

True, but that's just the definition of any boat, really.

 

[penfold]

Not very fitting for the starry name.