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This is my "leave Puget Sound" boat, a Sceptre 41. It was originally called "Safari" and was constructed in 1986 with "no regard to expense." To that end she is finished out in Honduras Mahogany, with "every option available." "Safari" spent the early part of it's life in the warm waters of Florida. In 1991 Hurricane Andrew blew through Florida and took "Safari" on a walk about and she took a trip down a creek and under a causeway. The causway took down the mast at the first spreader. She then went to battle with a piling. The piling won and Safari took three holes on her starboard side. Unfortunately many of those options never survived. |
A local chap (from Seattle WA) bought Safari, hauled her to Seattle where he set about bringing her back from the dead. A new mast was stepped, the interior was refinished, the Alaskan white cedar cabin sole was covered with rubber treading, wiring was replaced, engine was rebuilt (but not the transmission), etc. After several years work the Salvage Chap decided to sell her. I watched her on the market for more than a year. As time past, the price slowly came down, and minor improvement were made. Finally it was time to act, I surveyed, poked, prodded, scratched my head, made spreadsheets of work items, missing componets, and calculated the cost to bring her back up to yacht like condition. |
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I offered, he countered, I offered, he countered, I offered and he accepted. A deal was struck. Now can the real dealing started. Money was spent on an out of water survey and a real surveyor. The haul out brought its own set of surprises. Blisters galore! She been in Florida for 5 years and on Lake Union for 4 years. What can you expect. Ok, factor in one Expoxy bottom job. All in all survey came out ok. Next was the engine survey. Rust in transmission oil! Maybe a rebuild! Turbo is stiff! I reoffered based on these findings. Time passed. He accepted, Yahoo!! On my Birthday no less. Next week visting the boat, we noticed a very strong diesel smell on board. Pulling the floor board reviled 25 gallons of diesel in the bilge. Thank god we had not signed any paper yet. The starboard fuel tank had developed a pin-point leak. Estimates were made for ther replacements amd a new price was set. Finally we had a deal. |
