Re: M_Boats: Hull-deck joint - original post
I was the original poster of the question about the hull-deck joint on M17 #325. I went to check on it again today and found that the boat has been sold 30 minutes earlier for $3000. I looked briefly at the joint again, and it was pretty much as I described it originally -- a scallopy crack as far around the perimeter of the hull as I could see, below the joint bolts. I was going to offer a bit more if I had been reassured but now feel I wouldn't have wanted the boat as it was. It was otherwise quite nice though. Karl Krahnke Ft. Collins, CO
On Aug 15, 2005, at 8:04 PM, krahnke@comcast.net wrote:
.. I looked briefly at the joint again, and it was pretty much as I described it originally -- a scallopy crack as far around the perimeter of the hull as I could see, below the joint bolts.
That sounds exactly like what I saw on a boat I looked at a number of years ago (and described earlier in this thread). I wonder if it was the same one? The one I saw was at Hooper's Yachts near Mpls./St. Paul and happened to have wooden spreaders and a hand-carved tiller. It was white. The current (then) owner was a woman, but it had earlier belonged to a guy named Dave Nixon on Lake Superior, who owns (owned?) a yacht charter business. It was a pre-1981, but I don't know what year. Anyway, I think it was a semi-serious problem. ie. not that it couldn't be fixed, but not something you'd want to get into if you were expecting to buy a boat more-or-less ready to sail. Thanks for reporting back, and I hope you find a keeper soon. --- Rachel Fatty Knees 7' #302 Former owner, M-17 #334 Former owner, M-15 #517
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