Greg,
Model A doesn't look too bad, actually. It doesn't look like a
collision - more like normal (well, "normal" for a 40-year old boat
with a plywood transom) lack of upkeep. Have you crawled down under
the cockpit with the hammer and tapped, tapped? Ditto to the outside
- all the way down.
If it sounds solid, you need to refinish/seal the top of the transom
and you're pretty much good to go with that problem. What about the
rest of this boat?
Model B looks like a potential major project. If the plywood is
okay, at the very least you have to grind off the tabbing and re-do
it. Not the most major job, but a dirty, itchy one. If the wood's
punky, you have a major replacement ahead of you. The interior was
built before they attached the deck/cabin. Now you have to get the
old bulkhead out - and it's attached to the forepeak on one side and
the table structures on the other. Then you have to grind off all
the tabbing to the hull, get the new bulkhead squeezed through the
hatch, into place, and re-tabbed. Whew! I don't think the hi-fi
system is worth it.
There must be better looking Tunas around somewhere. I have a
trailer you can borrow for transport if you find one out of area and
need to drag it in.
If a "great one escaped" recently, another is likely going to show up
soon. Don't be anxious. And, yes, a hoist out is a must!
Pat Broderick
former "Elaine"
On Dec 28, 2008, at 9:48 PM, gb wrote:
> Happy Holidays everyone,
>> I am still on my quest to find that right boat that is raceworthy but
> also nice enough to cruise a bit w/ the family.
>> Seen some ok boats lately (and let a great one escape while I was
> out of
> town).
>> A few questions for you. 2 boats I have seen lately have different
> issues, and I am trying to figure out how big a deal they are. Both
> are
> early 70s models.
>> 1) Model A is pretty solid but has some cracks at various places in
> the
> top of the transom. Seems like it must have been the victim of a
> collision.
>> Any thoughts on this and, if needs addressing, how much work it is to
> reinforce the transom?
>> Pictures of Model A are here:
>http://picasaweb.google.com/gbincoming/S22_Transom?> authkey=0lVBQ823_ms&feat=directlink
>> 2) Model B is nice cuz it has a bow pulpit and pushpit/stern
> pulpit. The
> issue I worry about on this boat is potential rot and separation from
> leaking chainplates over the years. When I tapped on the tabbing of
> glass to bulkhead, it didn't sound quite right.
>> Pictures of Model B here:
>http://picasaweb.google.com/gbincoming/S22570?authkey=ibRn-> QLngm0&feat=directlink
>> 3) I am leaning toward doing either an in-water survey or an in-water
> plus 10 minutes on the club hoist (to see the keel & fairing) type
> survey. Do any of you know a surveyor you would recommend that knows
> Tunas?
>> Thanks a bunch, and, as before, if the economy or an opportunity to
> change boats leaves you ready to part w/ your Santana 22 around the SF
> bay, Santa Cruz, or Monterey, please let me know ASAP!!!
>> Hope to join you on the water eventually...
>> Greg
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