I've gotten a number of questions about this boat from different
people today, which I'll address here:
1.) "Are you giving away a trailer with the boat?" -- No. If I'd had a
trailer, I'd have pulled the boat from the
water a long, long time ago, and would likely have actually _used_ the
boat in a meaningful way. No trailer.
2.) "Does it have an outboard?" -- Yes. It's a Nissan 5.0HP longshaft.
I got rid of the old 3.5HP outboard when
I first bought the boat because it felt underpowered motoring in and
out of the seawall-protected parts of the
marina, and I wanted to counter the sometimes-considerable ebb and
flood currents at the harbor entrance.
No, you're not going to fire up the motor when you take the boat,
because it's been been started in a couple of
years. You'll ruin it, if you can even get it started (I'm assuming
the spark plug is shot by now, for example.)
You need to strip it, clean it, and lube it. But it exists if you want
to use it properly. Or you can sell the damn
thing.
3.) "Does it sail?" -- It did last time I sailed it. I'd clean her up,
lubricate some winches, etc.
4.) "Do you have photos?" -- I have lots. But the most recent I have
are from last spring when I renewed my
BoatUS insurance policy on it. Three photos from March 2015; I'll send
them to you privately if you're interested.
5.) "Will you deliver it to me at X?" -- Haha... no. "Free" boat.
6.) "Can I take it out first before I decide?" -- Nope. "Free" boat.
Or, yes, but I'll charge you my normal
professional engineer's consulting fees for my time. I bill hourly, 4
hours minimum. And I'm not cheap.
7.) "I'm interested but I can't see you this weekend, can you hold it
for me?" -- No, sorry. If it really takes me
two weeks to get this albatross from around my neck, I'm going to
offer it to the USN (I still have a couple of
buddies there, I think) as a gunnery practice target.
Russell
On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp
<acalderkamp at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a good deal for anyone stoked to get into beercan racing in the
> Southbay. Best beercan races on the bay on Tuesday nights! If I can make it
> I'll be your crew!
>> When Russell bought this boat it had a good hull and a decent sail
> inventory. I'm sure it needs some TLC now, but this could be a great boat if
> you want boat ownership a try,
>> Cheers,
> Anna
>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Russell Whitaker
> <russell.whitaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> So, I've got a tuna I bought 4 years ago that I've sailed a shamefully
>> small
>> number of times (twice in beercan races) at Brisbane marina. Anna knows
>> the
>> boat (at least the boat she recommended I buy, and on which she was the
>> tactician [and the one knowledgeable racer, actually]) for a SPYC beercan
>> race
>> in 2011.
>>>> I haven't sailed her in a couple years, and last visited her a few months
>> ago
>> to clean up the topside and lament my neglect. I stopped having a diver
>> do quarterly cleaning a year ago, and have been paying Brisbane $200/month
>> to do nothing with it. I'm sick of letting her rot at dock, and on the
>> last couple
>> of occasions I've put out feelers on my personal "friends" social network,
>> I
>> discovered who among my network felt no compunctions about wasting my
>> time.
>>>> So, I'm finally letting the Tuna fleet here know I'm giving her away,
>> "free"
>> (you all know what "free boat" means) to someone familiar with Tunas.
>>>> It has a Pineapple mainsail with one set of reef points put in by
>> Peninsula (yes, I
>> know, but we weren't planning to race the boat). Also a lightweight
>> spinnaker
>> and some other miscellaneous sail inventory.
>>>> The boat really needs a bottom job and, frankly, could really use
>> freeboard
>> and deck repaint as well.
>>>> I will be available on Saturday morning from 0800 when the Brisbane
>> harbormaster office opens. If you want this boat, show up, confirm you'll
>> take it, and I'll sign the title over to you in the harbormaster's office
>> after
>> they've approved your paperwork (which you will have downloaded and
>> filled out before heading down to see me; we'll coordinate)
>>>> No, I won't give the boat away and keep paying the dock fees; I don't want
>> to deal with the 30-day notice requirement (I called them just now and
>> confirmed that). You take the slip if you want the boat.
>>>> No, I won't part out the boat and give or sell you pieces like sail
>> inventory.
>> Don't ask.
>>>> Make this easy for me and the boat's yours.
>>>> Thanks, Russell
>>>> --
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