[Public-list] Project A 30

[Patty J]

Rachel,
I bought my A 30 2 years ago for $10,000 and have been told I got a good
deal on her.  I've spent at least $8,000 on improvements and new sails.
There is always something to repair and recently discovered my starboard
chainplain had pulled right through the darned bulkhead which was due to
rot because the previous owner rarely or never caulked.  So now I'm in
the process of getting bids on the repair because I'm not that handy
with that sort of stuff.  At any rate, I still love my boat, but not
sure it has been worth the expense of having other people do the work
because I'm not "handy", but as others who are "handy" I can see how it
would be worth every penny.  I'm as boat poor as they come, being a
nurse, and a soul owner but I would be hard pressed to sell such a fine
boat.  I've never sailed anything I liked better!!!  And I race almost
exclusively but it's a comfortable cruiser as well!

Patty Johnson
Fairhope, AL
Timbuktu #461


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