boat delivery south

Joe,

I've got a couple friends who are somewhat interested in crewing, but
the guy who'd be good for skippering thinks he might be on his own
boat about then.  Perhaps he'll change his mind.

If you find someone who could skipper it and need some crew, let me
know.

 - George

> alberg30 said:
> 
> George: has there been a verdict of your friend regarding taking #499
> south?
> 
> I have launched a full on search to find a way to take the boat south,
> although it is still being listed for sale.
> 
> I am not making progress in either area--although I did manage to
> successfully get the engine removed and into Vosbury Marine for repairs.
> (No verdict on that yet.)
> 
> My research shows delivery by prof. skipper to be around $5,800-$6,500.
> So far, I have only found two willing try.
> 
> Delivery by freight ship is running $7,000-$8,000, and I had a quote for
> $5,100, but it didn't include a cradle ($1,600) or any of the details
> re: loading/unloading, etc. It sounded like they thought they were
> throwing a tv set on the roof rack of a oil tanker.
> 
> I have been thinking that if your friend required some other upgrades,
> say roller furling, with some new(er) sails, to include storm sails---
> these might be upgrades I would spring for--since the money would be
> better spent anyway. Upgrades such as these would only be added value to
> me once the boat was in the Caribbean. 'Just some thoughts.
> 
> If you've been able to come up with any other ideas, please let me know.
> 
> Joe #499
> "One Less Traveled"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at min.net>
> To: "alberg30" <alberg30 at mindspring.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: boat delivery south
> 
> 
> > Joe,
> >
> > A friend of mine, who is an experienced off-shore sailor, is
> > intrigued.  He had some questions:
> >
> >   How's the rig?  Have you had it inspected recently?
> >   How old is the standing rigging?
> >
> >   What's the sail inventory?  Do you have storm sails?
> >   Are your sails in excellent, good, fair condition?
> >
> >   Are there any potential problem areas that you know
> >   about?
> >
> > Basically, he'd be interested in a sailing trip, but not
> > preparing a boat for offshore.
> >
> >  - George
> >
> > > alberg30 said:
> > >
> > > George: I appreciate your efforts.
> > >
> > > I'd be willing to give it a try, I really hate to get rid of #499,
> after all
> > > this.
> > > Please let me know.
> > >
> > > Joe
> >
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> >   George Dinwiddie                                  gdinwiddie at min.net
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