Prindle 18 (HELP)
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Posted: May 03, 2009 - 11:09 PM
I'am looking for an 18 to buy an came across an 81'Prindle 18.Everythings with this all gear in great shape,but ya the but I put my hands on the hulls and pretty solid and then in a couple different spots it was like putting my hand on an air mattress my hand went down around 2 inches there was alot of flex and i could hear the crackling or cracking delam i should say and the outside of the hulls were like the top in certain spots.I have never done delam repair but their is alot of spots top and sides.She asking $700. which shes firm on nice boat and all of gear but ya but is it worth the repairs.I quess is it really worth all of that time and money.Thoughts please. -
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Posted: May 04, 2009 - 01:35 AM
Is it really a pain to repair the delam. -
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Posted: May 04, 2009 - 09:29 AM
Walk away. One small spot, maybe. Several spots - she's a gonner. Boats are meant to be sailed, not constantly repaired or even worse, canabilized because of entire structural/material failure. Better to sail a dirty solid boat than mess with dead glass on a clean boat.
Yes. It really is a pain. If you have to ask, you're not skilled enough to bang out the multiple repairs quickly and correctly. There are other P-18's to be found in better shape in that price range. Think of your time and energy expenditure.
IMHO.
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Posted: May 04, 2009 - 02:32 PM
I only paid $800 for mine last year and had to replace the tramp and most of the lines and a rudder casting but the Hulls are solid. books only about 1200 or so on a good one.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
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Posted: May 04, 2009 - 03:16 PM
Keep this one in mind while you are shopping for a boat with solid hulls, maybe if you find a boat with good hulls and wasted gear you can buy both and make one good boat.
Explain to the owner how bad a problem the delam is if you don't end up buying the boat maybe the owner could part it out and get another P18 sailing.
At $800 if it has a decent tramp, sails, rudder system, trailer, and blocks, those things are worth that.
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Damon Linkous
1992 Hobie 18
Memphis, TN
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