[C320-list] Pre-Purchase Survey Recommendations - Need Advice

[Martin Rosenberg]

Mike,
   Did you say you want a family sailing boat? This one sounds like months
(at least) of maintenance work before it's ready to sail with a family.
Martin

On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 2:02 PM Mike Johnson <mikejohnson999 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Everyone - Hopefully in a couple of weeks I can call myself a Catalina
> 320 owner. I think these boats are the perfect first family sailing boat
> and I can't wait to get on the water. I am also particularly encouraged by
> this community of owners who are ready to give advice and knowledge
> whenever someone needs it. (Thank you!)
> We have an accepted offer in on a 2000 Catalina 320 and just received back
> the prepurchase survey report. Without going into too much detail, I would
> like to ask this group approximately how much it would cost to have the
> following work done. I realize much of this work could potentially be
> completed by myself but I am in need of approximate values to go back to
> the seller and finalize the sale. Of course, some might term many of these
> items just normal wear and tear but others may think differently.
> What is the consensus/advice/approximate values on the following list of
> surveyor recommendations:
>
> Attend to the following about the spar, sails and rigging:
>
>   *
> Almost 20 year old standing rigging. Industry standards would suggest the
> age of the standing rigging is cause enough for replacement. What appears
> to be pits in the lower swages of the port and starboard upper shrouds were
> visible after cleaning corrosion from swages. Abundant corrosion on chain
> plate caps, gaps in chain plate bedding and what appears to be cracks on
> the headstay chainplate after cleaning corrosion with wire brush suggest
> the need to remove chainplates for inspection of portions hidden from view,
> re-bedding and in the case of the head stay likely replacement.
>   *
> Replace the worn components of the running rigging; jib sheets, spare
> halyard, main halyard mainsheet and boom vang lines.
>   *
> Re-stitch sacrificial cover on genoa.
>   *
> Replace cracked hoses on a wholesale basis below the head sink; head sink
> drain, ice box drain and head intake plumbing.
>   *
> Replace rusted hose clamps on fittings of holding tank below starboard
> salon settee. Clean evidence of leaks directly below fittings.
>   *
> Fully seat hose over nipple of galley raw water foot pump intake seacock
> and add secondary hose clamp.
>   *
> Renew antifouling paint.
>   *
> Service toilet that would not draw in flush water.
>   *
> Attend to heavy corrosion on water heater, cure leak in plumbing of outlet
> side.
>
> Attend to the following about the engine:
>
>   *
> Change all fluids, filters, set valves, have injectors serviced and
> perform all other routine maintenance procedures.
>   *
> Replace cracked hoses for raw water injection/ exhaust vented loop
> antisiphon fitting.
>   *
> Clean and treat corrosion on engine mounts, adjust mounts to better dampen
> the excessive vibration of the engine.
>   *
> Cure the ongoing leak from the engine’s raw water pump at engine speeds in
> excess of 2900 r.p.m.
>   *
> Replace the cracked hose for the water heater’s engine heat exchange
> plumbing. Replace cracked exhaust hose from muffler to discharge fitting.
>   *
> Sediment in coolant overflow tank, cloudy coolant in heat exchanger,
> suggest the need to service the engine cooling system.
>
> Evidence of long-standing leaks in cabin interior present as damaged cabin
> sole and moisture trails on the hull topsides inboard. This damage is
> particularly bad in the forward cabin and salon, inboard of head
> compartment. Persistent rain on survey day showed these areas were actively
> leaking. Cleaning lenses of deck hatches, port lights and re-bedding chain
> plates, stanchions and other deck hardware will all work to slow these
> leaks. Replacement of cabin sole may be required as the veneers have lifted
> and sole appears wavy in these areas.
>
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