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If you like the vessel, make an offer subject to a good stiff out-of-the-water marine survey, including engines and a sea trial. Include whatever deficiencies you would expect the owner to correct on his dime.

specs say 60 hp each

I am in the California Delta (fresh water) the boatyard have been telling me for the last 20 years to use aluminum anodes..... They seem to work great!

My advice would be to be cautious about posting things on social media about the incident until it is settled. The best advice my father ever gave me was "never put anything in writing you don't want read in court" I have tried to live my life with that as my slogan......

At least you folks were not injured!

FerroCement Make sure you can get insurance!

grease I use swimming pool grease to lube my impellers when installing. works great! I think it is silicone....

sailboat to powerboat Erle Stanley Gardner talks about converting a schooner to a power boat in his book "Gypsy Days on the Delta" seemed to work for him......

I would urge him to hire a professional towing company!

buying a boat with flaws I would check with your insurance agent to make sure you can insure a vessel that is not currently in seaworthy condition.

Catalina Jack - go back and read the original post, the fellow is asking for advice "useful tips from experience after having bought a boat without a broker, whether or not the seller used a broker" he does not sound very knowledgeable in a boat sale transaction. Certainly, the owner being...

Use a broker I urge you to use a qualified yacht broker. the seller pays the commission so offer what you think it is worth and leave a deposit. the broker takes care of negotiating, finance, surveys, sea trial, escrow, and title typically. He/she will be licensed and bonded. Ask around...

Have a through survey done when she is out of the water. Take the surveyor on the sea trial.....

California Delta! californiadelta.org

I have worn out a lot of spearguns, powerful guns. I question if one could penetrate a fiberglass hull, maybe with a powerhead but even with that you would think it would just crack the laminates. Even if it blew a one inch hole through the hull it would take hours if not days to fill any...

I have gone over the side a couple of times, no alcohol involved.....

Stephens Yacht Rendezvous The largest gathering of Stephens yachts in the 21st century Celebrate Family Patriarch Dick Stephens 100th Birthday. When: September 11,12,13, 2020 Where: Village West Marina & Resort 6649 Embarcadero Drive, Stockton, California 95219-3346 From 1902 to 1987, in...

average Length of time owned - 27 Years I have had my current boat for 27 years. 1937 Stephens 36'

replace plug wires I routinely replace my plug wires about every 5 years or about two changes of plugs. The wires don't seem to do very well in a marine environment. My twin IH 240 cubic inch sixes have been in my boat almost 60 years and they have always run great by keeping up with routine...

Bottom Paint I haul my boat every 2 or 3 years. I always have the yard do it. As someone mentioned painting is the easy part. Prep is everything, then there is hazaardus waste disposal. I think I paid about $1500 the last time including pressure wash, sanding, new zincs. 36' by 10'...

Yes, OHV 120 hp 260 cubic inch (I think) Zenith updrafts. The boat is a Stephens built in 1937, she is still cranking along, the reliable motors are her best feature!http://https://youtu.be/P_GLn8SKwGA?t=61

The motors in my boat are approaching 60 years old, I think they are tired but they still run good and burn minimal oil. Outside of normal maintenance the only repair that has been done is a valve job on one of them, well and a rebuilt carborator also. I carefully nurse them along and they...

I would start with a good stiff out of the water survey and then start figuring costs. You could easily get into 6 figures, maybe even high 6 figures! She is probably carvel planked I would stick to that. Hopefully she has been refastened a time or two below the water line.

There are plenty of classic yachts out there that have been fiberglassed up to the waterline. Many of them were glassed in the 1960s and they are still going fine. When I was young in the 60s I had an El Toro that was glassed and later a strip planked Whitehall boat that was glassed, as far as...

Bottom Pait Question You might consider a Hydrohoist or other device that keeps the boat out of the water when not being used. We had one for our SeaRay, I think it paid for itself within a couple of years....