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Date Posted: - Monday - 02/14/05 - 2:42pm
Author: Speedy
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 202.131.161.222
Subject: Re: Planning to buy: M32, need advice
In reply to: Ben 's message, "Planning to buy: M32, need advice" on - Sunday - 02/13/05 - 12:39pm

Plan on three months if you never run out of money, and work on it every day. (Deck and Cabin) You wont be able to live on the boat during the refit. I did mine in Japan and used standard building plywood since modern glues are sufficient.

The problem with the Mariner decks is that they were sheathed with only three thin layers of cloth and the saturation on my boat seemed light. (Indeed the hulls are bullet-proof)

A few things that may slow you down are the addition of different ports, repairing teak toe rail, hatches and the like.

I spent a total of two years restoring my 31 including all new wiring and many new fittings. As Wes points out, don't forget to go sailing. After too long on the hard, the project gets surreal and I started to wonder if I'd ever be done. A sailing day sure did wonders and motivated me to continue.

I'll tell you right now, you can get a cheaper boat and get sailing faster, but for the money I had in my boat I thought the it was a good deal for a boat that could go anywhere singlehanded. I sort of dealt with it like I was restoring a 57 Chevy.

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[> Inspiring -- Robyn, - Tuesday - 02/15/05 - 11:31pm (NoHost/66.235.74.83)

Good luck, Ben. We have just started restoring a Mariner 31 with similar issues to the 32 you are looking at. ( You can see photos of Tramp on the owners page). It sure seems worth it to us, though we are barely into it. We are hoping to be sailing this summer, though we won't be nearly done, just done enough to get wet. All the replies I've read here are inspiring...

Robyn

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