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Date Posted: - Wednesday - 12/21/05 - 9:58am
Author: Dan Chepley
Subject: H28
In reply to: Kathy Campbell 's message, "H28" on - Wednesday - 12/21/05 - 1:08am

Hi Kathy
Thanks you for your interest. Freyja is Hull#90 out of the Far East Yard Built in 1967. She is a wonderful example of Far East workmanship. They most certainly had worked out the bugs. I have had her for a couple of years but was living long distance from her and she was a bit rough when I got her. She has been under cover however, in a slip, monthly bottom cleaning. she has been in Salt water her whole life. She has a volvo penta MD7b which I have just rebuilt the transmission. she was running like a top.
I had 90% Cabin sanded in prep for epoxy and then varnish.
As I said I had been living far from her so she was needing attention to the deffered maintainence. She was safe and strong and good for easy sails but also still headed out in full sail strong while the plastic snot boats came running in under reef, tail tucked. Happened all the time. smile.
Unfortunately 30 minutes on the jetty one night last month took its toll. She has two locations both starboard below waterline where rock penetrated. Remember she is double planked. She sustained substaintial trauma on starboard side. If those two locations where to be tended to she will float again. problem being there are numerous cracked and broken frames. she also lost her rudder, I have searched the break and the beaches but it is gone.
frames are all accessible and this is absolutely a worthwhile project. It would require time more then anything else.
Her decks are fiberglass over marine ply and there were some soft spots before she bounced around. The trauma only excentuated the need to fix those areas. Spars are Spruce or Fir and would be prudent to take down and wood them.
Unfortunately she needs alot now. The ventura boatyard told me they'll make her new for approx $160,000.- hehe.
They would take apart and put back together.
They say if I try and fix myself figure five years, but thats total restore.
ANother shipwright I have spoken with tells me wooden boats were made to be fixed and with focus and determination she can be sailing again soon. I have some recent pics of her and I will have some current pics as soon as I get a new camera as mine got wet along with everything. That's another story. Thanks again for the interest.
The insurance will be settling any day and I will know what she can be bought back for then. I will update when I know.
Cheers
Dan

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[> [> [> [> [> [> H28 -- Kathy Campbell, - Wednesday - 12/21/05 - 12:46pm

Hi Dan, Sorry about your lee shore encounter. Both Venture and Oxnard are tricky entrances and you surf in much of the time. I'll wait to here from you. Kathy

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> H28 -- Dan Chepley, - Friday - 01/13/06 - 2:45pm

Hi all
It looks it is gonna be about $1000.00 to buy her back.

$160,000 replacement value for $1000.
They sure don't like wood boats.

I am guessing the Volvo md7b and reverse gear is worth that $1000.00

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