Title asks it all.
I'm basically at the starting line of buying a 1976 Californian 42 and need to know what to look for in the way of gotchas and weaknesses and thought I'd ask for ya'll's opinions.
Here are some stats:
-Current owner has been with the boat for 18-19 years. It's lived those years as a pleasure cruiser, not a live aboard. West coast, salt water.
-Has 2 Perkins, non-turbo diesels, with about 1000 hours per (very low - not necessarily a good thing). From what I know, there are no logs or maintenance records. (these are one of my main concerns)
-Onan 7.5kW, hours unknown
-One rot spot by rear slider
-Hasn't been hauled and painted in 5 years but has monthly cleaning (I figure it's going to need to be hauled, inspected and painted.)
-Overall, a clean looking boat with some minor cosmetics to be taken care of.
I can post pictures tomorrow after I look around to give a better idea of what I'm into, but I'm thinking the tag of around 60K is a bit high, especially with those Perkins.
I'll report back tomorrow with what I find. Any and all advice is very much appreciated!
I'm basically at the starting line of buying a 1976 Californian 42 and need to know what to look for in the way of gotchas and weaknesses and thought I'd ask for ya'll's opinions.
Here are some stats:
-Current owner has been with the boat for 18-19 years. It's lived those years as a pleasure cruiser, not a live aboard. West coast, salt water.
-Has 2 Perkins, non-turbo diesels, with about 1000 hours per (very low - not necessarily a good thing). From what I know, there are no logs or maintenance records. (these are one of my main concerns)
-Onan 7.5kW, hours unknown
-One rot spot by rear slider
-Hasn't been hauled and painted in 5 years but has monthly cleaning (I figure it's going to need to be hauled, inspected and painted.)
-Overall, a clean looking boat with some minor cosmetics to be taken care of.
I can post pictures tomorrow after I look around to give a better idea of what I'm into, but I'm thinking the tag of around 60K is a bit high, especially with those Perkins.
I'll report back tomorrow with what I find. Any and all advice is very much appreciated!