Today we forked over about 1/2 our life savings and all of our remaining sanity when we signed the papers making us the new owners of Chapter Two. She's an O'Day 37 Center Cockpit Sloop. Her previous owner spent a couple of years upgrading and remodeling her, so we aren't facing any major projects right out of the gate. And, we really did get a pretty nice deal on her, seeing as how she's got a brand new diesel, new generator and new marine air conditioning. Oh, and none of the previous owners really ever did any sailing either, so the original 28 year old sails have lots of life in them.
First thing is to get all the documentation and registration in the works and get some sort of insurance on the boat. I think I'd rather scrub the bilge than talk to insurance agents, but it has to be done. She's overdue for a bottom job, so we hope to have her hauled out by month end. Oh, and Chapter Two is currently in the St John's River, about 110 miles south of Jacksonville. That's about 200 statue mile from Clearwater by car, but about 600 nautical miles from her new home port.
So, I guess we do have a big project to handle - our new home needs to come home!
You'll need professional video documentation. Am I reading this right? You won't have a house on land?
ReplyDeleteAdventurous - yes. Nutz - no question. Exciting - absolutely.
this is going to be great!