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Guys, Does the 34 have the dreaded beam? Any other issues specific to the 34? Thanks, David Dobbs Cal29 411

yes, some years have the dreaded beam, specifically the ones with icebox next to beam. not all are laid out like that. Two years ago we went to san diego to cal 34 shop and also long beach. There were 5 we could find in January. The nicest looking one was in a yacht club marina, wanted the most money, 29,000 I think. When the salesman fired it up he dumped an oily mess overboard. Then next nicest was a long beach liveaboard. It had mouse droppings in the wet locker. Don't know if it ran. Three others didn't run or had no engines. One admittedly had sunk, it was being "remodeled" like headliner being nailed up (yes nails). Opening the sink cabinet (these three had no stoves) and looking closely revealed termites. (all 3 had termites) all the through-hulls were iffy and some had no handles left. The prices ranged from 1500 to 7000 and before we left, lowered "just for us" to 1200 on the one but we were 34-cured. The bulkheads on these were rotted, also much tabbing coming loose on the bulkheads over the beam. If you look, you'll be really happy you have the 29. Helen From: david dobbs <tm… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 8:58:41 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal34 Guys, Does the 34 have the dreaded beam? Any other issues specific to the 34? Thanks, David Dobbs Cal29 411

Greets Helen; All good comments. I looked at four before and after buying the 29 all on the east coast. They were all trash boats not worth restoring as they were simply abused. Then again you do stumble on a good one. This particular one is in Rock Hall, was originally listed for 25K with the broker, so brokerage fees included, and she's now down to 19K. A fellow Cal listee as well as myself inspected this boat, I was getting bored in the winter and was looking for things to do, and she's basically good to go. She can probably be had for less as the storage fee in the yard she is in is expensive.If not sold soon, she will sit there for the entire winter again. If Im not mistaken this will be the second or third winter. Its a pricey place where she sits. For example, at one point I considered shipping my 29 to Florida. They wanted 600US to drop the stick. So if your looking for a good boat on the east coast, they can be found. Delivery to the west coast from my research on the net is about 3-4K at the most. http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2133823&checked_boats=2133823&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=2428&url=

Nope, no dreaded I-beam on the 34's. --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, david dobbs <tmft567@...> wrote: > > Guys, > Does the 34 have the dreaded beam?� Any other issues specific to the 34? > � > Thanks, > David Dobbs Cal29 411 > � >

Good logic, Chris. For every "Good Deal" there is a winner and a looser. It is very easy to overlook fatal flaws. Get the guidance of someone who is really knowledgeable and then follow their good advice. My Best, Mike From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 6:25:39 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal34 Greets Helen; All good comments. I looked at four before and after buying the 29 all on the east coast. They were all trash boats not worth restoring as they were simply abused. Then again you do stumble on a good one. This particular one is in Rock Hall, was originally listed for 25K with the broker, so brokerage fees included, and she's now down to 19K. A fellow Cal listee as well as myself inspected this boat, I was getting bored in the winter and was looking for things to do, and she's basically good to go. She can probably be had for less as the storage fee in the yard she is in is expensive.If not sold soon, she will sit there for the entire winter again. If Im not mistaken this will be the second or third winter. Its a pricey place where she sits. For example, at one point I considered shipping my 29 to Florida. They wanted 600US to drop the stick. So if your looking for a good boat on the east coast, they can be found. Delivery to the west coast from my research on the net is about 3-4K at the most. http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2133823&checked_boats=2133823&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=2428&url=