Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Put in an offer to the brokers with a list of faults the need fixing.


  • Topsides need a clean and polish.
  • Anti foul on hull
  • Prop shaft needs cleaning
  • Prop needs cleaning
  • Rope cutters on shaft require cleaning back to bare metal as they have been painted.
  • All running rigging requires replacing
  • 2 new batteries
  • Engine requires a service (Oil and Filters)
  • Engine was not pulling water through so there is a cooling issue
  • All the interior headlining is delaminating from the foam backing
  • Anchor chain requires replacing
  • Fire extinguishers need replacing
  • No gas pipe to the cooker
  • Sink waste not attached.
  • Front escape hatch seal perished
  • All hatches and windows are crazed
  • Bottom mast pulleys seized
  • Slight corrosion on keel.
  • Compass needs replacing

Due to the lack of batteries we were unable to test any of the electronics.

So there is a list of things to buy to put it right.

Things to buy before sailing.
  • Anti foul hull - £50
  • Anti foul keel -£20
  • Running Rigging (Ropes) - £500
  • Anodes - £80
  • Compass - £150
  • Charts - £50
  • Anchor Chain - £180
  • Fire Extinquisers - £50
  • Batteries * 2 - £250
  • Life Jackets Adult * 2 (£65) - £130
  • Life Jackets Kids * 2 (80) - £160
  • Grease - £15
  • Lubricant - £5
  • Flares - £90
  • Safety lines * 4 (£35) - £140
Total =  £1880

Things that would be nice to have.
  • Radio - £65
  • Interior Liners - http://www.hawkehouse.co.uk/database/forms/westerlykits.pdf
    • Fore cabin - £407.17
    • Main cabin - £569.08
    • Quarter berth - £202.09
    • Plywood - £100
    • Staples - £10
    • Delivery - £25
    • Discount - -£40
    • Total - £1273.34
  • Polisher - £100
  • Polish - £20
  • Polish Pads - £20
  • Dinghy (It's a fin keel, so won't sit like a bilge keel) - £250
Total = £1725.34

Grand Total = £3605.34


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