Hello,
I’m looking to buy a DSII from a friend. It’s a 1978 model. They are asking $500 for it and the trailer, but it’s definitely a fixer upper, which I am okay with. I enjoy tinkering with things. I wanted to post here and see if anyone else had any input. I will attach some pictures below, but I don’t have very many. I know the mast isn’t pictured but it is included, I have seen it. I just didn’t do a very good job of taking pictures. It’s been outside since the late ‘90s. It has some minor gel coat cracking on the side of the deck but nothing major. I crawled under it and there is one spot on the bottom with a rather ugly looking repair job. That is located at the foreword most point of the CB cabinet on the bottom of the hull. Obviously all running rigging is shot from being left outside unused for 20 years. I’ve done quite a bit of digging around on the forum as far as the major issues, the CB does lower, because the lines are so old it’s tough to get it up all the way without worrying about snapping the line but it does go up most of the way with moderate pulling. I brushed the leaves out and was able to get to the inspection ports, there is some moisture in the bilge, currently ice/frost lol, but not standing water. The mast has the tabernacle. My friend did tell me she has kept the sails in a trunk in the basement. She’s older and just had a serious shoulder surgery so I haven’t seen them first hand but she says they are in decent shape. I’m a college student so money is tight at the moment so I know this isn’t something I will be able to in a few weeks and be sailing, I know it’s going to be a months/years long process of saving up money, buying parts, finding time to do the work, rinse, repeat lol. I have dreamed of one day having a cruising/live aboard boat. This would be my first sailboat and my attempt at testing the waters. I have grown up with motor boats so I am not completely new to boats. What do you all think for 500$? 500$ was the price she gave me, I’ve seen boats online on facebook and craigslist in pretty rough shape go for 1500-2000 so i felt bad about trying to talk her down much more. Do you all think that’s a fair price?