Post 2 - Hurry up and Wait

Much of the last few days has been spent learning about the boat I have purchased, and learning in general about the restoration process of old fiberglass boats.Today I ordered a book entitled "This Old Boat", which is revered as a bible of sorts for people wishing to restore these type of boats.

Previous to my purchase of this boat, my study focused primarily on stitch-and-glue, and building wooden boats from the ground up. My original intention was to build a boat from scratch.

I have started sanding the interior. I figured that the interior of the boat would be a bit more forgiving; I will read-up some more before I tackle the exterior. I have also decided to move the boat into the garage. I cut some wooden skids out of 4x6 lumber and slid them under the keels. Tomorrow I will try and pull the boat off the trailer on these skids and move it into the garage. I didn't like the way the keels

were sitting on those narrow pieces of steel on the trailer. Also, It will be nice to have the boat in a more controlled environment, where I can even work at night, if I wish.

Post 1

Here Goes, my first post.

Today my wife and I completed our purchase of a Vivacity 20’ Sailboat from a guy named Aaron who lives in Heber City.

Purchase price was $650.00. It included boat, trailer, sails, anchor, and various other extras. No Motor. No Title either. He said this won’t be a problem. Most recent sticker next to the numbers is a California sticker for 1989. Perhaps that means 22 years on the hard. Will need paint stripping, minor fiberglass repair, many new fittings, all new woodwork, complete interior finishing. All new electric, as well. We are very excited. No name on the boat , either, so we will get to name it.

Wired the trailer today, in order to get it home. Trailer could use some work too, very rusty, old leaf springs, old tires. Adam had the wiring for it, so no cost there, besides cost of duct tape to temporarily secure wiring. The whole way home, I was afraid that I would get a flat.

After I made it home, I used a shop vac to vacuum water out of the bilge, along with various other leaves and debris.

Zach and I also removed the motor mount and three old wooden cleats. Aaron included some new galvanized cleats with the purchase, but I may want to go with either brass, or make some new ones out of mahogany. I will have to consider…

Downpoured on us for a while. For some reason, rain is more tolerable when you are sitting on a boat. :) I will have to get a tarp to keep it covered. I will also have to modify my side fence so I can remove it and get the Sailboat out of the driveway.

Lots of tasks before us.