Maybe the first time in 20 years that there have been two Sc27s out in Santa Monica Bay at the same time.
Tim Doran
jetb...@frontier.com
There could be three out in Santa Monica Bay if someone is willing to buy Gusto. Make a realistic offer.
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Hi Team SC27,
We have SC27 hull number 72 “Gusto” that has never touched salt water since she was built and purchased new, and she’s for sale. She’s been sitting on her trailer in our yard for more than three years. She has a great history racing on Lake Champlain and Lake George in Vermont and NY, and then Lake Lanier in GA, and finally the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, TN. I have documentation of races that Gusto participated in that will come with the sale. Gusto was pulled out of the water and winterized on her trailer every year since bought new in Santa Cruz CA and trailered to NY, and she hasn’t ever touched salt water. Gusto’s bottom is pristine and just needs a good coating of trailer-able or saltwater bottom paint before she hits the water again.
Gusto’s robust single axle trailer has new tires, but needs some surge brake system work.
- Get surge brakes fixed
- Tow the trailer, with boat on it to a CA DMV office and get an inspection.
- DMV will inspect the trailer, give it a serial or VIN number after passing inspection.
- Then DMV will issue trailer registration
Sorry, but I’ve not had the time or will to do this yet.
Gusto was registered in CA when I received her, but because of the trailer registration issues, I have not kept up with “Gusto’s registration” , but I have title for the boat, and I will pay any required late reg fees to get her registration current, or go to DMV myself to handle the registration and title issues prior to sale.
Sorry, but I’m not including the new 6hp Tohatsu long-shaft outboard motor or the new West Marine dingy unless someone wants to pay current retail prices for those so I can replace them. I need them for our future boat. Tohatsu new outboard was started only when broken in in the tank when purchased (now on an upright motor stand ready to install and go), and the new dingy is still in original box never opened.
Gusto’s bottom is in excellent shape but she now shows some peeling on the freshwater antifouling coating that’s been dry for over 5 years, but there’s no penetration through fiberglass bottom. The old freshwater antifouling paint does need to be removed and redone with a trailer able hard antifouling paint (estimated cost $2100 for a pro to strip old off old bottom paint, spray 2 coats of good primer, and one coat of Petit hard trailer able saltwater antifouling paint, but I won’t do this before I show her for sale so everyone can see the great shape of Gusto’s fiberglass hull that’s never touched salt water. If you want to strip and repaint this yourself, or put a softer ablative bottom paint on Gusto and keep her in the water, you can save some money.
We did put a lot of hard work into Gusto when we received her.
- Multi year rotting leaf stains from dry storage in TN were hard to polish off the topside white gel-coat, but with elbow grease, good polish/wax, and good music, it polished and waxed out.
- We removed almost all teak and beautifully restored it with lots of sanding, 7 coats of marine spar varnish, and the restored teak is still in a box in the garage ready to reinstall (why put it on a boat sitting drydocked?)).
- Stainless Lifeline cables are in great shape, and new white lifeline cushions in boxes in the garage are ready to be put on to cover all of the lifeline (again, why put it on a drydocked boat?)
- New coax cable is in a box ready to pull up the mast tube for instruments.
- A working VHF radio is ready to install and connect to the COAX, and that’s why full shielded coax is part of the package ready to pull up the mast.
- The stock compass on the bulkhead works great.
- The winches all work great, but all of them should be lubed and serviced prior to any heavy stress sailing.
- Topside gelcoat is clean and good for now, but in a few more years it will need to be sanded, patched, gel coated, or possibly patched, primed, and painted over with a urethane topcoat over the existing gel-coat.
- My plan was to install a V-birth hatch in the foredeck someday, but this will have to be a project for someone else. V-Birth hatch would make dousing the spin easier when racing, and it would give more strength to the foredeck, and give Gusto better airflow below on long cruising trips.
Above the waterline, the Tequilla gold hull paint just needs to be polish/waxed with a cleaner wax to shine and bring out the luster of the paint.
Interior is spotless. Wood floorboards are in excellent shape. Fully functional stern berth aluminum sling poles and the rope and vinyl hammocks are in great shape ready to put in place. They are stored in totes in our garage. The cushions for the V-berth are in great shape. The Porta-potty for the V-birth is in great shape, clean and ready for use stored our garage. There is NO damage to the wood interior work, but I hope to sand it lightly and put a couple of coats of Marine Spar varnish on it prior to sale.
All sails are folded properly in sail bags, and stored in our garage. Two mains, two jibs, one spin. When we received her 4 years ago, I pulled out all of the sails, opened and checked all seams on our front lawn, and I saw no issues needing repair. The last potential buyer checked them and was impressed.
Only a few lines have been left exposed to weather needing replacement because they are connected to the mast that is carefully laid down on the boat topside- (backstay tension line is probably the one needing replacement the most, and the traveler line will need replacement ) the rest of the lines and sheets are in great shape stored in the Garaged totes.
We removed the old mahogany multilayer wood motor mount block on the original motor mount insert, and installed a new plastic mount pad instead. It fits perfectly, and it’s ready for any long shaft outboard motor you choose to buy. The new 6HP Tohatsu I have fits, but it also fits my new West Marine Dingy and neither are included without additional $ in the deal (check current market price for both).
Gusto comes an extra new bilge pump still in the box. (thought this would be a good thing to stow on Gusto for offshore trips as a safeguard.
I simply can not take enough time off from work to make Gusto work for our family, and I have no desire to race.. And with retired friends with larger “Furniture sailboats” who have docks in Npt Bch, Dana Pt, Oceanside, and Catalina Moorings, It makes more sense for me to trade Gusto for a fast launchable Sleeps 4 motor boat that’s ready to motor immediately to Catalina as the “UBER Guy” for friends and family. And our son and his friends love fishing for Dorado and Albacore near us in when they’re running, so it’s time to trade Gusto for a boat we will actually use.
Gusto will be sold at a fair price. I want to show Gusto to you, and see what you will offer.
My starting price now is $9,000.00 for Gusto and her trailer. Motor and dingy are negotiable but only if you’re willing to add on at current market prices so I can replace them.
Please call me at 714-619-1183 if you have any questions, but it’s better to email me at jetb...@frontier.com
From a message to this forum almost two years ago:
1. Your boat hull number and name? hull number 72- Name Gusto- currently on trailer in Huntington Beach, CA
2. Shape of your rudder? Stock shape or other? Describe it. Stock rudder that came with boat when she was built – not worth measuring because it’s the original, and it’s in great shape.
3. Rudder Material Used? Fiberglass with gel coat and ugly peeling freshwater anti fouling paint that will be removed soon and replaced with a hard antifouling trailerable bottom paint like Petit Vivid
4. Builder of your rudder with contact information? Original builder
5. How much did you spend on your rudder? Came with the boat
6. When was the rudder made? Original construction
7. Did you have a new rudder made or acquire an existing SC27 Rudder? Still using original
8. Are you using a rudder from another non SC27 boat? Nope, still has original equipment
9. Any other information that you can share. Gusto has never touched salt water since she was born. On Lake Champlain and Lake George in VT and NY, then on Lake Lanier in GA, then on the Tenessy River in Chatanooga, TN.
10. Gusto spent every winter of her life on a trailer after spring and summers in freshwater, and her bottom is in great shape.
11. in December 2019, we transported Gusto to Huntington Beach, CA where she’s sat on trailer in our side yard waiting for restoration that’s almost complete. Just need to get trailer registered, bottom redone with a hard antifouling saltwater use. The restored exterior teak is ready to be put back on. Marine radio is ready to be wired into electronics. Gusto’s ready for trips to Catalina from Launch in Long Beach, CA. She’s clean and a quick wash and light wax will make Gusto Shine. All sails are safely dry stored in garage. Only a few lines and sheets need to be replaced.
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