I am looking for a good home for my 1979 Cal 34-III. If you know sailboats even a little bit, you probably have heard of CALs — They are GREAT boats, and this is a good one! I was trying to make this the best Seventies Cal around, but I ran out of time. I have to move to the East Coast and this boat has to be OUT OF ITS SLIP by August 24th. Asking $5K!
It's 45 year old boat, but the interior is in amzing condition (even the original vinyl headliner!), I completely rewired the boat when I got it ten years ago, all top-grade stuff (Blue Seas panels, Ancor wire, ProMariner 40A charger, galvanic isolator, and lots more.) I did it RIGHT, as it was going to be my long-term Cal34! I decided to redo the complete head system with top-grade hoses (ZERO stink), and I replumbed the whole fresh water system with PEX and new pressure pump/accumulator, etc.)
I pulled the shroud chainplates and checked for rust/cracks/rot and there was none, happily. I did take the opportunity to soak the bulkhead with penetrating epoxy to keep things in good shape. I upgraded the main jib winches to larger period-correct Barients, replaced the sketchy original boom with a cool cut-down J-34 boom with inboard 4-1 outhaul tackle, added a few rope clutches for future asymmetrical spinaker or ?? (the boom has two sets of reef line sheaves for that, too)
The engine is a 4-cyl British Leyland/Westerbeke (the original one, no idea how many hours as the hourmeter was dead when I got the boat.) It runs really well, starts easily, no smoke.
This boat is a GREAT starting point for a PERFECT CAL 34! I wish I could hang on to it to finish the project!
What does it NEED?? New bottom paint, I'd do the through-hulls, new standing rigging, new sails, new lifelines. All pretty simple to do, but that's why I have set the price SO LOW! Take this project and RUN WITH IT!!
If you are an SDYC Member, I'd consider a partnership (which means instant slip!), otherwise it has to be out by the 24th, so NO WAITING AROUND!! Just take this boat and HAVE FUN!!
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