Sunday, July 24, 2011

Visited Seagull-Sunbeam 22-S today

Today I met my dear friend Dänu who owns a red Sunbeam 22-S named Seagull, a 6,70m small sailboat built 1973 and restored by him a couple of years ago. We thought this could be the boat that I take to Sweden to sail with.
So today I checked it out with Dänu, the boat on the trailer behind a barn. The bottom of the boat which was restored and the inside still look great but the cockpit and stuff was extremely dirty from standing there for over 2 years. We agreed to clean it off one of the following weekends to have a better assessment of what needs to be done and if this boat is really the answer to fulfill both of our sailing dreams in Sweden.
We discussed if the boat needs to be relocated soon, since the barn with property it stands next to has switched owner and a there could be a letter of notice soon.
What are the options: driving the boat up to south of Sweden this autumn or await the notice and have the boat closer to get it fixed up here in Switzerland before transporting to Sweden? Is this even the correct boat? How does a transport work? How much work does the boat still need? Is it worth the effort?
Questions and more questions arising, we decided to clean the boat and then decide on the next steps. I will post some pictures of the boat soon, tonight it is too late.
But here a link: http://www.sunbeam22segeln.de/live/Verkaufsprospekt_fuer_die_Sunbeam_S22.AxCMS?ActiveID=1212
Good night!

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