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Yep, will keep this forum informed for sure!

Udo

Rob you are right. The engine is not very powerful, however, the Vire expert told me last year that the prop I have is way too small for a boat this size and weight ( 3.5 ton!) and the engine could...

Thanks for the warning about vapours, will definitely find out what would be the best protection for me.

I also will check with the Vire Engine expert here on the West Coast and see what he can...

Thanks!

Udo

Hello Rob,

First of all, I need more engine power in case I need it with strong winds in the harbour or getting in and out of harbours.

2nd: Your worry is correct. Fuel vapour in the bilge...

Yep indeed, my neighbour who is an engine specialist working for Scania trucks here in Sweden told me that for the money spend I could never get a Diesel and definitely not refurbished. Just need a...

Hello Rob,


It was (the engine) the very first thing to go down last year when I bought the boat. Actually during the 2nd day of sailing. Therefore took it to the expert here in Sweden, who...

Hello everybody!


A very big jump forward! About the complete repair of my Swedish Koster

Am I just a fool? Is it courage? or maybe both?
Or maybe I am more a builder than a sailor?
...

So, we finally did bite the bullet and decided what to do:

Take away the bad stuff and take in in stages what to do.

Here are images from the first stage:

and I love it to take all the bad...

Hello all,

Summer 2010 I was here a lot asking for advice and probably some of you remember. After a long yourney I found my boat and it seemed to be in an extremely good condition. Still it...

Hello all,


I am seriously considering buying one of these:

LaurinKoster-K25-01

Could you share your experience with me?
Purpose of use: Coastal cruising in Sweden, if possible single...

Hi PAR,


Just have to live with the reality. Having a love affair turning into a nightmare, might destroy my hobby!

Can't resist wood, therefore the hunt goes on!

Indeed, this is exactly...

Hello everybody,


I have not given up in the hunt for wooden classics,
Inspected another one.
When interested, have a look in the new thread:
Posted a new image gallery.

here is the link...

Hello everybody,

I my hunt for finding a nice classic, I decided not to take the Koster discussed in the other thread started by me.
I did inspect on another one and I am curious about what the...

I would like to thank everyone for contributing to this thread!

It's great to hear all opinions and I learned a lot in a very short time.

After listening to all opinions + having an expert on...

The surveyor is not 100% sure, till he has seen and inspected the outside completely.

But what is sure that:

1 Water comes in via the seems between the planks in the hull above the waterline....

PAR: That's a very good point, But the surveyor knows, since I told him, that I do not want to have a cheap boat which turns within 1 and 5 years into an extremely expensive purchase. That's why we...

The surveyor told me that we need, in order to get a full picture of the boat, take it out of the water.

I decided to buy the boat, but of course on the condition that the boat is described as...

Just to let everybody know. We had today an inspection from the inside of the boat by the surveyor.

He found no rot at all on the inside. The previous time I dried the bilge completely, but we...

Thanks Par for letting me know,

btw will add my review of the today's surveying of the boat to the public tread.
Curious of what is your opinion,

Best regards,

Udo

PAR: without these forums and your advice, I might have made the wrong decision.

I am still going tomorrow morning, and see what the surveyor is telling me, but indeed, the fact that we can not...

Message to PAR:

Hello PAR, I guess you could not agree even more on this commend from another forum:

btw: The hull coating is glass-fibre epoxy on solid mahogany carvel build, so indeed it...

I did find out from the owner what the outside coating is all about:
a hard shell fibre glass epoxy coating. Curious what the surveyor (and designer) of the boat is going to say tomorrow morning.

Hello Par,


Thanks again for all the time spend giving me advice! Much appreciated!
Basically everyone on all forums who give serious advice, strongly recommend me to find an expert to check out...

Hello Par and Mik, many thanks for your replies.


Question for PAR:

1. PAR, do you think that an expert would be able to evaluate the boat with the protection on the outside of the hull at...

PAR: Don't you think, that if that was the case, the boat should have been completely rotten after 15 years?



We have to get her back out of the water for that! The owners did put her into...

[QUOTE=PAR;1181608]Fresh water is what rots boats not salt water. The worries the crap out of me and my first reaction is to tell you to run as fast as you can in the other direction. Most of the...

Hello everybody,

I NEED EXPERT ADVICE on wooden sailing boat!

I am aware of the work which will be involved with wooden boats, but I have a concern:


I am considering buying:

a 24 ft ...