I saw the ad on Craig's List and decided I would probably buy the thing myself. Galvanized trailers are way better in salt water than regular steel. So I drove up to Point Defiance and took the ferry to Vashon Island. Now I own Tanzer 1313. It needs some work; there is a break in the aft bulkhead. I could part it out for about $1000, but I want it to sail again. I couldn't stand the hull being broken up or turned into a yard ornament.
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| This trailer is one heavy mama. I can't lift it by myself unless I use a 2x4 lever. |
So I am offering the boat up and hoping someone will buy it so 1313 can sail again. I may fix it up myself next winter. There are some interesting details about this boat. It has the original factory pedestal with snubbing winch--I like my homemade one better. The deck is not riddled with holes like mine. It has a mast that is definitely not factory--internal halyards. Extra spreaders. It has oar locks--factory installed. It has the original traveler--in fact two of them.
Excerpt from the comp page on this blog. I will not be actively advertising, until I have moved my boat over to the new trailer--probably sometime this summer.
(I actually bought this one. I wanted the trailer. Now I am looking for a good home for the boat. It is hull number 1313 --mine is 1307-- it is worth more in parts*, but I want to see it sailing again. Needs work, but the hull and deck are sound. The mast is incorrect, but I might be willing to provide a factoy mast for the right buyer who can convince me that this boat will sail again. Today's price: $500 includes the trailer, a rudder and tiller, boom, 4 useable, but beat up sails. It also includes my old trailer that has a new axle and bearing buddies, but it --the trailer-- needs TLC. One of the sails came off of boat 585. --If I have to fix it up myself--$1800. My fix will include a hinged mast for easy set up as well as the fiberglass repair.) *It could be parted out for about $1000.)
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