Can I say one thing? FINALLY!!!!!! After months of looking,
Sam and I have found our first home! It is so exciting and such a relief.
We
found a partially done project boat in Maryland this past week and have agreed
on a price with the owner.
It is a 1972, Chris Craft Caribbean in excellent condition. Less
than 100 hours on the engine!!! It has new ports (soon to be installed windows), new
custom carpets, new black bamboo floor in the main salon (living room area),
new custom sail cover, new sink for the head (bathroom), new electronic
equipment, new stove, new custom cushion covers, a generator…and there is
definitely more that I am not remembering right now!
We decided not to haggle or play hard ball on this one for
two reasons: 1) because the boat was priced reasonable low considering its
condition and features and 2) because the owner was so nice and offered us
additional things that he had originally bought for the boat, if we met him at
his price (i.e. generator, electronic equipment).
I’m sorry I don’t have a lot of good pictures, I have been
informed by Sam that taking pictures is not my strong suit. Anyway, consider
these the before pictures and check in throughout the next couple of weeks and
months to see the progress.
This is the layout
This is a booth (table needs to be installed). Look at those bamboo floors and white B-board!!!
I'm in love!
This is the v-birth cabin. To the right is the head (bathroom).
This is the aft (back) cabin. To the left is a head (soon to be made into a walk-in closet and pantry).
Instead of having the two small beds on each side, we might do a couch that folds into a queen bed.