1 Reply by micheldumontmsf

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Thank you all for your replies, I am confident the boat is sound and know that I could do the work to fix the chainplates.

The boat is priced at $8000 and needs repowering, it is still equipped with the 7 hp Faryman and original sails. It does come with a yard trailer but since basically no work or upgrades were done, the boat seems overpriced.
We will either make an offer in the fall or wait for another boat to come by with more headroom.

Many thanks for your help.

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2 Reply by micheldumontmsf

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Thank you seealder, that is what I thought about the bow as I can see thick fg under the missing gel coat. My main worry about the boat is the chainplates, a few of them seems to be a bit swollen with the fasteners slightly countersunk into them. are there details about the particular way those were laminated and what type of core material is used?

I have attached a picture of one of them.

Thank you.

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3 Reply by micheldumontmsf

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Thank you for your quick reply, I also think the bow damage is mostly cosmetic and could easily patched up. As for the chainplates, I will have the boat surveyed if my interest in her is sustained.

Thanks again.

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4 Topic by micheldumontmsf

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Hello there, I am looking at a Contessa 26 and need advice from owners concerning a few issues I notice on the boat today. There is some damage on the bow which I thought might have been caused by a collision but the current owner says that never happened. It appears at the joint between the two halves of the hull and I wonder what the implications might be. The second thing is that some of the chainplates have had water coming from the deck for a while and I wonder if that would require replacing the chainplates with the associated glass work. Last is the presence of pop rivets visible all along the inside of the rub rail. Those are spaced about an inch apart and seem to go around the whole boat. Seems to me such a large amount of holes along the top of the hull is a pretty bad idea... Is that a feature seen in all Canadian Contessa 26?

Not sure how to post more than one picture since zip files are not permitted, the attachment shows the bow damage.

Thank you for your help

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