Just so you know, this is kind of my thing. I keep from going crazy by working on my boat through the winter, because up here, our sailing waters turn solid for 5-6 months out of the year, so anything that keeps me focused on the boat when I can't sail it is, well NOT as good, but I suppose better than nothing. I bought this boat for a lot less than a fully outfitted/race ready boat to save money, and also to kind of allow me to build it as I see fit, a blank slate if you will.
Couple years back I had a Capri 25, that was pretty tired, and I brought her back to life, in basically 1 winter. When I sold her, she wasn't perfect, but she sailed real nice, and looked pretty good as well.
I bought "68," from her prior owner, and it was obvious to me she put a lot of work/time into the boat, but that the boat hadn't been sailed in earnest in probably 6-8 years.
So I've started my work on fixing, repairing and upgrading. Not sure how far I'll get (due to time and money constraints), but I'll post here pictures when I hit certain milestones, or anything that might be useful to anyone else attempting this. If I get parts from somewhere, or someone I'll try to reference that as well. I am by no means an expert on anything, so you can watch my triumphs and failures as I move along. Feel free to tell me I am an idiot, or correct me if I am making a HUGE mistake.
I bought the boat in September, plopped it in the water for a couple weeks then hauled it... so I sailed her "ugly" for those couple weeks to see what I needed to focus on... Here's a shot of her sailing ugly.
