http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/west-ryde/sail-boats/sparkman-stevens-39-yacht/1051004567
I wonder if there is some thing wrong with it, makes you wonder what sort of price I would get for mine now, hate to think
Holy Dooley!!!
Lucky it wasn't for sale 3 months ago. I probably would have owned West Wind and not Second Wind.
A realistic price for the unknown, maybe a bargain or a nightmare, 40 year old grp boat ?? I hope someone gets the bargain.
Select to expand quoteJolene said...
A realistic price for the unknown, maybe a bargain or a nightmare, 40 year old grp boat ?? I hope someone gets the bargain.
Shes definetly a B.O.A.T.=$$$$$$ as Ciso would say Jolene 
But you would end up with a boat how you would like it in the end if the Hulls in good shape
Select to expand quotecisco said...
Holy Dooley!!!
Lucky it wasn't for sale 3 months ago. I probably would have owned West Wind and not Second Wind.
Yes its very tempting. Too big for an old bloke to sail solo, That's what I'm telling myself. Deceased estate and some families just don't care what the boat sells for, they just want them gone. Still has wire halyards by the look at it so its probably one of the early Prestige built yachts from WA. Built heavy and probably only good for another 100 years. Has a flasher sounder too which adds to the desirability.
Tempting, tell me about.
Ask them for sail inventory, didn't reply yet.
You won a share...
I mentioned this boat to my mate this morning. I should have sent him a link before posting it on here. He was on his way to Sydney and got a call to say that a deposit has been taken! Apparently there were 14 inquiries today. He should have rang straight away and transferred the full amount.
Select to expand quoteHaveFun said...
Second Wind is definitely a better buy.
Thanks for that. Methinks too. Less money needs spending after the initial purchase.
I think west Wind will cost at least double it's asking price before she is seaworthy.
Seems to be a case of buying the yacht being less expensive than owning it.
Select to expand quoteRamona said... Has a flasher sounder too which adds to the desirability.
Why do you say this, Ramona?
Second Wind is better suited to your purpose Cisco, but the S&S would be a fantastic boat that I estimate would end up about $50K with new rig etc. An absolutely great boat for someone with guaranteed crew to sail it.
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Second Wind is better suited to your purpose Cisco, but the S&S would be a fantastic boat that I estimate would end up about $50K with new rig etc. An absolutely great boat for someone with guaranteed crew to sail it.
Pretty sure Jon Sanders sails his SS39 singlehanded. He makes some interesting comments on his blog about sailing SS34's and SS39's in heavy conditions that I would also use on my boat.
Select to expand quoteDrRog said... Ramona said...
Has a flasher sounder too which adds to the desirability.
Why do you say this, Ramona?
I like Flasher sounders because they indicate what is under the boat now. They are just A scopes bent around in a circle. As opposed to colour sounders etc that display history. Expensive sounders have a separate A scope though.
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Second Wind is better suited to your purpose Cisco, but the S&S would be a fantastic boat that I estimate would end up about $50K with new rig etc. An absolutely great boat for someone with guaranteed crew to sail it.
Second Wind is certainly enough of a handful for me, certainly financially, but with a big enough budget I believe I could set an S&S 39 up for single hand sailing and the budget would not have to be huge, just ENOUGH.
However the only reason I would set any yacht up for single handed sailing is so that I could have a Kitchen Bitch chained to the galley. 
One that wiggles her tail like this one.
The SS39 that sold looks like it has provision for a self tacking stay sail so cutter rigged it would be manageable. I thought long and hard about it but too much boat for me and my style of sailing. If my wife sailed with me and we were to head off for a few weeks I would have jumped on it.
Yesterday I headed offshore early with a brisk Westerly blowing which I presumed would ease. Few miles out I bent the top of the tiller arm on the self steering [stainless steel] and decided it might be better if I was home working in the shed. I dropped in two reefs and probably should have gone to a third, about 3 feet of headsail out I spent the next 3 hours trying to beat back to the river. As I closed the coast the sea flattened off and I let out the headsail about 6 feet. Sitting comfortably in the cockpit and occasionally downstairs I contemplated how I would have handled an SS39 in the same situation.
Handling a 39 ft boat is easy in good conditions, or if you are Jon Sanders. It is beyond most of us when the wind and sea is up.
