22 Classic Angler - Good deal?

Patrout.


The 1"marine plywood in the bottom and deck is impregnated with resin and encapsulated in fiberglass. The only way water could get in is if you hit something like a rock and scraped off the fiberglass. Water can get in around the cleats or other holes in the deck same as a cored deck. Very easy to remove and reset.

If I had my choice of hitting a rock I would perfer doing it with the plywood, have you ever tried to break a piece? Almost inpossable.

Having had sailboats with cored decks and many hardware holes in them has been a real expensive pain in the butt. Water does migrate in balsa core, have seen it with my own eyes many times.

Jack on Sea Otter.
 
I would have to say that I am probably rougher on my boat than most. we have to beach it where we launch and there are several big rocks that I have forgotten were there and hit fairly hard. no problems at all.

as far as what to look at, I would pay close attention to the transom area. Mine is getting weak and I have talked to the factory and will be taking her in soon to have the transom fixed. I have had to fabricate a aluminum plate on the inside where the bolts come thru for the motor to keep them from pulling out. also you will probably want to do some major rewiring if you want the latest and greatest electronics. The feed wire from the batteries to the helm was only 12 gauge.
I felt that it was not heavy enough to feed the fishfinder,gps, and radar all at the same time not to mention the stereo .
hope this helps
 
WOW!
You folks are great! I am completely awed by your generosity and knowledge. This site is so far beyond so many others I've checked into.
You have not only answered my questions about the '83 angler, but your information has given me some idea of what I'll be doing to maintain this boat in the future. I have to believe that with the price this boat is going for, with its two excellent motors, it is a great deal. With the money I don't spend on a newer boat, I can do the things to this one that will make it fit my activities more closely. We'll go places: not too fast but far.

I'm going down to Juneau next Tuesday. Tom and I will play with the boat and then I'll have it winterized down there before bringing back home to wait for spring. Then I get to start saving up for the goodies for it.

How does the name "Seafarer" sound?

Thanks to all of you for good guidance.

Pat
 
Patrout.

Good luck on the boat. I'm sure you'll be very happy with it.

If you like good mexican food go to El Sombrero downtown. The Hangar down on the waterfront is a great place to have a beer, and if you like a good dive, head by Louie's over on Douglas island.

He's right. You should have no problem finding some rough water this time of year, although I do wish I was there shooting some ducks right now.
 
Hi en_pissant,

I'll look up the El Sombrero for sure. Thanks for the advice.

We'll probably boat over to Douglas Island to beach the boat just to see how easy it is to refloat it. (Gotta get prepared for them clam digs.)

We're surrounded by ducks right now here in Fairbanks. I don't remember when so many of them have stayed up here this late in the year. Maybe they're being fooled by the warm weather.

Pat
 
Hi,

Just a note to say thanks again to everyone who chimed in about this "mature" 22 footer.

I flew to Juneau yesterday to meet the boat. Tom and I took it out for a couple of hours in the famous Juneau chop. What a treat!. We ran it at about 12kts through the chop. It cruised near 21-23 at 4200 rpms on the scarce patches of smoother water. Needless to say, we were the only pleasure craft out in the bay at the time.

I was looking for surprises and reasons not to buy the boat. There was wear and repair in the spots they could be expected to be. There are some good restoration projects ahead that ought to be fun. But I just couldn't find any thing to complain about. So "C-Farer" will be coming home with us in mid-October after it gets a ferry ride to Haines. Since it doesn't have a name now, we don't even have to go through the re-naming ceremony. It will be seen cruising Prince William Sound near Valdez next summer.

Brian...your boat will come. Hang in there.

No, we're not excited. Not much.

Pat
 
Hey Pat, glad to see the Angler met your expectations and that you will be running your new baby in PWS. Give me a shout when you get her back to Fairbanks and we'll get together. You'll love those back corners in the cockpit.

Again, a big, big, big, CONGRATULATIONS!

Mark
 
Congratulations on the boat. Glad it's going to a good home. I'll just have to wait for another one to come my way. :)

When you come down to Valdez, look me up.

Brian
 
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