Family heirloom Passport 42 - who can help me understand boat's condition and cost to repair?
Hello, I am in possession of a 1984 Passport 42 that my dad and I lived on when I was a child. I have lots of experience working on the water, but not with owning or maintaining boats myself.
It's been seriously neglected for about 10 years (6 years out of the water then 4 years back in) but from what I hear Passports are super solid boats and might be worth the effort to repair.
I want someone who really knows boats to inspect everything and tell me what needs immediate fixing re: structural integrity and preventing further deterioration, and whether it would be worth it to try to fix her vs sell. Would that be a surveyor? A mechanic?
Some details:
The new Kubota engine only has 100hrs on it but hasn't been turned over in 3 years.
The sails are new/unused since manufacture 10 years ago.
She has the original teak deck with screws. I understand this causes major issues but don't know how bad it is on mine. Interior leaks appear to be from hatches/portholes only, but there are a few isolated teak deck planks that move up and down when I press them. I'm very worried about this.
The bow pulpit was bonked into a piling 5 years ago and the screws were ripped out of their attachment to the deck. Those screw holes have been exposed to the elements for 4 years. I'm very worried about this.
The interior is beautiful.
The batteries are dead but when connected to shore power most things light up. Bilge pump, refrigerator, and a few other things don't, which I think is because they need the batteries?
Is a surveyor the right person to evaluate this? Who can I talk to?