We were visiting Beth's family in CT and made a trip to Spicer's Marina in the quant village of Noank CT. Beth is from Groton, CT and we lived in Noank together for a while early in our relationship. We had our eye on a beautiful little Sea Sprite. Dave loved this boat, price was good but Beth felt it was a bit narrow. We are not in a huge hurry to purchase and it just didn't feel right. This lovely boat sold at a great price, soon after we viewed it.
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After the Wind Swept Lady experience, we found another Seafarer being offered out of Spicer's Marina. It sounded like a possibility. Price was low so there was some concern about it being a project boat. Our friends, Sean Kelly, Manager at Pine Island Marina, and Peter Metcalf, Sailing Cowboy Extraordinaire, agreed to take a look at this boat. Our fears were realized after one exterior look by Peter. The boat was unwrapped and the mast was down. The mast opening had not been covered. There, most definately, would be water damage below. It appeared it was under repair/renovation. The price was low, but not low enough for a project boat requiring as much time, energy and money as this boat would require.
The owner was a younger sailor living in MA. He was from Noank but had found a job near Boston and realized he did not have the time to finish this project. We bowed out of our interest in this vessel.
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