Just joined up because I've very recently acquired a Newport C&C 28 with an Atomic engine, and this boat needs lots of TLC.
I'm old enough to remember facing backwards in the AMC Rambler on the way to the cottage, young enough not to care about the creaks and groans coming from *my* undercarriage, and thrilled to have had the opportunity to grab a sailboat at my age without breaking the bank.
That said I *DO* have some work to do on this girl, starting with a fairly persistent smell of gas in the cabin. (No, not post combustion engine smoke - I've seen the pcv valve thing). There's also a couple of soft deck side leaks that I need to chase down, and I need to figure out how to pin down my fresh water tank before I try filling it (its kinda flopping around under the vberth).
Anyhow, I'll keep reading through the fora and when I have all the info you folks will want to know, I'll open up appropriate posts in the correct areas.
