remwines
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2011
- Messages
- 124
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Down East Yankee
- Vessel Make
- Defever 40 by Down East
Hello everyone. Name is Bob, wife Lori and son Liam. We live in the Northern California Foothills about 100 mile east of the SF Bay. We have had trailer boats for many year and currently have an Alumaweld for lakes and rivers, and a 23' Blackman Albacore Special for all our ocean and bay adventures. While the Blackman is a great fishing boat, the family wants something we can all stay on and enjoy. So, I joined the forum a couple of years ago and started reading.
A week ago, I put a deposit down on a '79 Defever DownEast 40 in San Pedro that has been on the market for a long time. That particular boat has been talked about several times by another forum member who decided not to buy it. It needs a lot of work and updates. I won't bore anybody just yet with question, but if it survives the sea trial, pull out and surveyor on Thursday, I'll complete the purchase. Then I will have plenty of questions. The hull number AAY00060579401, so it appears to be the 6th DF40 out of DownEast in Santa Ana, Ca. If anyone is familiar with this boat, please feel free to tell me about it, good or bad.
Thanks to all for the great info and stories.
A week ago, I put a deposit down on a '79 Defever DownEast 40 in San Pedro that has been on the market for a long time. That particular boat has been talked about several times by another forum member who decided not to buy it. It needs a lot of work and updates. I won't bore anybody just yet with question, but if it survives the sea trial, pull out and surveyor on Thursday, I'll complete the purchase. Then I will have plenty of questions. The hull number AAY00060579401, so it appears to be the 6th DF40 out of DownEast in Santa Ana, Ca. If anyone is familiar with this boat, please feel free to tell me about it, good or bad.
Thanks to all for the great info and stories.