$5,000 Classic Cal 2-30 - Just needs a few updates!!! EP99

[@VonBluesman]

Captain Q when you moved Sea Dog at 8:47 in the video, she looked at Randy like she was saying, Don’t you dare touch my Dinty Moore Beef Stew. LOL 😂

[@YachtHunters]

You folks do not miss a thing

[@flatlanded22]

Thank you for all of your videos but especially this one. I see a lot of Cal boats out here in California and I'm thankful for the Captain's input!

[@YachtHunters]

Thanks for watching!

[@vidguy007]

@@YachtHunters you might consider a trip to the west coast

[@gordonshaffer5560]

A 30 footer that sleeps 6, and it floats. Sounds like a great nearshore cruiser and can certainly handle the load for a weekend or extended weekly getaway. Great price for someone wanting to get a fast, capable boat. Thanks to you and Randay for another great find !

[@YachtHunters]

Thanks Gordon, well said!

[@Gigantasy]

I'd love to see more attention paid to sail inventory and condition on these reviews. Oftentimes that is a *huge* variable on used boats, and can make the difference in whether it's a good buy or something that you need to spend 5-figures on before you can go sailing.

[@YachtHunters]

Great point… often times the sails are stored and out of reach… it’s definitely one of the first few questions we’d suggest for the seller/broker as you’ve said it can be a big $$ item. Often times what we’ve heard is either ‘serviceable’ or ‘in good shape’ but you really don’t know until you get a full report from a surveyor

[@2011mendo]

I'd always go into any deal on a sailboat knowing that new sails needed. Unless it's been used a lot in the last year, then "maybe",,, Rigging, and sails, should make one feel a lot safer in any case...

[@bradkennedy2420]

I've just learned more about boats in the first 12 minutes than in the prior 12-weeks of learning. Thx!

[@YachtHunters]

Great to hear… we love to hear from newcomers and hope we can help make it a little easier

[@cherrypickerguitars]

Hey you two! I think the captain pre-dates me, but these exemplified the sort of boat I learned to sail on! (not counting the little Moth scow on the Muskoka lakes in Ontario) As a teen, I would beg to crew on these sort of boats - races across Lake Huron and Erie! Perfect boats for the Great Lakes as weekend racer/cruisers, and the short peak to peak of Great Lake waves. (after a big westerly blow, even Lake Erie could get 16’ers, though!) These we’re “big” boats to me then. Great vid - many memories! Cheers

[@YachtHunters]

The captain feels like he predates everyone

[@alaskawilliam1]

Great episode! Hey guys if a sailor bought this boat, they would have something that no other sailor has. Cash in the bank!

[@JimJNebraska]

Love it when you show old fixer uppers 👏👏👏

[@processagent5095]

Love the channel. How about an episode where you guys go out sailing? Maybe show us some tips on sailing or just some drinks and a canned lunch

[@JayL781]

Absolutely love the content that boat is the cat's meow or the bee's knees ✌️😍👌

[@YachtHunters]

Or the alligators armpits

[@SailingAndInvesting]

Oh my god, this would have been great to purchase. I recently purchase a stripped-down project boat for about the same price. Whoever gets this boat will have a great deal!

[@YachtHunters]

Sorry. You should have waited

[@bdondon14]

This looks very similar to my 1970 Cal 29! Solid boat, and the interior is great for having guests on board. Best purchase I’ve ever made.

[@Pillowcase]

It's good to hear the pieces of the Captain's sales pitch for a boat he obviously knows well. Still got it.

[@YachtHunters]

Coffee is for closers…

[@sheldonmcclaflin8904]

I sailed on a brand new CAL2-30 hull 203,nin Hawaii. I think it was the second to last 2-30 built before the 3-30. It is very quick off the wind.. Yes a mini CAL 40. Wish I had seen this video when you put it out, I would have bought it sight unseen.... The 2-30 I was on the owner won a lot of races in Hawaii with it. That boat you show is not that bad, but that baby blue paint, someone had to be on drugs. Thanks for showing it.

[@karaDee2363]

Seems like a decent boat for the money... I could listen to the Captain for days and nights on end... While sailing and consuming cocktails of course..lol

[@YachtHunters]

Sounds like a plan!!

[@fransvanderwel5933]

Interesting to see how the loudspeaker is installed right next to the compass.

[@stirfrywok2927]

Love this, and actually in my budget! I don't care what an observant viewer said about the [possible state of sails and such, I'd sail her with moldy sails and rotten lines! Great stuff, guys, love these little beauties

[@jackrabbit5047]

The three-bladed prop is from Indigo, and is an improvement (better power at given RPM) over the original two-bladed props originally paired with A-4s.

[@YachtHunters]

Thank you for the heads up

[@caicaraskiki]

Thank you for another Cal Boat review. Awesome!

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

Much better built than my 86 Hunter. For a project boat and the money it would be a very worth while project.

[@chadrider7274]

My previous Cal34 Mk1 had a nearly identical layout with a much more commodious fore cabin. My current Cal34 MkIII has a more "deluxe" interior and fixes a few of the issues you noted here: steel beam for the mast post, bridge deck, bigger head. lovely folding table, more conventional galley on one side of the companionway, .... BUT, I love those quarterberths: excellent motor access and really easy ingress and egress (there you go Alan...) and big enough for a big guy!!

[@YachtHunters]

Can't really go wrong with either iteration... but those upgrades some great for better longevity and safety. thanks, Chad!!

[@jerrym3261]

Cal will always, always, always make me immediately think of Cal 25, Dave Martin and in order of appearance; wife, Jaja and children, Chris, Holly and Teiga. Does that make every Cal a round the world, blue water cruiser? I don't know. Did you actually catch the instant that a huge chip of paint binked off at 15:23? 4th of July firework?

[@YachtHunters]

The bottom?

[@jerrym3261]

@@YachtHunters Paint chip? That would be inside the boat, over the area between the sink and stove. It made a noise. Bink! Looking at it again it may not be reality, it may be a computer generated image...with noise.

[@vinniemontrealangler]

episode 99 wow. Good job guys !

[@YachtHunters]

😅

[@gefginn3699]

Great post my friends. I love the possibilities here. 🌞🌴⛵️

[@jeffhidalgo8457]

Ahoy! Thanks Capt! (Ran-day too!) For another interesting one! Cheers! Jeff

[@YachtHunters]

Thanks jeff!! Glad to have you aboard!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you Captain Q and RanDay. This is a diamond dropped in the mud. A good scrub down and some polishing and she will be a sweet little cruiser. This would be perfect for a single hander. It would be interesting to know what facilities are available where this boat is located and what arrangements could be made for getting her ready there she is currently on the hard.

[@YachtHunters]

Most of the yards are ready to help as needed… albeit we hear a lot of them don’t have enough helpers on hand to keep up with the demand…

[@mattevans-koch9353]

@@YachtHunters Thank you Captain Q for the information. Take care and have a good weekend upcoming.

[@jeffhodge7333]

I remember the yacht dealers with a showroom and a big lot in Newport Beach and Redondo Beach, CA. 1968 was a brutal year on many levels, but I sort pf want to go back. I'm looking for a live-aboard in Southern California so I can go back in time. I love Cal 40's little brother.

[@hannahrosa5485]

Very nice, thank you boys and Mr. Sea dog.

[@YachtHunters]

You’re welcome

[@michaelchurch2076]

These are the ones I live to see :)

[@YachtHunters]

GOOD !!😃

[@Yeaitstemp]

My grandfather has the sabar 34 but I just found his sabar 28 he owned for 30 years abandoned in a boatyard trying to buy and do full refit

[@YachtHunters]

That’s cool. Good bones should be easy

[@Yeaitstemp]

@@YachtHunters yes very excited just cause of sentimental value alone and I really like the cal had a 84 oday 28 for awhile

[@stewfly9227]

Capt. Q is a funny cat and I enjoy every episode.

[@YachtHunters]

Thanks stewfly!!

[@friarfox]

Great teenager day sailor/overnighter. Kind of a tree house on the water with all the perks. Add a laptop and they have a summer home. I would not be investing tons into this but a little sprucing up and a couple of decent sails would do it. Thanks guys.

[@YachtHunters]

Superb observation. That’s how I recall the two young brothers treating their boat in early 70s

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

Heck yeah, get the teenagers out of the house for the summer.

[@billhayward1585]

you should do an episode on funky old boat sheds. It was nice to see the shed behind todays boat. I love seeing Old buildings with character. All of those new sterile practical boat sheds are pretty boring. When I was a kid those old sheds were full of pirate treasures, and wharfingers with one arm who could roll smokes and tell stories of days gone by.

[@YachtHunters]

Some of them are downright scary!! Good idea!!

[@downforwhatever67]

This would be a great boat to explore the Bras d’Or Lake and the near shore of Cape Breton. Wouldn’t it?

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi Captain Q thank you once again for your videos love Randy with his little comments in the background really entertaining cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia from the big island

[@YachtHunters]

G’day mate and thanks

[@MrHarley950]

That's a great boat for a young guy with lots of elbow grease and a little time on his hands or her. I've seen a few ladies on KZbin that aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and get it done, and make a fine job of it too.

[@YachtHunters]

Well said, Fred! 👍

[@jamespollock994]

Love this video on the Cal!

[@YachtHunters]

Nice little Thursday night racer with potential for weekend cruising!

[@johnnylightning1491]

Looks like a good solid project boat. I don't have enough years in my life for that one but I'm sure someone will. Soap, water and teak oil are pretty cheap. Well it's blueberry season and I'm off to make pie. Keep the good stuff coming Captain. P.S. If you come to Michigan I might make some pie for you and RanDay.

[@YachtHunters]

We’d trade you a Maine blueberry for one of the MI gems… 😍

[@johnnylightning1491]

@@YachtHunters Done!

[@omegaseamaster1550]

Trust EP#100 is going to epic.... Thank You

[@johnbrooks1188]

I believe Richard Henderson (Choice Yacht Designs author) owned one prior to his final affair with an Ohlson 38. My older brother loved these - I think especially for the reverse transom, which seemed pretty racy and modern at the time!

[@YachtHunters]

Definitely Henderson was a Chesapeake guy and he might have bought it from us He did love his 38

[@melee401]

Cotter pins should be bent however to facilitate easy removal. I LOVE the Atomic 4. I have known many who replaced them for big bucks and regretted that move. This is a boat that can and has circumnavigated the globe. At least her little sister (29) did. Her captain nearly went over the fan tail taking a piss. So while I am on this issue,,,,, piss on your knees over the side/ fan tail whatever. Never piss over the side standing up on a small vessel. 90% of the pleasure vessels are powered by gasoline. That engine (NOT motor with all due respect) is still running fine after all these years but the upgraded diesels offered at the time can be shit finding parts for. This is a very fine vessel for a very fine price. That engine can be rebuilt with new rings and whatever with only a light honing of the cylinders. No over-bore needed. There will be good and plenty of those A-4s celebrating their 100 years in marine service. PLUS gasoline does not present the black sea snot issues diesel fuel does. Many look down their nose at the A-4,,, I however do not. Yes, "cruising range" with an A-4 is something to be dealt with but c'mon she is a SAIL BOAT. If you want a motorboat then buy a freaking motorboat. I am no fan of the Cal 40 honestly. This is a totally lovely vessel. The "SCIENCE" of lightening 'protection' is still on the drawing board,,,,,plenty of money being made via promises through selling stuff. You and Ran,,,DAY are my favorite youtube channel. You get right down to affordable sailing.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CARRY ON! PS,,the A-4 was originally designed to power U.S. Navy lifeboats. That one there is like 2nd or 3rd iteration.

[@YachtHunters]

Hospital urinal makes sense if that’s all you got to do…. Haven’t thought how the bed pan might work 😂🙄🤔but maybe something there too …

[@10lauset]

This boat is a bit like me. hahaha .. Cheers to you.

[@YachtHunters]

I’ll have to noodle that a bit

[@tigertelecom1]

Now we’re talkin’. In my opinion, a 27-30 foot sloop is in the “Goldilocks” zone...not too small to enjoy out past the buoys, not too large in needing the varsity football team to trim sails....she’s “just right!” As a day sailer, could be a very nice “Jack and Jill” boat. And of course, love those old Cal boats....thanks, Captain.

[@joseherrera5264]

Wow, this boat looks familiar. Can't put my finger on why that is! 😛 This episode's got a special place on my liked videos for sure. $5000 is a fine price for what you get, especially for that 1 of 1 1969 USB! I've got more than a handful of ideas and things to put on my laundry list of boat upgrades. Cheers from California! -S/v ∆T

[@okcantbelieveit294]

One of my brother-in-laws is a boatbuilder, retired, who says the worst cases of osmosis he saw, came with the advent of chopper guns! Hand laid up hulls didn’t give near as many problems! I used to spend a bit of time in a local yard, here in NZ, where many US boats got hauled out for osmosis repairs. One hundred percent of those hulls had been built using chopper guns! When stripping off the outer hull skin, not only would water literally gush out, but the areas, with little resin in the matting, was unbelievable! How they passed hull inspection can only be described as criminal, in humble opinion!

[@YachtHunters]

Wow…. Great info… really good to know about the chopper glass… 👍👍

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Wonderful first boat once it’s cleaned up. Price seems fair. Thanks Captain and Randay for another great video 😊⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️💕

[@YachtHunters]

Thanks Kathleen!! Great to have you aboard as always

[@stevegarneau61]

If you're handy you find find a reasonable boat for cheap. I found my Catalina 22 for $750. Of course, the costs go up the longer you have the boat, but it sails nicely and it goes along with a 15hp Honda : ) I also picked up a 64 Starcraft runabout for, get this? $180. There are deals if you want to fix um.

[@ATARI_1962]

Love to see a classic shields 30

[@YachtHunters]

On the list one of my personal loves. Beautiful boat for one design racing Stay tuned. Thanks for your request

[@jamesadams1064]

Thanks for another good tour of a true classic. A great fixer upper for anyone with a bit of skill and determination. But, where’s the 8 track?

[@YachtHunters]

It’s gotta be there somewhere… we could hear Abba coming from somewhere

[@allenbuck5589]

Man I enjoy your shows. Thanks from my hill top in. Sc

[@YachtHunters]

From high above the Palmettos.. thank y’all

[@m1k3droid]

Ah, a new boat for the Sailing GBU channel!

[@2011mendo]

Ya know,,, this would make a great project for a first timer to sailing. A year on the hard, with a few drops and test runs from West Palm Beach each to the Bahamas, ( which is the greatest reason for boating). A weekend or two that will keep you wanting to continue the project. In the end, you'd have maybe another $10k into it. Then off to St Thomas or Puerto Rico... Spend a month, come back all refreshed. $15 k out the door, and memories of a lifetime. Yep this is a deal.. Caribbean cruiser !!! Get now, test after hurricane season. Can't beat FL from December to April. By next Spring you'd could be in Paradise... Just need to get it out of the northeast... Never to see or wear a jacket again!!!

[@YachtHunters]

oh hell wHY KNOT>>>

[@ralphe5842]

I raced on a cal 2-30 on the southern Chesapeake bay fast but gets cranky in strong wind downwind and you really needed to use the blopper also the mast is stepped on a steel fittings that can rust I had previously raced on a Kirby 25 so doing foredeck was a bit of a shock and you definitely need a reaching strut but get rid of the wire halyards. If your racing area allows you to race in phrf c you will kill the fleet worth putting the fixed prop to get there

[@YachtHunters]

All great tips, Ralph! Thanks 😄

[@david78212]

I'm buying a Cheoy Lee 27, I'm paying less, but, it's in pretty good shape. If not, I would try this one. The A4 is a lawnmower engine, if you can fix one of those, you can fix an A4. I'm actually thinking about putting in a rebuilt or a Palmer, it has nothing right now. Everyone wants a diesel, but an A4 is so damn simple it's almost ridiculous. I had one in my Tartan 27 and it ran like a sewing machine, smooth and like CQ said, quiet. Just like any other system on a boat, it needs to be maintained. I love how CQ tries to go to Instagram, that cracks me up every time.

[@YachtHunters]

One day he’ll learn… 😂

[@vidguy007]

Atomic Fours are getting old, parts hard to get, competent mechanics hard to find Love the name Atomic four There’s now a lot of used Diesels out there I think the Beta Marine is the current choice (the A4 is more of an ancient car engine than a lawnmower engine)

[@frankroccia8405]

have you ever done a review of a Grampian sailboat

[@YachtHunters]

Yea. A Grampian 25/6 sold in two days. Man drove 3000 miles r/t to buy it 🤗😬🙄🤔

[@aqilaajaitikivik5208]

That looks like something i would love to learn from.

[@YachtHunters]

That’s the spirit!

[@throdown117]

I owned hull #17 for a bit. The Bobby Foster.

[@taterkaze9428]

"gas engine" - I knew there would be a big dollar problem. Inboard gas motors are never safe. OTOH, at only $5k and the hull looks sound, it's an opportunity to convert to electric drive.

[@OldGuySailing]

I had a Atomic 4 in my P30 Never had a problem all you have to do is use your brain

[@YachtHunters]

Great idea… we really like what’s happening with electric motors these days

[@vidguy007]

I was talking to a guy who has an Olson 40 with an electric drive I asked about 6 times every way I could what the range is “Not far” was all he’d say Works great for powering to the start line. A gas engine is fine if that’s what you’ve got.

[@matthewdoering3493]

One big upside to the Atomic 4 is that every harbor, every gas station has someone who can fix it. And most parts can be picked up at your local NAPA store. Had 1 for 25 years in my Sabre 28 and loved every minute I used it.

[@destro513]

Seems the globalist chat gpt bot is busting out their electric future of control again. I want a huge battery bank of lifpo4s the size of a small truck on my boat. If the sails themselves were solar panels it wouldn't be enough. But okay sure you go ahead and let everyone know how awesome it is. I'll take the atomic or an old lister oil crusher

[@sikhidas]

it would be nice to have a reference point on each video fr identifying the boat type. so one can check out the video he wants .

[@SailingAndInvesting]

Oh my god, this would have been great to purchase. I recently purchase a stripped down project boat for about the same price.

[@YachtHunters]

If it floats… we’re going to give it a ‘10’ 😁

[@SailingAndInvesting]

@@YachtHunters Thanks for the response. When I submitted this comment, youtube gave an error, so I guess youtube decided to submit anyway. I hope my boat floats! Haha.

[@danlindeke4039]

Any pics from sailing adventure?

[@YachtHunters]

Soon

[@joanneherrick6585]

Will you be looking at a Sabre.

[@YachtHunters]

Keep trying but missing them. We are open to them for sure thank you

[@vidguy007]

A fantastic well built boat for single handed cruising on a budget A boat you can go places on and handle it easily. It would be a great restoration project (dump the blue)

[@richardallen1816]

It's definitely in my price range Cpt. Q. Would it make a good learners boat?

[@YachtHunters]

Absolutely

[@ĶČXXĻ-ĀxÐ]

This would be a great boat to take to Atom Voyager. If you didn’t want to refit it yourself.

[@YachtHunters]

He is amazing… big fans here

[@thereminpitchknob4059]

If my old school math is correct, you were taking up 1/5th the length of that boat laying down in the v-birth.

[@YachtHunters]

And 1/5 the beam! 😄

[@Gman11962]

Can it go to the Bahamas?

[@YachtHunters]

Sure could once you make sure she’s in safe working order… a surveyor would help with a checklist of what’s needed

[@lllfff3359]

Great show....but Captain, your suspenders are on unevenly. Can you please do something about this?

[@johnhopkins6731]

They are off by about 5 degrees :D

[@YachtHunters]

Actually the braces are perfectly level ….it’s the body that’s uneven …but thanks for pointing that out

[@Platelunchexpress]

Almost bought one last year off a yacht club, just a little to small for me

[@marketzensperger5214]

Ran-day powers

[@170almeida]

Good morning, love your KZbin videos, question please if I may, I have a 26 ft c&c sail boat, I love her but she has a sail drive, I believe it's a honda 280,I can't find any one that can work on it, I think she over heat and she shutdown, can you please help me, thank you, Mario

[@loganjohnson3589]

A great first timer boat for a good price .A little T.L.C. and your off sailing and with a little time here and there she will shine up great .Good for day sailing or a weeks vacation .I love the access to the engine so many boats are so hard to get to and if you need to fix something it's a real nightmare . especially if your not tied up to the dock .

[@YachtHunters]

Egg zackly !!

[@loganjohnson3589]

@@YachtHunters 😁

[@lmartinez3633]

Nice boat for some TLC, good price…

[@YachtHunters]

Agreed!

[@sallyb3]

great boat, did you ever sail on Arnie's Babe?

[@YachtHunters]

No I didn’t I only crewed for him once and that was in the 5.5 m nationals on the eastern shore. Gotta a great story about that one I was campaigned my own little 25’speedster a Norman owens design. Called a Nordstar 25 Called “Charlie”

[@doncripto1405]

😊🙏

[@royalbrecht7043]

Who is the sax(?) player?

[@YachtHunters]

We’ll have a playlist coming out soon that has all of the music used so far… thanks

[@kevio6868]

maybe a thermal shower bag for an on deck shower, like van lifers do

[@YachtHunters]

Those work quite well… used them for years

[@nomehdrider]

First comment, lovely boat

[@YachtHunters]

First across the line! 👍

[@rickjohnson1632]

👍👍

[@petterandersson7429]

That was a Dinty Moore kinda boat.

[@YachtHunters]

Perhaps a 2-Dinty… one to fuel some of the clean up work

[@VeganSurf]

Please do a Corsair trimaran

[@YachtHunters]

We quickly checked out a trimaran without cameras around… some pretty scary stories… haven’t seen one for sale in our area of the world…

[@VeganSurf]

@@YachtHunters there's a dealer in Wareham, MA I believe -- some of us have a need for speed!

[@gonzaloluna5371]

I have a 1974 25 feet

[@YachtHunters]

Fantastic boat

[@davidwhite2011]

Sleeps 4 or 8 if you're friendly.

[@YachtHunters]

Quite friendly 😉

[@alanduncan9204]

Realistic price. Shame about the jutting head....but still a bargain.

[@YachtHunters]

Head is a quick fix My guess the owner found the new head fit the old holes and so voila!!

[@mvlazysusan]

I'm homeless, and have been living on small sailboats in the FL. Keys, for the past 30 years. (I'm on a Morgan Out Island 33 now) A young person should plop that thing in the water, and quit paying rent. Once you don't pay rent, put that money into the boat, than the causing account.

[@YachtHunters]

That’s the spirit… also that’s a great way to beat the system!!

[@goofy4birds]

Boat looks tired

[@danielclint1033]

Not semi gloss, go satin..

[@YachtHunters]

👍