This blog is to document our journey with our 1984 Lancer 25 motorsailer sailboat which we purchased on April 4th 2015. We purchased her in a state of disrepair, no motor on her, electrical system in unknown condition, several leaks on the topside including the 4 acrylic cabin windows in settee/ galley area, the vent fan in the roof, a fitting of unknown usage on the roof, and cracked companion way hatch. At first look the upholstery seemed serviceable, but we quickly discovered that the materials for the settee cushions were brittle and disintegrating.

  The owner had indicated that he purchased the boat "a few years ago" with the intentions of fixing her up and using her as a live aboard. He got sick with Leukemia however and had to abandon his dream. Upon getting the paperwork I discovered that it had been more than a few years, he had in fact bought her in 2001, 14 years before. The latest permit sticker on it was 2002, but he sounded like he had never had it on the water. If we go by the sticker then the last time the boat was used was 13 years before. If he never had it on the water, who knows when it was used last.