1990 Cabo Rico 38 "Avalon", Everett, Washington

15/21

Ability analysis

Everything below is costed to cross the Pacific.

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Specifications

All-in, cruising

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not analysed

All-in, offshore

$225k–$240k

offer + full refit

Length

38 ft

Draft

5 ft

Capability

6.7 · 6.9

cruising · offshore, of 10

Capability is scored for both standards from the same design research, re-weighted. The money is not: a coastal refit has to be costed on its own, which is why it can read “not analysed” above while the score beside it is real.

$808k of uncertainty sits behind 19 unanswered questions.

Answer from the top: these are ordered by how much each one would narrow the range, not by how they occurred to anyone.

Provide the latest survey, repair invoices, claim, collision and grounding history.
A structural or claim history can end the purchase.
worth $120kask ownerHull and laminate
Confirm loaded draft, keel construction and all grounding history.
Draft is a hard gate and grounding damage a walkaway.
worth $90kask surveyorKeel and keel bolts
Remove or NDT chainplates and inspect rudder post/critical stainless.
Period stainless concern can be a walkaway.
worth $80kask surveyorStanding rigging
Authorize full moisture mapping and selected hardware/backing-plate inspection.
Widespread wet core destroys the economics.
worth $75kask surveyorDeck, hardware and hull–deck joint
Is teak limited to cockpit, what core lies below, and may it be fully moisture-mapped?
Teak over wet core triggers walkaway.
worth $65kask surveyorDeck, hardware and hull–deck joint
Provide serial, hour history, logs, oil/coolant analysis and compression evidence.
This separates service from overhaul or repower.
worth $50kask ownerEngine
Identify tank material, usable capacity, access, cleaning and leak history.
Tank replacement may require interior demolition.
worth $50kask ownerFuel tanks and system
Document any blister remediation and March 2026 haul findings.
1990 is near the reported blister transition.
worth $45kask ownerHull and laminate
Provide dated invoices identifying every stay, terminal, tang and chainplate included in rig work.
Partial replacement can leave the highest-consequence parts old.
worth $35kask riggerStanding rigging
Inspect moisture, bearing play, stock/post and emergency steering.
Rudder failure is high-consequence offshore.
worth $35kask surveyorRudder and bearings
Pressure-test water and waste systems and document tanks and repairs.
Leaks and inaccessible tanks can consume the refit runway.
worth $35kask surveyorPlumbing, water tanks and heads
Provide a one-line diagram, equipment list and high-load fuse/cable inspection.
Poor modifications can require a major safe-system rebuild.
worth $30kask surveyorElectrical, AC and DC
Provide sailmaker invoices, build dates, dimensions, cloth and loft reports.
Age and construction drive replacement cost and reefing safety.
worth $22kask brokerSails
List and exercise every through-hull and seacock; identify material and age.
Unsafe fittings block departure and can sink the boat.
worth $18kask surveyorThrough-hulls and seacocks
Document steering components, age, condition and emergency deployment.
Two crew need proven primary and backup steering.
worth $18kask ownerSteering gear
Identify computer, sensors, drive, installation, service and spares.
An unidentified pilot earns no qualifying credit.
worth $15kask ownerAutopilot and self-steering
Identify anchor weight, chain size/grade/length, windlass and gypsy.
Mismatched or undersized gear earns no catalogue credit.
worth $10kask brokerGround tackle and windlass
Provide serial numbers and current service certificates.
Untraceable safety gear is not serviceable voyage credit.
worth $10kask brokerSafety equipment
Supply actual rig dimensions and 100% sail-area calculation.
Published 969 sq ft appears inconsistent.
worth $5kask class associationSails