buying a F-40 MY

yukon · Post by **yukon** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:33 pm

Hello All!

We are in the process of buying a 1979 F-40 MY and are very excited! I will have 100 more questions as I get closer but I have just one right now. Does the sliding glass door at the back come off the rails so as to bring furniture in and out easily?

OK, one more, does the master stateroom have a regulation size queen mattress or is it custom.

OK, last one, any advise is appreciated. WE are getting a full survey done, we have already gotten the go ahead that the structure is excellent via an interm survey...even the foredeck which we were prepared would be rotten is in good shape.

many thanks
Greg

Tuck · Post by **Tuck** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:02 pm

herzlich wilkommen! (a little german lingo for ya there...again. hehe)

you'll find the guys on the forum are great about passing along good information.

good luck, and welcome aboard!

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:32 pm

Welcome and hopefully we can see some photos of your new purchase soon.

The queen in the master berth on my Tri-cabin is standard so I assume they are all standard sizes.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:19 am

Welcome aboard.

The sliding door does come off, but you can usually twist furniture in without removing it. If its hard to slide, you might want to get new rollers (search forums here for info) and replace them while you have it off.

chas1450 · Post by **chas1450** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:00 pm

welcome, We have a 1979 F40 rear aft cabin that we aboard full time, and we love it, ours has 671 DD, what type of engines does yours have

yukon · Post by **yukon** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:26 pm

I believe they are Chrysler 440's gas? It says they are 330 hp each, does that make sense. Full survey being completed in 2 weeks with water test, very excited. Once this is all done I just have to figure out how to operate it......

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:59 pm

Welcome to the forum Greg

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:21 pm

yukon wrote:Once this is all done I just have to figure out how to operate it......

No need for that... just be like every other boat at Ontario Place.... make like floating cottage.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:20 pm

welcome; hope you pass the survey. if not watch out for rabid penguins in heat, while crossing Cambridge.

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:23 pm

Welcome Greg! You don't say where you plan on keeping it, but if in the Toronto area maybe we will see you at the Island some time... My F32 is in Hamilton.

Ready123 ..... I thought the 3 hour driving trip up the 400 every weekend was more like a floating cottage... you could get out and walk faster!

yukon · Post by **yukon** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:37 am

we are going to keep the boat on the Island T.I.M. (Toronto Island Marina)
we have put our deposit down and hope to have the boat there by mid-may. Looks to be a pretty fantastic place, what a view of the city..... The first year I do not know how much I will be taking it out, I need to learn the ropes before I get too crazy. I have a couple of friends who were captains in a previous life so that should help. I have a 19 foot seaswirl bow rider and have driven a three bouys houseboat back in the mid 80"s, that's about it. Wish me luck.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:05 pm

probably old news already, but suggest you take an online safe boating course, and pick up a copy of Chapman's, and get reading while you're getting ready to take delivery. Congrats and safe boating

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:05 pm

captainmaniac wrote:Ready123 ..... I thought the 3 hour driving trip up the 400 every weekend was more like a floating cottage... you could get out and walk faster!

3 hrs, what do you drive.... it's 2 1/4 hours from TO waterfront to 12 Mile Bay. Luckily I don't need to be on the 400 during rush hour. Leave TO mid aft on a Friday and return late pm Sunday.
If I can't get away that early then I use side roads till Barrie and I always take an extra day on long weekends.
When I lived in Burlington (1995-2004) I was at Horseshoe Valley Road turnoff within an hour

It's about the same time from here too....

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:11 pm

Toronto Island Marina is pretty nice - we have stayed there a few times including a couple of Canada Day weekends. When we are in Toronto we usually go to Hanlan's Point, but by staying a the Marina we know we can leave for a cruise and come back without someone taking our spot. Maybe we will look you up this summer

As Peter says, you should look into the local chapter of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron and take their basic Boating course. It is good at teaching the theory about boat handling, safe boating, basics of weather and reading charts, etc. If you don't already have your Pleasure Craft Operator Card (now required by law) taking and passing the Boating course automatically gets you one. But it would also be good if your Captain friends could spend some time with you for hands on handling training... The F40 is going to handle just a tad differently than what you are used to...

If you boat in Toronto Harbour you are also *technically* supposed to have a Toronto Harbour License. Check with the marina about how rigorously the rules might be enforced on local boats. In 35 years of coming to TO as a transient I have never been challenged.

jimbo36 · Post by **jimbo36** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:41 pm

Yukon, captainmaniac, gives good advice. I have instructed the CPS Boating course for 13 years just east of you in Belleville Ontario, and can assure you, it is a "must have" experiance. Just a note on the Pleasure Craft Operator Card requirement. As stated, you will receive your card as a result of taking the CPS course. It is important to know, there are several course providers for the PCOC. But the CPS card is the ONLY card good in the USA. CPS, which is a sister to the USPS, added 14 questions to their test, which was a requirement of the US government, to be able to provide this status to their members. It is also replaceable, should you lose it, as they maintain a data base. A Toronto Harbour License comes into play if you have a mishap within the harbour. There exam will be easy following your CPS course. You will need to study issues related to the Harbour. ie; ferry routes, etc. Hamilton Harbour has there own exam. Happy boating. If you plan to cruise the 1000 Islands stop by our Harbour. I am the Belleville Harbour Master.

jimbo36