Boat purchase advice

[castaway]

You're quite correct..of course this applies to boat ownership in all its guises!

Apply to much 'head' and not enough 'heart' and we would all just stay at home!

Roll on summer

Regds Nick.

 

[stephenmartin]

I lived on a boat for 2 years....winter was interesting....I installed a diesel heater the second year....summer was superb...the cat and I were right at home...took the boat to france lots of times....

I saw a steel yacht on the hard at Cherebourg that had obviously been broadsided by something a lot bigger....It seemingly made it back to shore...not a pretty sight but it made it

Ask yourself if a wooden boat or a GRP would fare the same...I don''t think so...makes me glad I bought steel...

Make sure the engines are easy to maintain yourself..

 

[Rum_Pirate]

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Do you own Kate or get a % of sale. You seem to plug it quite a bit?

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I do not own Kate.

I do not own any portion of Kate.

I will not get a % of the sale.

I plug Kate a lot because :-
she is the largest yacht that I have sailed on,
she is a 1906 12 metre gaff rigged design and not many people have the opportunity to sail on one,
she is (to use an Americanism) bl@@dy awsome to sail on. The sheer power, coupled with the basic simplicity of the yacht, together with the total absence of modern niceties eg windlass (power or manual), engine, roller furling, power steering etc etc
and mainly because I simply enjoy sailing on her.

Also if it is sold the owner may actually build a 19 metre!!!!!

 

[Rum_Pirate]

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Set up for single handing?

[/ QUOTE ] Nope.

Possible to sail (including raising and lowering the gaff)
with two in light winds,

better with three

more so with five

easy with seven



Once sailed her with 15 aboard - crowded

 

[Louise Busby]

Just wanted to say, thanks guys for all the advice. I asked myself if I was the type of person who would enjoy maintaining a classic wooden boat, and it turned out the answer was No! So, I have decided to sell out and buy plastic! I know, I'm sorry, but at least it means one more wooden boat out there which can still go to a good home!

I found a Broom 35 Sedan - great boat, great condition, and great price! It is 27 years old, so almost a classic?

 

[oldharry]

Well done! Presented with something as beautiful as Seran, it is very hard to walk away. But unless you are going to enjoy the work, it really is the only thing to do.

But dont get the forum started on 'what is a Classic' - we'll be here all night! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[castaway]

Go on ..lets see it then ..

Well done and good sailing (okay motoring).

Regards Nick

BTW my Halberdier is GRP with lots of teak trim and now 37years old, they built 'em pretty tough in the old days..I hope you are getting a good survey on the Broom and also an engineers report on the engines...money well spent...