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Can anyone point to articles or other forms of information concerning what to think about when buying a 2nd hand sailboat? A sort of basic guide to how to go about it.
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I've just recently gone through the process of buying my first boat, and I found that the best place to get advice was from the local yacht club. I just wandered in, said
"Hi I'm thinking of buying this boat, can I have some advice please"
They were incredibly helpful, lots of advice.
"Hi I'm thinking of buying this boat, can I have some advice please"
They were incredibly helpful, lots of advice.
lezgar
New member
The RYA have a book about buy a second hand boat
Read it before to begin the search
Read it before to begin the search
Colinh
New member
There might be some useful comments on the Trail Sail Association's web site, which has a page on 'STARTING' It can be found at www.trail-sail.org.uk. It is mainly about choosing a trail-sail boat, but some of the comments might well apply to somebody looking for their first bigger boat.
Colin H
Colin H
jamesjermain
Active member
I haveve been writing a column for YM for the last two years on the subject of buying second-hand boats. I have also just completed a supplement for YM which will be published with the October issue.
The self-promotion over, the RYA Book, The RYA Book of Buying Your First Sailing Cruiser (snappy Eh?) by Malcolm McKeag, is well worth reading as is Choosing the Right Yacht by J Muhs (Adlard Coles).
There is no substitute for experience, though, so talk to brokers, fellow yachtsmen, kibutzers at the bar etc.
JJ
The self-promotion over, the RYA Book, The RYA Book of Buying Your First Sailing Cruiser (snappy Eh?) by Malcolm McKeag, is well worth reading as is Choosing the Right Yacht by J Muhs (Adlard Coles).
There is no substitute for experience, though, so talk to brokers, fellow yachtsmen, kibutzers at the bar etc.
JJ
George
New member
Re: I recently bought my first yacht
I'm very new to yachting myself so I won't even attempt to get technical. I bought my first yacht just over a month ago, at first I wanted to go straight for one large enough for ocean going say 30 foot or more, I perused the internet and magazines and got to know a little bit about the jargon and different manufacturers, but when I actually went and looked at some yachts it shed a new light on things, it is all very well reading technical specs ect. but simply going and viewing boats I found helped alot to make a decission, in the end I bought a yacht well within my budget and only 22 1/2 feet with the intention of learning the ropes on her ,as it were, and then progressing to a larger and more expensive yacht later with the benefit of practical experience and hopefully a much better idea of what type of yacht I want.
I'm very new to yachting myself so I won't even attempt to get technical. I bought my first yacht just over a month ago, at first I wanted to go straight for one large enough for ocean going say 30 foot or more, I perused the internet and magazines and got to know a little bit about the jargon and different manufacturers, but when I actually went and looked at some yachts it shed a new light on things, it is all very well reading technical specs ect. but simply going and viewing boats I found helped alot to make a decission, in the end I bought a yacht well within my budget and only 22 1/2 feet with the intention of learning the ropes on her ,as it were, and then progressing to a larger and more expensive yacht later with the benefit of practical experience and hopefully a much better idea of what type of yacht I want.