First Sailboat Purchase Looming - Friendly Advice Appreciated!

[johnphilip]

As you title your post "First Sailboat purchase" I assume the boat is in the in the USA? Indeed a long voyage to your UK marina.

 

[ylop]

As you title your post "First Sailboat purchase" I assume the boat is in the in the USA? Indeed a long voyage to your UK marina.

No language moves on - and being a smartarse about it isn’t particuarly welcoming to the sport or the forum. The popularity of YouTube, TikTok etc means globalisation of language is almost inevitable.

 

[johnalison]

As you title your post "First Sailboat purchase" I assume the boat is in the in the USA? Indeed a long voyage to your UK marina.

You may have overlooked the fact that the young, whose education comes via Netflix and Disney, see us as part of the US. The prospective boat will doubtless have a ‘bathroom’.

 

[ashtead]

I looked at brokers site for the Bavaria -while I don’t know the earlier 35s as different to to the 1999 34s my only thoughts for what they add
1 teak decks on Bav are quite thin so careful inspection not just of wood but mastic filler - we had only teak seats but it was the black filler which caused issues and needed re caulking;
2 the bunk cushions look original so again I would replace which might be a few £k
3 no obvious chart plotter in front of helm? Maybe under sprayhood ?
4 change the prop to a 3 bladder version folder etc ideally with ambassador cutter for are those lobster pots down there or guarding the French coasts from unwary visitors;
I think the general view is these generation 35 might be slightly more solid than the 34s which followed in terms of internal fit out etc

Certainly worth a look though based on one owner history and such like . Interesting the mast was replaced though so just wonder why ? Clearly usual Volvo engine stuff ,saildrive seal replacement etc but get an independent engineer if you want advice and want to avoid high Golden plated charges. Good luck with ongoing searches.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

You may have overlooked the fact that the young, whose education comes via Netflix and Disney, see us as part of the US. The prospective boat will doubtless have a ‘bathroom’.

That language isn’t new to our shores. I had a friend who had a 50ft sailing boat. He did’t like to brag to non sailors, so if it came up in the conversation and he got asked the inevitable ‘how big?’, he’d reply ‘oh, 4 beds, 2 baths’.

 

[ashtead]

It’s a shame we don’t see more comments on availability of baths on boats - it’s a feature which is sadly neglected I feel and maybe needs a separate thread.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

It’s a shame we don’t see more comments on availability of baths on boats - it’s a feature which is sadly neglected I feel and maybe needs a separate thread.

I’m considering having a black marble one let into the foredeck.

 

[reyes]

I’m not sure how the market is right now, but generally spring is the worst time to buy as people are excited about a new season ahead and willing to pay a slight premium, whereas when autumn approached owners are grudging another years winter storage and keen to offload!

Some people obsess with trying to get a good deal and are convinced they should never pay asking price. I shared a finger pontoon with a guy who sold up and the buyer squeezed him on price as much as he could. As a consequence he sold the dinghy, outboard, various spare sails and engine parts, life jackets, tools etc on eBay. The following weekend the new owner was there excited by his new purchase but grumbling about how much he’d had to spend on all the extras just so he could use it!

My gut feel is that Bav is about the right price. You might negotiate a little (if Tranona is wrong and it is still available) but I would suggest viewing boats with the expectation of paying advertised price rather than “if I could get it for…” the art of pricing boats is not that precise - +/-10% is easily the difference between personal tastes. In fact, when you find the right boat you’ll just know and the actual number is less relevant.

Nicely said, and heard!

I know that boat well - but pretty sure it has been sold. It was a one owner from new and he operated it as aa sailing school for many years and always kept it up to date. It had a few adventures on the way and about 5 years ago had a complete new rig. Sadly he died 2 ears ago - heart attack while out sailing on his own and his son cleaned it up. it was in Poole Yacht Club, but disappeared last summer, which is why I think it has been sold. The son was keen to settle his dads's estate. If it were available it would be a good buy. The asking price is reasonable.

You're spot on.

As you title your post "First Sailboat purchase" I assume the boat is in the in the USA? Indeed a long voyage to your UK marina.

You know what they say about assuming don't you John?

Thanks for the considered and valuable feedback guys, john's feedback notwithstanding, of course ;-)