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If you don't like to sail...
Then by all means get the Columbia. I bought a boat that was in pretty good shape (only needed a few minor things fixed) and it wound up costing twice as much and taking three or four times longer than anticipated to fix even these minor things. I can't imagine getting an actual "fixer-upper"!!!
But the most disappointing thing is I missed a whole month of sailing this season cus I was frantically trying to finish everything and put my boat back together the past few weekends. Everyone who tells you that it is more economical to cough up the extra $$$ for a boat in better shape is right. And don't worry...if you like to romanticize about working on your boat there will always be something to repair or enhance.
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