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Seattle area newbies
Hi,
My husband and I are actively looking for our first sailboat, I've been lurking on the site for a while and thought I'd say hello. At the moment we're looking at 2 Newport 28's, one is a 1979 and the other is a 1981.
It's a little bit intimidating since we are so new to sailing and have never really owned a boat. We've decided to start with an inexpensive older boat to get our feet wet, we're interested in daysailing and weekends in the San Juans. We plan to keep our new boat in the Port Townsend area. We figured 28-30ft would be a good size for overnighting since there's only the two of us.
Any Newport 28 owners out there who can give us some advice on buying? Anyone have a similiar boat for sale in the Seattle-Puget sound area, or know of a nice boat for sale? We're fairly handy but we aren't looking for a fixer. We want to sail right away and then use the winter to upgrade or whatever.
Thanks!
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