I have ambitions of ocean voyaging, but those ambitions are years on the horizon and until that time grows closer I want to begin living as much of the life as I can. Living in FL seems to offer me a tremendous amount of options for cheap boats. I have found three that I want to begin looking at but i'm still at the point experience wise where pictures with a spiffy summary can be deceitful. I was wondering if some more experienced sailors could just take a look at one or all of the boats in mind and discern as much from the posting as possible to see if I am missing anything before I take the next step of contacting the owners.
I am expecting to put around the buying price into whatever boat I get to make it sail able/possibler livable (At least for weekends or summer cruises to the Bahamas). I know that these boats are small (22'-24'ft) but I was really hoping to be able to live aboard by January to save A LOT of money potentially on rent and other living expenses. I feel like if I find a boat that isn't a lemon in this price range I can save money or break even on living expenses while being able to gain valuable experience and take some summer trips.
All comments are appreciated.
First Link: 22' O'Day Sailboat (1976)
1976 O'Day O'day sailboat for sale in Florida
Second Link: 1980 Glasstron Spirit 23'
1980 Glasstron Spirit sailboat for sale in Florida
Last Link: 1980 Hutchins com-pac 23'
1980 hutchins com-pac 23 sailboat for sale in Florida
I am expecting to put around the buying price into whatever boat I get to make it sail able/possibler livable (At least for weekends or summer cruises to the Bahamas). I know that these boats are small (22'-24'ft) but I was really hoping to be able to live aboard by January to save A LOT of money potentially on rent and other living expenses. I feel like if I find a boat that isn't a lemon in this price range I can save money or break even on living expenses while being able to gain valuable experience and take some summer trips.
All comments are appreciated.
First Link: 22' O'Day Sailboat (1976)
1976 O'Day O'day sailboat for sale in Florida
Second Link: 1980 Glasstron Spirit 23'
1980 Glasstron Spirit sailboat for sale in Florida
Last Link: 1980 Hutchins com-pac 23'
1980 hutchins com-pac 23 sailboat for sale in Florida