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I got the bug...
New guy here...
I've decided to make this dream a reality. Currently, I am a college student entering the final years of my degree. I don't have a boat, but I will be looking for one shortly.
My question is what do I look for when buying a boat? What do I look at to make sure it is a sea worthy boat. I am not rich and plan to spend around 5-10K. If the boat is nice, I would consider getting a loan or selling my car.
I want to live on this boat. I'm open to both living on a dock and mooring. Any advice would help.
And I DEF want to sail!
Thx a lot.
Dave
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I am not rich and plan to spend around 5-10K. If the boat is nice,
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This will be a 5-10K hole in the water
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I would consider getting a loan or selling my car.
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Keep the car, you'll need it for the numerous runs to the marine exchange to repair and replace most everything on that 5 -10 hole in the water
Ya better increase your budget
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New guy here...
I've decided to make this dream a reality. Currently, I am a college student entering the final years of my degree. I don't have a boat, but I will be looking for one shortly.
My question is what do I look for when buying a boat? What do I look at to make sure it is a sea worthy boat. I am not rich and plan to spend around 5-10K. If the boat is nice, I would consider getting a loan or selling my car.
I want to live on this boat. I'm open to both living on a dock and mooring. Any advice would help.
And I DEF want to sail!
Thx a lot.
Dave
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I am speechless other than to say it must be good stuff your smoking dude 
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What everyone is sayin' while they are snorting their beverages - do some research on the threads. Plenty of info out there - and honestly for all the criteria you are listing its a minimum of 20K to meet those requirements (at minimum) unless you are gifted a boat from a relative, buy one from a divorce sale, or you obviously change your requirements.
Good luck though..
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lol ok
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I can raise my budget. But why do you say 20K? (I would easily consider buying a boat for 20k if it was worth it and it wouldn't be hard to raise the money for me) Not Rich, but I'm def not poor.
What exactly do I need to look for in a boat to live aboard?
The main reason I said 5-10k was based on looking around for boats. It doesn't seem hard to find a solid boat from some one that has to move suddenly. After I graduate, I will be able to freelance from anywhere. This is why life on the boat seems for me.
I live in a area where I can make 20k in a summer from waiting tables. So I'm not too worried about the price of buying a USED boat.
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If you do not mind a bit of directness.. Anything less than 10K is not a live aboard as usually it means too much is required to make it sea worthy, or that the accommodations will not be conducive to living aboard.
Don't get me wrong for 10K a great boat can be found like a C-24 / C-27, but for living aboard... unless you are used to living in a closet and taking a pee outside the door... probably not what a live aboard is. You could do it - I own a C-27 as well (for 12K) but I would never live on it.
20K - you have the budget to look at 30-35 footers of reasonable quality, although will be aged. For a live aboard you need storage and you need room.
Not ever saying you can't do it for less, as a advertised boat for 20K can usually be negotiated down to 15K - but don't kid yourself, you'll be doing alot of boat bucks to sail it and live aboard unless you are used to slumming.
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Teh-
You also might want to do a bit of browsing before posting again... you don't seem to have a very realistic idea of what a seaworthy sailboat is going to cost. You didn't mention how large a sailboat you were looking for. Anything smaller that 25' or so is going to be tough to live on, and anything over 25' is going to be tough to find given your budget.
Finally, I'd really highly recommend you read the post in my signature..
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Mayeb $5K-$10K is possible IF
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New guy here...
I've decided to make this dream a reality. Currently, I am a college student entering the final years of my degree. I don't have a boat, but I will be looking for one shortly.
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While your move may sound like a fool hearty attempt I think it may depend on what you intend to do with this boat. There are plenty of boats around in the 5-10K range, but I don't think I would be setting out to cross an ocean in any of them. Where you plan to keep this boat also may determine the boat best suited to your situation. If you want to sail often and can spend $5K you might find a nice used 25'-28' that will make an excellent costal sailor and be plenty safe. The Hunter/Catalina out there will do just fine for that type of sailing. Living on board might be a bit tight so I don't think I would recommend that in a small boat. If it is just you, living aboard might work but those small cabins will seem to be more like a phone booth that Clark Kent used to change in. I have a Catalina 27 and love it. I don't see me crossing any open water, I sail the protected waters of The Chesapeake Bay and I choose when to sail and when to stay home. Most of my sailing is day trips. The $5K-$10K range is fine for that. What every you do, I would suggest you get a surveyor to have a look and make sure you aren't buying someone else's junk. Make sure the engine is in good order and the sails too. And the interior cushions are another area to check closely. All three of these items are VERY costly to replace and will put a crimp in your lifestyle before it starts. Boats are not very well insulated so if you find you are in the northern climates live aboard might be a stretch in the winter months. What seems like an adventure in the summer might be life or death in the dead of winter. So be careful.ffice ffice" />>>
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Bighurt, you need to think this threw, look at it as a long term lifestyle; This will be your home, a place to entertain friends & family and a vehicle ( if chossen wisely ) that could take you anywhere you dare go.
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You can jump into it and in a short time be saying to yourself WTF was I thinking.
The latter happens far too often and will taint your soul and there's no anti foul will fix it
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Freedom comes when you’re ready to sail away. True freedom comes when you don’t have to return
Cut off from the land that bore us, betrayed by the land we find, where the brightest have gone before us and the dullest remain behind, .......but stand to your glasses, steady,.......tis all we have left to prize, raise a cup to the dead already, hurrah for the next that dies
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Read this for a reality check..This is an experianced sailor..how would you have done?
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/buying...-surveyor.html
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