New to Living Aboard - Need advice - Page 3

xort · #21 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008

1. Plan on your to do list to quadruple within a few weeks of buying.
2. Do not trust the broker
3 Ignore SD
4 Enjoy!!

TrilogyHunter · #22 (**permalink**) 10-11-2008

Before u commit to buy a "real" boat, esp since u are considering leaping into a live-a-board situation without much maintenance or sailing experience... consider buying a rough to nice-ish looking old trailerable fiberglass sailing dinghy that needs "tlc", around a 14-18 footer with a cuddy for around 500-1000 bucks, and "rehab" it. It will give u a cheap-ish practice bed for an education in FG work, bottom job, rigging, working in tight spaces. It would be a reality check on "do u love boats"...and it could fire u up about getting a "real" boat or sway you from it depending on how u like/hate the process. If u do all the work yourself, AND do a nice job of it, u can later sell the trailor sailor for a profit or at least break even $-wise and bank the education and experience.

cheers.

tschmidty · #23 (**permalink**) 10-12-2008

I like that idea so much that it is what I did! Bought a 16 footer that neeed just about everything except major fiberglass work. I figure it is a great way to get experience working and boating without getting too deeply commited financialy and timewise. Sure you can get some 25-30 footers for <5000 but the cost and time the repairs will take is going to add up a lot quicker that you think.

Gone Ridin