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yes another help me find the perfect boat....

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NegotiatedDreams

Discussion Starter · Feb 11, 2015

so I have read several books and countless blogs and articles on the internet searching for the elusive "perfect boat". what I have gathered is, buying a boat is about finding not THE but MY "perfect boat". Ill be looking to buy in June I think (im planning my mid life crisis in my early 30’s because im impatient)
let me answer a few questions I see yall commonly ask when one of these posts go up.
• my intentions to circumnavigate in 2016-2017
• my budget for the boat/gear/journey/supplies/fuel etc. every penny I have to spend on this adventure is 160K
• I need a boat that the two of us can sail so im thinking in the 38-48 foot range. I understand that most boats this size if set up and handled correctly are safe so for lack of a better word I want a boat that is comfortable in seas. one we can cross 2 oceans in and we will still be a couple afterwards.
• age is not nearly as concerning to me as condition. although id prefer not to look at anything much before 1980.
• Speed is fun but im not looking to race, im looking to cruise so in the speed department ill take what I can get but its low on my list of wants.
• I have been told at least one bathroom with a dedicated shower(separate room from the head/sink)
• I am open to a fixer upper as well as a turnkey however my time to work on it will be a total of around 35 full days so even a fixer upper for a good deal I will probably have to contract out most of the work.
• I don’t like a pilothouse. Prefer aft cockpit.
• I prefer a deck material I can run around barefoot without burning the bottoms off my feet
Ive read all of the top picks and the lists upon lists. Here are a few of my favorites (I think?) yes, I know a bit eclectic of a list!

Cabo Rico
Fantasia
Tayana
Hylas
Hinckley Bermuda
Baba
Rival
Trintella
X-Yachts

just had the idea if I tried to give some personal specifications maybe id get a majority of votes for one, a few reasons or questions I have yet to ask myself or a few other models I hadn’t thought about….. Cheers!

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tdw

· #3 · Feb 11, 2015 (Edited)

Hi and welcome to Sailnet.

Obvious question .....

Do you already sail ?

If the $160k is for the boat, her refit and the voyage you might need to come down a bit in your size expectations.

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tdw

· #14 · Feb 12, 2015

Yep ... agreed Fast. With that kind of budget the boat is going to be a fixer upper, at least to some extent. To get the boat up to speed and sailing skills to an acceptable level is probably going to take more than a year.

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tdw

· #19 · Feb 12, 2015

aeventyr60 said:
BLjones can be a nice guy too.

Faster said:
Who knew ????

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
Groucho Marx

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tdw

· #20 · Feb 12, 2015

sandy stone said:
I think a Morgan 38x has a separate shower compartment. We know a couple that sailed one from Florida to Australia, so maybe worth a look.

Of all the reasons to not buy a specific boat, a separate shower has got to be way down the list.

OK so at home we can if we so desire have multiple showers each day but reality is that on a sailing boat you spend some five minutes a day in there. We do have a separate shower room in our girl but if we are moving around we use the thing for stowage and will shower in the main head. Disadvantage ? You have to wipe the head down after you have both showered. Oh dear, what a trial.

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