Can You Buy a Used Sailboat for Under $2,000?
Can you buy a used sailboat for under $2,000? Yes, with careful shopping and due diligence you can and it will not be a massive "project" boat! What do I mean by a project boat? Has not been in the water for a long time. Fiberglass and/or gelcoat issues that require repair before putting her in the water. The owner, or previous owners, started a rehab on the boat and left it half finished. Missing key boat specific components - mast, boom, rudder, tiller, standing rigging, centerboard or dagger board. Missing sails, running rigging, blocks, and other typical sailing components. Missing a motor and/or motor hardware. I have bought and worked on a project boat and could have purchased a similar setup, without all of the work, for less than I put into sailboat (time and money). The hours I have spent on my "deal" project boat don't add up to the time I have sailed her (yet)! So now I avoid project boats because there are too many bar...