Want To Buy: 500 US dollar finders fee for steel sailboat, 38 - 55 feet.

[EOT]

I am looking for steel sailboat, 38 - 55 feet.

A Bruce Roberts design or similar.

The engine must be in running condition and the sails, boom, rigging must be able to take one more travel before being overhauled.

The interior can look as bad as it wants and I prefer no equipment to pay extra for. What I want is a steel boat with decent rigging, working sails, running engine and with not too much welding to do (too much is relative to price).

I am going to Caribbean to start looking in December if nothing turns up.

If you know of a dead cheap steel sailboat that the owner just want to go away, I pay you a finders fee of 500 US dollars. I am ready to buy it right now. The boat must be in Florida, US, Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, Guatamala, Honduras - you get the picture..

The boat will be sailed away in April, 2013 to the destination for her rebuilding.

[terminalcitygrl]

Folkes 39-39ft Steel Hull Sailboat for Sale, $15,000 Priced to sell


Folkes 39 - 39ft Steel Hull Sailboat for sale

Some Features include:
Yanmar 35HP diesel engine
Cutter rigged with a roller furling Genoa
1 Main sail
1 Storm jib
Sea/BQ and aluminum tank
Full electrical upgrade
New force 10 3-burner stove and oven
All new stainless lifelines and hardware
Cockpit dodger with cover

I have not recently been able to sail or upkeep my boat, so sadly I have come to the conclusion that I have to sell!
Currently the boat is in a great location at Granville Island.
This sailboat is a fantastic vessel for the right person who is willing to invest some time into fixing it up and getting it out for more sailing adventures

Please contact me if you are interested and would like to take a look at it.

Asking 15,000 OBO







Location: Granville Island, Vancouver
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

[Starryvalley]

Saw this on:Latitude 38 - The West's Premier Sailing and Marine Magazine

44-FT STEEL CUTTER, 1992
Breakwater Cove Marina, Monterey $25,000/obo

Built by Topper Hermanson in 1992. Vessel is documented. Interior is not finsihed. Owner is 80 and recently moved ashore after 20 years of living aboard. Eager to sell. Asking $25,000, but will consider any offer. Currently water and fuel tanks have been brought up, and bilge is being painted and is ready for inspection. Contact Peter McKay.
Email (831) 375-4030 or (831) 596-7480 ext: cell
07/13/2012

also this one at the same web site:

40-FT CUTTER, 1990
Bay Point $15,000/obo

Steel cutter. 40' L. 13' beam, full keel (cutaway forefoot). Sails OK. 38hp Perkins. 6' headroom. Needs paint job.
Email (650) 704-3631
07/17/2012

[triton274]

I know this is further north than you are looking for, but it sounds like something you would be into:

45ft Steel Sailboat Ketch

Gimmie the loot!!!

[biltong]

Bruce Roberts Spray 40 Boats for sale South Africa, Bruce Roberts Used boat sales, Bruce Roberts Sailing Yachts For Sale 40ft Roberts Spray Steel Cruiser - Apollo Duck

[EOT]

There are two boats here I will check further up on today.

Thank you to: Starryvalley for the 15.000 US dollar one. Thank you Triton for that one.
And biltong, I will send an inquiry to them as well. If the price can drop I could be interested.

I will come back in a few days..

[EOT]

One did not get in touch, that was to bad. I was pretty ready to buy that one and probably would have if I got any responce from the owner.

The other one was a no go.

This means I am still looking

[triton274]

This is in Panama:

1980 Bruce Roberts Offshore 38 sailboat for sale in

[triton274]

allways keeping an eye out.....

37' Steel Sailboat

[callmecrazy]

This one has some potential.

45ft Steel Sailboat Ketch

[triton274]

Originally Posted by callmecrazy

This one has some potential.

45ft Steel Sailboat Ketch

I beat you to the punch on posting that in this thread a few months ago.....

[triton274]

Here are some more for you:

sailbaot , steel , 36'
Sailboat Brittish steel cutter

1965 Steel Boat Motor Sailer
(probably smaller than you are looking for)

[hpeer]

Ok, I'm gonna but in here and tell you you are getting into deep trouble with this approach.

I understand where you are coming from but.... You are missing the biggest issue, which will cost you much more than you can imagine.

The number one thing you need to look at in a steel boat is the interior steel. The steel needs to have been properly coated and ALL parts of the interior need to be accessible for inspection.

Ultrasound is ok, but I have seen it miss small but deadly rust spots. You personally need to do a survey of the interior steel, bow to stern, side to side.

If it has been recently painted I would tend to walk away, that suggests rust has been covered up.

2 cents from one with 2 steel sailboats.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Obviously the wrong side of the Atlantic, but.......it's cheap (the listing says £8k).

44ft Steel blue water Cruising ketch centre cockpit open to best offer .needs work - Boats & Marine Vehicles - Jersey Insight

"Has working Renault 78hp Diesel engine and a money back guarantee the hull is solid .she is in jersey you can see her in Elizabeth marina c63. just the winches and masts and gear on her is worth over 10k.email for more info jerseygems@yahoo.co.uk The best offer will get her. she has been world cruising"



That photo not taken locally - so likely not recent.

No connection, blah, blah, blah.

[redhead]

Originally Posted by EOT

I am looking for steel sailboat, 38 - 55 feet.

A Bruce Roberts design or similar.

The engine must be in running condition and the sails, boom, rigging must be able to take one more travel before being overhauled.

The interior can look as bad as it wants and I prefer no equipment to pay extra for. What I want is a steel boat with decent rigging, working sails, running engine and with not too much welding to do (too much is relative to price).

I am going to Caribbean to start looking in December if nothing turns up.

If you know of a dead cheap steel sailboat that the owner just want to go away, I pay you a finders fee of 500 US dollars. I am ready to buy it right now. The boat must be in Florida, US, Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, Guatamala, Honduras - you get the picture..

The boat will be sailed away in April, 2013 to the destination for her rebuilding.

I might have your boat ; Bruce Roberts Offshore 44 Ketch,rig is real good,engen runs good, sails are definatly usable. We gutted the interior to do the welding,then the depression hit, we are thinking of moving to another project as retirement aproches. Lets talk