Want To Buy: Co-ownership?

[star dust]

I am in the market for a boat (prefer a motorsail or classic/antique) suitable for the Great Loop in Fall 2025 - I must be able to single hand it as a female retiree. I also must be able to use the interior cockpit or pilot house for creating artwork - so the vessel must have loads of light.

Because I cannot sail prior to that date, I am open to co-ownership arrangements.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by star dust

I am in the market for a boat (prefer a motorsail or classic/antique) suitable for the Great Loop in Fall 2025 - I must be able to single hand it as a female retiree. I also must be able to use the interior cockpit or pilot house for creating artwork - so the vessel must have loads of light.

Because I cannot sail prior to that date, I am open to co-ownership arrangements.

g'day Stardust,

That's a fairly daunting set of requirements that you have set forth! And there are, IMO, some contradictory elements: the requirement for lots of light and a workplace for doing unspecified art work AND antique/classic are difficult to reconcile, for older designs tend to be dark, cramped and short on creature comforts. Add the requirement for good motor performance and the available candidate list becomes pretty slim.

What you describe sounds to me like a trawler type motor yacht... something favoured by lots of Loopers and IMO a better suited genre for the job.

Further, with regard to your co-ownership thoughts, a bit more info is needed. For instance, your location, experience level, budget concerns, proposed method of sharing costs and access to the boat, time frame for the voyage, size of desired vessel... and many more detailed bits of info that would lead someone to consider joining you in this adventure.

I hope that you can find compromises that will work for you!

Jim

[ChrisJHC]

Definitely not a motorsailer or classic/antique, but a cat would suit your other requirements.

Having an idea of budget would also help!

[Lapino]

Hi there, I haves Columbia 40 1966 in very good condition with a large cockpit I maybe interested to sell half of it since I am getting older and solo sailor I would like to keep sailing few more years and maybe do the great loop as well