Hello everyone! I've been reading these
forums a few... sometimes more... hours a day researching and trying to soak up as much information as I can. There is so much good information here. Thank you!
I want to buy a
boat and
live aboard while I finish
school here in Monterey. I'm a veteran and I survive off my Post 9/11 GI Bill, so I don't have unlimited resources, but things should improve financially when I finish Nursing
School here in 2014. I have found several possibilities but within my
price range of $8k-15k, the options for a
liveaboard are somewhat limited.
I don't want to sit in the harbor. I intend to sail the
boat and learn as much as I can about sailing. It's something that has called to me since I was a little boy and saw the ocean for the first time. I need to be out there, my soul years for it.
I have been looking at a Coronado 30 but I haven't been able to dig up much information online about that model. There is plenty of information out there on the other boats I've looked at, but for whatever reason, not much on the Coronado.
Does anyone here have any experience with this boat?
Assuming she is structurally sound, and the
skipper has his stuff together, is she capable of coastal cruising with relative confidence? Any major issues structurally with this boat model?
I've heard some Coronado boats have balsa below the waterline. I can't find detailed specs on this boat anywhere.
So, if you know this boat, let me have it. Tell me what your opinions are on this boat.
What I know:
Atomic 4 cyl Gas
engine.
Needs
bottom paint.
Previous owner supposedly spent $15k recently on
rigging.
Current owner doesn't sail at all.
Owner is asking $10,500 as she is right now.
Thanks in advance everyone.
Cheers!