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Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-02-2019, 05:07
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

A background with old boats certainly helps.

I've owned lots of junk boats starting at age 16 or so. (1972) My first boat, I bought the boat, motor, and trailer for $300. I borrowed $150 from...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-02-2019, 13:09
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

J-24

If you don't plan on crossing oceans anytime soon and want to get into sailing, this boat would probably be a lot cheaper to buy that a "free" boat.

It's as fast as most 30 foot...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-02-2019, 09:25
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

The biggest difference I think is when the money is spent.

First you have to get a good "free or low priced " boat with no soft spots.

Say it's free or $3,000 or less.

At that point you...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-02-2019, 16:17
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

I must say that bring back a "free" boat can be fun. I've been sailing my $2,000 boat now for 8 years.. I started sailing it about a month after I bought it.

It's a Bristol though so it cannot...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-02-2019, 07:03
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

Yes, I've inspected them quite often down low not at the top of the mast though since 2012

I'm thinking with the three shrouds on each side plus the backstay and forestay and oversized...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-02-2019, 11:36
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

Yeah there was a young lady that took one to Florida from Canada on a shoestring budget. And she's still on it I believe.

https://www.dinghydreams.com/
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-02-2019, 10:58
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

Bike maintenance is quite low as compared to a sailboat.

I was a hard core cyclist and trained with the triathletes and bike racers for a few years. The main thing I did to my bike was replacing...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-02-2019, 09:39
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

If you can find one of the boats on this list for free in decent condition, it might be worth it.

https://atomvoyages.com/planning/good-old-boats-list.html
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-02-2019, 08:14
Replies: 66
Views: 10,447
Posted By thomm225
Re: Free Boats - Your Experience

I bought my free boat for $2,000 in June 2011.

I started sailing it within a month of the purchase after a bottom job and total cleaning.

Then the diesel failed, and then another old diesel...
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