Depends on what you want. Atlanta Craigslist recently had two
Catalina 22s with trailers for around $2500.
There are several boats for
sale in our marina for between $4k and $20k. None are advertised. Take a weekend and drive east to
Panama City, visiting as many
marinas along the way as you can. Next weekend drive west to
New Orleans doing the same. Ask around the
marinas and
boatyards and I'm certain you'll eventually find something that meets your needs and
budget. There are plenty of boats out there at bargain prices - just know what you are getting before you plop down cash.
We had an unknown (to me) made 30+ foot boat abandoned at the marina that went up for
auction last weekend. Nobody showed up to bid. Ugliest damn sailboat I've ever seen but had someone shown up with $1.00 they would have taken it.
A 44'
CSY pilothouse needing refitting just
sold on ebay for $19,500. I estimated it would have taken another $25k and two full months of
work to bring it up to a $100k boat. Not a bad deal if you have both the
money and time.