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09-03-2022, 07:08
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Annapolis MD
Posts: 29
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43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Hello,
Hoping fellow sailors might have a lead on a boat they know is for sale/soon to be for sale. Would be great to split the savings of a broker with an owner looking to sell directly to a buyer (me!!).
Wanted:
43'-54' sailboat
Budget:
~ $250K (flexible +/-$Gs, - definitely depends on boat/circumstances)
Must have:
- owners cabin with a square queen (not a vberth as owners)
- draft: less than 6.5'
- at least one dry head w/shower stall
- headroom for 6'2" sailors
- frig & freezer
Preferred:
- 110/240 US Spec
- traditional main
- nonskid decks
- no storm damage
- Location: North American East Coast; Caribbean
Why 43'-54':
- Inclusive of models that I have already been on that would fit my needs.
Boat's intended purpose:
- N. American East Coast to Bermuda/Caribbean cruising.
- Seasonal to full-time liveaboard
Really appreciate any feedback from anyone - serious or sarcastic (expected) - but do prefer productive leads!!
Thanks. And happy sailing!!
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FS
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09-03-2022, 07:34
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Toronto area when not travelling
Boat: Nonsuch 30
Posts: 1,527
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
A huge difference between 43 and 54 feet. I would tend to use your budget to get something on the small end of your range. Lots of possibilities.
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Have taken on the restoration of the first Nonsuch, which was launched in 1978. Needs some deck work, hull compounding, and a bit of new gear.
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09-03-2022, 11:03
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Annapolis MD
Posts: 29
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Thanks for the replies...
I am aware there is a huge difference in boats in the range 43-54. appreciate your feedback. I've sailed quite a few in that range and know those lengths (Make dependent) will work for me. Large net will hopefully catch a few listings.
That Sabre is a pretty boat!
I forgot to add, looking for a transom that gives easy water access: sugar scoop, swim platform, steps, etc.
Thanks!
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10-05-2022, 08:51
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fairfield Harbour, New Bern, NC
Boat: Down East 45 Brigantine schooner
Posts: 1,241
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
I am just putting my brigantine schooner on the market. The location is New Bern, NC. Take a look at the specification and over 60 published articles in boating magazines about improvements, alterations, etc. on my website.
Britannia is one hell of a liveaboard cruiser for a family. My asking price is $150,000. P.M if interested. JR.
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Visit Britannia's extensive website, which contains published articles about everything that has been done to the boat, over the past ten years.
www.schooner-britannia.com.
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10-05-2022, 09:24
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 13
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
how about an Amel Mango 53 foot ketch
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10-05-2022, 09:43
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#7
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: liveaboard tropics
Boat: Columbia sloop 40
Posts: 37
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Thank you...maybe 20 yrs ago!
Gorgeous boat, but after 60K NM plus 2 decades later we are now getting too advanced for mast or companionway steps climbing or dancing on deck, and are shopping for one-level with lots of light and air from big windows.
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22-05-2022, 04:02
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fairfield Harbour, New Bern, NC
Boat: Down East 45 Brigantine schooner
Posts: 1,241
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Sounds like you really should be looking for a trawler. You will be lucky to find any sailboat which doesn't have a mast, or steps down due to the hull shape.
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Visit Britannia's extensive website, which contains published articles about everything that has been done to the boat, over the past ten years.
www.schooner-britannia.com.
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24-05-2022, 08:38
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#9
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Bellingham
Boat: Creala 40 Pilothouse
Posts: 27
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
A moody might fit the bill.
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15-06-2022, 14:21
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#10
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Annapolis MD
Posts: 29
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Checking back in with the group to see if anyone has decided to sell their boat that might meet what I'm looking for.
Thanks!
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16-06-2022, 05:21
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#11
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S/V rubber ducky
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Florida cruising currently
Boat: Hunter 410
Posts: 19,021
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
In 3 months you haven't found a boat. That is hard to believe if you really wanted one as i could find one in a week using your price and “requirements”. Just go to yacthworld and shop.
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It is OK if others want to do it different on THEIR boat
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17-06-2022, 11:12
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#12
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Annapolis MD
Posts: 29
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Oh, thanks, @Sailorboy1. I hadn't thought of yachtworld... And I'm glad you know the intricacies of my life enough to comment on MY boat search.
Looking for boat leads; I'm not soliciting ignorant comments.
Have a great weekend!!
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17-06-2022, 11:29
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#13
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S/V rubber ducky
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Florida cruising currently
Boat: Hunter 410
Posts: 19,021
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Froggy Seas
Oh, thanks, @Sailorboy1. I hadn't thought of yachtworld... And I'm glad you know the intricacies of my life enough to comment on MY boat search.
Looking for boat leads; I'm not soliciting ignorant comments.
Have a great weekend!!
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Gave the lead, but it is ok with me if you want to search by casting net into a general forum instead of the place to find boats. Except for the MASSIVE size range of 43-54’, nothing about your requirements in post1 are special. By now you should have been able to look online at probably 100s of boats that met your wants. If you really wanted a boat you would have one by now.
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It is OK if others want to do it different on THEIR boat
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17-06-2022, 11:39
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#14
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Rock Hall, MD
Boat: Mariner 39
Posts: 461
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
FS,
Have you checked sailboatlistings.com? Using your basic criteria, I get a list of 31 boats; though at least half the ads are old enough they might no longer be valid. The site doesn't seem to have a mechanism for flushing out obsolete listings.
https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi...atching+Boats+
I am going under contract with a for-sale-by-owner boat I found there. The site is not as user friendly as YachtWorld or BoatTrader, given no email notifications when a new or changed listing shows up, so I have been checking in there weekly.
Good luck with your search.
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17-06-2022, 12:06
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#15
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Fiji Airways/ Lake Ontario
Boat: Legend 37.5, 1968 Alcort Sunfish, Avon 310
Posts: 2,531
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Re: 43'-54' Sailboat (cruising/liveaboard)
Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeRobertJr
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I laughed at that link, an amazingly wonderful selection of nice boats offering a wide range of features. Almost as if you hand selected them. A few gave me pause to consider.
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