Want To Buy: Bluewater Circumnavigation Capable Sailboat 50K

[roycerichards]

I understand completely what you are saying..and u are correct

[roycerichards]

You are exactly right..that is what I'm a looking for..a quitter who wants out asap and willing to dump to get out from under it all..

[roycerichards]

Thank you all for your input. It has been very useful, helpful and very valuable. I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. I appreciate it very much! God Bless

[Adelie]

Baba 30, Bayfield WI, $44k.
https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/198...owse%20listing

[model 10]

[QUOTE=akprb;2931269]Going to have to find a “quitter”. Florida and Rio Dulce? Dreamers.




Have you been to the Rio Dulce? Sure lots of "quitters" down there cause they're too damn old to continue or the boat is worn out. Dreaming is for people who have not been anywhere and most boats down there have been around.

[picklesandjesse]

Originally Posted by Simi 60

Look for unicorns.
They often reside in the forepeak of the $50,000 or less, liveaboard, ready to go, circumnavigation capable vessel.

Unicorn is in Pittwater Sydney. I go down and work on her every month. Had to change her name for import but about to go back to being Unicorn again. Her name is currently Sophie Wackles...... but not for much longer. This was Bruce Kings boat. Great Cali boat.

[picklesandjesse]

You can find a fully equipped Tartan 37 for sale in Raiatea for 25k Euros or about 28k US. Get it for maybe 5k less and go cruising now. Has all the gear you will need. Just listed.

[Hardhead]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Well.. Boat Alexander bought an engineless boat for $1000 and then proceeded to complete a circumnavigation..

Mr. Boatman,

Is Boat Alexander a youtube channel, or inversely, some historic figure? Sounds interesting, but I have no idea what the heck it actually is. Google wasn't my friend, but I might be doing it wrong..

Anyway, sounds like a Slocumbesq' story-

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by Hardhead

Mr. Boatman,

Is Boat Alexander a youtube channel, or inversely, some historic figure? Sounds interesting, but I have no idea what the heck it actually is. Google wasn't my friend, but I might be doing it wrong..

Anyway, sounds like a Slocumbesq' story-

He is a member who posts here often and is I believe one of the developers of Open CPN.
Or I think he is, I think I met the developer on his Big Dumb Boat last year.

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by Hardhead

Mr. Boatman,

Is Boat Alexander a youtube channel, or inversely, some historic figure? Sounds interesting, but I have no idea what the heck it actually is. Google wasn't my friend, but I might be doing it wrong..

Anyway, sounds like a Slocumbesq' story-

It's Boat Alexandra, which is the UserName
Cruisers & Sailing Forums - View Profile: boat_alexandra

He took an engineless boat most the way RTW. Or maybe he has finished.

[nathanielsf]

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[Tillsbury]

Originally Posted by akprb

Going to have to find a “quitter”.

Best places to look? Choke points.

Some already mentioned.

South Florida but likely out of price range.

Trinidad, Grenada, Rio Dulce Guatemala, Whangarei New Zealand.

The last one you at least know it made it across the Pacific. The first two likely across the Atlantic. Florida and Rio Dulce? Dreamers.

The bigger question. What are your reserves after (italics) purchase???

There are certainly plenty of tired old boats in New Zealand for sale, but most of them are very optimistically priced to compare with how much the owner has put in. On the other hand, they can only hang around here for a couple of years before they have to have tax and duty paid, which is a decent amount.

At least we only have one website for boats for sale, and almost all of the us$50k “Bluewater” (read: old and tired) boats that were for sale on there 18 months ago are still there. While bargains are rare here they certainly exist, and for someone desperate to sell they will have to meet the very limited market.

[Painted Skies]

Originally Posted by Adelie

It's Boat Alexandra, which is the UserName
Cruisers & Sailing Forums - View Profile: boat_alexandra

He took an engineless boat most the way RTW. Or maybe he has finished.

If you'd like to read more about Sean D'Epagnier's voyage around the world on Alexandra, Neil on Crystal Blues wrote a lovely story about him here:

Crystal Blues: A Quiet Achiever, Sailing Alone Around The World

[belizesailor]

$10K, currently cruising:

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=220492

Keep most of your $50K in the cruising kitty and go sailing!

[roycerichards]

[QUOTE=picklesandjesse;2931635]You can find a fully equipped Tartan 37 for sale in Raiatea for 25k Euros or about 28k US. Get it for maybe 5k less and go cruising now. Has all the gear you will need. Just listed.[/QUOT

I knew there where boats out there 50k and under..just gotta find them. Thank you picklesandjess🙏