Before I Buy, What Should I Know ?

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Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

It's like sailing transatlantic on a stock Hunter. It depends on your appetite for risk. Suppose the surveyor finds major structural issues. Even at 20% of the purchase price, the surveyor just saved the buyer $2,000 plus lots of aggravation and possibly a friendship. If there were not some problems with this boat, it wouldn't be on the market for $2,500.

The original poster describes himself as knowing absolutely nothing about sailing. If he were an experienced boat sailboat owner I might have a different view.

The market for small boats has been decimated. They are available for a song even in great condition. Half the slips in our marina are empty. There used to be a waiting list. Hell, the outboard on our boat is practically worth the purchase price, not to mention the auto tiller, marine GPS, radio etc. two sets of sails.

We did have the boat bottom cleaned and inspected to make sure paint was good. That was cheap though.