Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

[laird]

Originally Posted by CaptWho

46' Hans Koll Schooner

It's a ferro boat, but it looks nice. If it really is $1500, then the engine and a winch or two are worth the price alone. It comes with a lot of stuff. If you're going to purchase it, just make sure you know what you're doing.


https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/91381

You could play at pirates with that onev,a real Johnny depp experience 😀

[Katapult Mike]

Some of these boats creep me out. Like maybe I will have too much to drink one night and end up married to one,,,,,I mean, owning it,,,,,,,

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Katapult Mike

Some of these boats creep me out. Like maybe I will have too much to drink one night and end up married to one,,,,,I mean, owning it,,,,,,,

You will have to read the book..."The boat who wouldn't float".

[Stormsignal]

I think they left a zero off the asking price when they re-listed that Hans Koll Schooner.

She does look like a great boat from the outside but even if the inside is AAA the ask is on the ambitious side.

Here is her February listing. https://www.sailboatlistings.com/photographs/89897

[CaptWho]

Hunter 40 Legend 1985 - $12,500 (Jacksonville)


https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/...329028548.html

[Celestialsailor]

It blows me away how many good deals there is in Florida. Yet I know a lot of members here cannot find a boat. Maybe slip rates are huge in Fl.

[CaptWho]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

Maybe slip rates are huge in Fl.

I don't think that slip prices are too out of line. I had a liveaboard with water and electricity for my 30' Hunter for about $400 a while back on Fort Myers Beach.

[laird]

You would not get a yacht for those Florida prices here in the UK , I guess it's the costs of their upkeep in Florida ,that motivates the owners to sell them off

[skipper53]

The boats.com listing after clicking on the OP,s link says $150,000.

[SuW]

Originally Posted by laird

You would not get a yacht for those Florida prices here in the UK , I guess it's the costs of their upkeep in Florida ,that motivates the owners to sell them off

It's also the fact that it's end-of-the-line for some cruisers. Good weather if you don't mind the heat and humidity and a few named storms, means a lot of US and Canadian people retire, cruise "Down South" and eventually end up in Florida.

There used to be a lot of abandoned boats too, although I think there have been attempts to clean them up as waterfront property development spreads. There are many boats that have been written off due to storm damage. Some may be worth saving if you're inclined.

One problem is the strong sunlight and salt air beats up a boat really quickly. Gelcoat, paint and varnish age prematurely.

Also humid conditions mean that if a boat is left closed up for more than a year or so, you could have a lot of mould (mold) inside that will be a huge problem. The topsides get strewn with wind-borne detritus that quickly will start growing vegetation.

Make sure you actually visit and inspect the boat yourself before buying anything! Things look better in photos (especially 10 years old photos!)

[hpeer]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

You will have to read the book..."The boat who wouldn't float".

Funniest book ever. He really got the dialect right. I never met Farley but people who knew him. One was an elderly lady who was a young girl and daughter of the boats original owner/builder. She said Farley was pretty drunk a lot. I doubt he would have argued with her.

[hpeer]

Originally Posted by Stormsignal

I think they left a zero off the asking price when they re-listed that Hans Koll Schooner.

She does look like a great boat from the outside but even if the inside is AAA the ask is on the ambitious side.

Here is her February listing. https://www.sailboatlistings.com/photographs/89897

Listing now has NO price.

Priceless????

[RyeRover]

current price $1750 unreserved auction, final bid 2 June 2021

https://marineauctions.nextlot.com/p.../lots/19430048

[CaptWho]

1982 Islander 40 Sailboat - $19,995 (Whidbey Island WA)


https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/b...329293672.html

[laird]

Originally Posted by SuW

It's also the fact that it's end-of-the-line for some cruisers. Good weather if you don't mind the heat and humidity and a few named storms, means a lot of US and Canadian people retire, cruise "Down South" and eventually end up in Florida.

There used to be a lot of abandoned boats too, although I think there have been attempts to clean them up as waterfront property development spreads. There are many boats that have been written off due to storm damage. Some may be worth saving if you're inclined.

One problem is the strong sunlight and salt air beats up a boat really quickly. Gelcoat, paint and varnish age prematurely.

Also humid conditions mean that if a boat is left closed up for more than a year or so, you could have a lot of mould (mold) inside that will be a huge problem. The topsides get strewn with wind-borne detritus that quickly will start growing vegetation.

Make sure you actually visit and inspect the boat yourself before buying anything! Things look better in photos (especially 10 years old photos!)

Thank You for the caution , I'm from Scotland ,we don't have to worry about the strong sunlight lol

Yachts are generally cheaper in the States compared with European prices ,I've seen a cherubini 37 on yachtworld that I like ,something like that will do just fine I a couple of years