Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

[MeJib]

Originally Posted by SuW

Great! That sounds like a fantastic deal...
Have fun on the boat!

Thanks for the warm welcome

[ramron67]

Originally Posted by MeJib

Just purchased a Newport Mark 11 1986 - Slope Mast - 1400 hours on the engine - teak interior in great condition - recently bottom painted and rewired and past the survey with flying colors for $8500 CAD!

Congratulations!
Post photos when you get a chance.

[Glenn.Brooks]

Originally Posted by Tetepare

37’ Alberg for $25k. For that much $$ buy it just to daysail.

https://rcryachts.com/yacht-details/...vessel=2790717

Contacted the broker two times. No response! Wonder if this is an old listing…

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by Glenn.Brooks

Contacted the broker two times. No response! Wonder if this is an old listing…

Ad says its sold

[Glenn.Brooks]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

Time to pump some new life into this thread...
Tayana 37 Awesome blue water boat - $25,000 (alameda)

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa...527851866.html

Curious how these wheel steering systems work with Windvanes? I’ve been reading the typical chain or belt drive mechanisms on pedestal steering often cause excess resistance which some windvanes can’t overcome.

Anyone experienced such a problem?

( FYI, My fav Windvane is the Cape Horn. I only know about using it with tillers.)

Thanks
Glenn

[SuW]

Originally Posted by Glenn.Brooks

Curious how these wheel steering systems work with Windvanes? I’ve been reading the typical chain or belt drive mechanisms on pedestal steering often cause excess resistance which some windvanes can’t overcome.
Anyone experienced such a problem?
( FYI, My fav Windvane is the Cape Horn. I only know about using it with tillers.)
Thanks
Glenn

You could try asking the forum. There will certainly people on there that have such experience.
This thread is just the ghouls who like old boats...!

[Glenn.Brooks]

Ok, thanks, will do…

[Celestialsailor]

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/boa...531101341.html

One of these were listed earlier. They are absolutely bullet-proof. The numbers on SailboatData.com confirm this. Really great boat for the "Non Tire Kicker".

[Superseapig]

Union 36 Cutter $16,750 in Galveston area.
Plenty of teak on her but the decks are glass.

https://houston.craigslist.org/boa/d/kemah-union-36-cutter/7539066642.html

[SuW]

Originally Posted by Superseapig

Union 36 Cutter $16,750 in Galveston area.
Plenty of teak on her but the decks are glass.
https://houston.craigslist.org/boa/d...539066642.html

These boats have very spacious interiors for the length. Very comfortable to live on, I'd say. The interior looks in decent shape.

I don't recognise the engine, is it a Perkins? Low hours, if genuine, must have been repowered. The original was a Volvo, according to Sailboat Data.

Not very well organized pictures but it has a wind vane, some sort of windlass (with what looks like a CQR), out of cockpit main traveller, frames for dodger and bimini.

I think this is worth a look.

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Superseapig

Union 36 Cutter $16,750 in Galveston area.
Plenty of teak on her but the decks are glass.

https://houston.craigslist.org/boa/d...539066642.html

That is a freakin killer deal for one of those. These go for anywhere from $30k for a beat to crap one to about $70k for a good one. This one says fair but at least no teak decks.

Originally Posted by SuW

These boats have very spacious interiors for the length. Very comfortable to live on, I'd say. The interior looks in decent shape. These are the Hans Christian 36 molds.

I don't recognise the engine, is it a Perkins? Low hours, if genuine, must have been repowered. The original was a Volvo, according to Sailboat Data.
Not very well organized pictures but it has a wind vane, some sort of windlass (with what looks like a CQR), out of cockpit main traveller, frames for dodger and bimini.
I think this is worth a look.

The engine looks like the 4-108, 50hp. Standard in a lot of these. Easy to work on and tons of parts.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by SuW

These boats have very spacious interiors for the length. Very comfortable to live on, I'd say. The interior looks in decent shape.

I don't recognise the engine, is it a Perkins? Low hours, if genuine, must have been repowered. The original was a Volvo, according to Sailboat Data.

Not very well organized pictures but it has a wind vane, some sort of windlass (with what looks like a CQR), out of cockpit main traveller, frames for dodger and bimini.

I think this is worth a look.

It is infact a perkins 4-108 and what looks like a monitor windvane on the stern and a 35 pound CQR on the anchor roller.
The interior looks good if I were on the gulf coast I just might bite that one .

Picture is of a known perkins 4-108

[Glenn.Brooks]

Might be a very good deal. A union 36 is for sale now innSeattle for $65k…

The Union 36 is a Bob Perry design, I think, that got boot legged by an unscrupulous Asian boat yard and rebranded as the Union 36. There is some on line history on the controversy and also a couple of independent write ups about boat building techniques used with this line of vessel. If I remember correctly, the boats generally have a good reputation, just a questionable pedigree…

[riksf]

Ericson 35-2 that's getting on in years but seems to have had a lot of recent upgrades and work done. $26k

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/7544160139.html

[Morequestions]

Originally Posted by riksf

Ericson 35-2 that's getting on in years but seems to have had a lot of recent upgrades and work done. $26k

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/7544160139.html

This person go's a long way telling the reader about the boat. I love that! When reading most advertising it always strikes me that they write the text thinking the potential buyer's have a 6th sense and already know what the owner knows. That sellers also should have a copy and paste long long file on the boat that they can just email to those interested. Take the time write it once and send it to anyone with questions. You would still have to do some verification by actually looking, and not everything is addressed, but this seller has a good idea what you want to know.
Also places like Craigslist, Face Book don't charge by the word. Why not take advantage.


Checked out the youtube link. Wow that boat was really going with just the jib. Sailboat data says
Bal./Disp.:
43.10

That should make for a stiff boat I think.