I know you said that you weren't looking for a boat right now, but here is an example of something that would take you to Belize easily - should you acquire the necessary skills:
1968 Alberg 30 Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
This boat has a brand new, professionally installed
yanmar diesel, as a bonus. I happen to know this boat and so I thought of it as an example of a boat that would take you anywhere you want to go, is nothing fancy, but heavily built and same
designer as the Triton. At the top of your price range, but doable I'm sure. Somebody needs to take this boat cruising.
Speaking of all these
Alberg boats.... I had a great time hanging out with an
Alberg gang in Brunswick GA a few years ago, where I'd sailed in St Simons inlet on my
Cape Dory 30. James Baldwin was one of them, he had twice circumnavigated with his Triton,
Atom. Also, a Spaniard was there, he was about to transatlantic home to the
Canaries in his Triton, and he did, via
Bermuda and
Azores. Finally, the neighboring boat was an Alberg, refitting, and he has just completed a curcumnavigation. These are fine sailboats, there are others that would suit your needs for a
Caribbean voyage. Once you narrow down your list of acceptable boats, pick the one that is the best bang for your buck. The best maintained, and with the important stuff in order, ie
hull, rig,
sails,
motor, and tracPhone V3 for Sat Comms