I’m currently in the market for a
live aboard sailboat and hoping to
purchase a
used boat in the next few months. I live in
San Francisco Bay Area so sailing happens year round - except maybe unfortunately during fire season when I guess I can sail away.
I live the
Beneteau 473 - but it is expensive
Looked at a
Beneteau 411 and
Catalina 380 (which seems to have more room) but the Beneteau 411 I saw needs A LOT of
work. The 380 was snapped up quickly by someone else 😞. These seem as small as I am willing to go.
On my list to see over the next week:
Beneteau 461
Beneteau 381 (thinking this might be a little small for ME)
Beneteau 40.7
I plan on
living aboard in the Bay Area and eventually heading south for some long distant cruising.
Any feedback with these boats would be appreciated. I am hoping the
boat will be somewhat turnkey so I can pick my projects rather than be forced to do
work just to stay in the
water.