I met a girl named Salyn, so I had to write about sail boats and see what she thought of my blog. Salyn and I go back a few years, she likes to work a lot and be the boss, she will even let you have the last word as long as you do your job. I like most people like a challenge when it comes to boating and life, I think buy a sail boat would be a great boat to be in and challenge myself in learning something new. Once I learn how to captain a sail boat correctly I will be sailing to Norfolk to visit friends and sail on to Alexandria, Virginia to visit more friends and family.
When I went shopping for a sail boat here locally in Jacksonville, Florida. I looked at national dealers, I was hoping for the best deal, I find one in: discoveringboats you find all the different kinds of boats you will ever be on there. I ended up researching the “Figaro Beneteau 3” The Figaro Beneteau 3 is: “
The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull ever to be designed. A distillation of technology and innovation, it results from a collaboration between group BENETEAU’s best experts and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the two last boats to win the Vendée Globe.
The prototype has been tested and the production of the boat has been launched. It will enter the ISO/World Sailing design category A.” https://www.beneteau.com/us/figaro-beneteau-3
I continued to shop for a different sail my budget is that big. When I was a little kid I had a man from my church who taught me how to sail a small sail boat. The man was a world famous cancer doctor at the local university hospital where he worked. He was like a second father to my brother and I.
I went back and continue to look for a used sail online. I checked out Sailboatslistings.com they had many look over, for example:
| Length: | 22′ Beam: 8′ Draft: 3.9′ |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Type: | racer |
| Hull: | fiberglass monohull |
| Engine: | 1 gas outboard |
| Location: | Toronto, Outside United States |
| Asking: | $7,900 |
I also looked at a :
| Length: | 29′ Beam: 10′ |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Type: | cruiser |
| Hull: | fiberglass monohull |
| Engine: | 1 diesel inboard |
| Location: | Melbourne, Florida |
| Asking: | $34,500 |
The last boat I looked at on sailboatslistings.com was:
| Length: | 48′ Beam: 15′ Draft: 7′ |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Type: | cruiser |
| Hull: | fiberglass monohull |
| Engine: | 1 diesel inboard |
| Location: | Betina Croatia, |
| Asking: | $250,000 |
The next area I looked was online in craigslist for people locally to sale me their used sail boat with hopes of having little to no problems.
Hunter 28.5 Sailboat – asking price $5500
condition: good
engine hours (total): 130
length overall (LOA): 29
make / manufacturer: Hunter
model name / number: 28.5
propulsion type: sail
year manufactured: 1985
Craigslist probable is the most budget friendly website if your looking for a used boat and in good shape.
Next I have to go to the bank and get financing to make my offer and close the sale. There are manny more ways to go shopping for a sailboat and I will be updating this blog later.
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