cool beans
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I'm really leaning towards a Motorsailer Not a 90/90 sailboat either, I mean someone stuck a mast and sails on a trawler and called it good.
Kind of running into several issues though. . .
1) There doesn't seem to be many floating around (pun intended). The style boat I really like seems to be mostly in the Pacific NW, Canada, and Europe. Not much to pick from anyways (as compared to say, a Catalina 36 or a Mainship), even less so on the East Coast.
2) They are definitely over the budget I set. $50k is what I was hoping to stay under. Cash for a boat up to a point, then down payment and small loan I could pay down in 3-5 years. Currently debt free and it feels good
On the other hand, you get what you pay for and any of these boats seem to be well taken care of and loved.
I also have another more specific boat that, while not my first choice, seems to offer a more affordable package of compromises: A Bayliner 38XX. . .which is kind of odd considering my #1 choice
I really like the aft cockpit, which is hard to find in a smaller, affordable diesel boat (also like the Shuckers and Lancers for the aft cockpit). Salon seating is kind of meh, but does remind me of home. . .except being able to occasionally sail, it does check off most of the items I'm looking for. And while it does look good, definitely missing "that look".
SO here is where I'm at. . .I could probably put my nose to the grind stone and find a nice under budget Bayliner in the next month. Or I could narrow down the MS field and hope something comes along while I save cash in the next year or two (or 3)? Or possible get a real ships mortgage and just go for it as soon as something nice pops up?
Is maybe now a good time to get a Broker to start looking for me?
Yeah, I know only I can really answer these questions. . .but bouncing these off experienced folks does help (better than the circle of reasoning going on in my head).
Thanks!
Kind of running into several issues though. . .
1) There doesn't seem to be many floating around (pun intended). The style boat I really like seems to be mostly in the Pacific NW, Canada, and Europe. Not much to pick from anyways (as compared to say, a Catalina 36 or a Mainship), even less so on the East Coast.
2) They are definitely over the budget I set. $50k is what I was hoping to stay under. Cash for a boat up to a point, then down payment and small loan I could pay down in 3-5 years. Currently debt free and it feels good
On the other hand, you get what you pay for and any of these boats seem to be well taken care of and loved.
I also have another more specific boat that, while not my first choice, seems to offer a more affordable package of compromises: A Bayliner 38XX. . .which is kind of odd considering my #1 choice
I really like the aft cockpit, which is hard to find in a smaller, affordable diesel boat (also like the Shuckers and Lancers for the aft cockpit). Salon seating is kind of meh, but does remind me of home. . .except being able to occasionally sail, it does check off most of the items I'm looking for. And while it does look good, definitely missing "that look".
SO here is where I'm at. . .I could probably put my nose to the grind stone and find a nice under budget Bayliner in the next month. Or I could narrow down the MS field and hope something comes along while I save cash in the next year or two (or 3)? Or possible get a real ships mortgage and just go for it as soon as something nice pops up?
Is maybe now a good time to get a Broker to start looking for me?
Yeah, I know only I can really answer these questions. . .but bouncing these off experienced folks does help (better than the circle of reasoning going on in my head).
Thanks!