Don’t even think of buying a used sailboat until you’ve downloaded and read the Used Sailboat Buying Guide, the Initial Checklist and Preliminary Survey Checklist all available for free at www.sailingmates.com.

The manual also shows you how to discover any “dealbuster” faults in a sailboat within 10 minutes and details other “cosmetic” faults that may indicate other serious problems with the boat.

You can use the Checklists to do your own survey of the boat before you pay good money for a marine surveyor. With this Checklist and the Manual you can do your own survey on the boat. If the boat passes your survey you can proceed to a full professional marine survey with confidence.

Download your free copy of the Used Sailboat Buying Manual here