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 [...]

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With a little lateral thinking, you may be able to start sailing sooner than you think
Buying a sailboatand getting on the water can look like a pretty formidable exercise,especially if you’re looking at a fairly modern 30 footer with allthe bells and whistles.
Prices start at around $50,000 for 10 year old boats. Anddon’t even think [...]

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