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Online Book: How To Buy a Cruising Boat
How to choose and buy a boat that will really make you happy including: the things the broker will not tell you, how to check over the boat yourself, and getting a good survey. All hard actionable advice.
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Articles in this topic:
- The Right Way to Buy a Boat…And The Wrong Way
- Is It a Need or a Want?
- Buying a Boat—A Different Way To Think About Price
- Buying a Cruising Boat—Five Tips for The Half-Assed Option
- Are Refits Worth It?
- Buying a Boat—Never Say Never
- Selecting The Right Hull Form
- Five Ways That Bad Boats Happen
- How Weight Affects Boat Performance and Motion Comfort
- Easily Driven Boats Are Better
- 12 Tips To Avoid Ruining Our Easily Driven Sailboat
- Learn From The Designers
- You May Need a Bigger Boat Than You Think
- Sail Area: Overlap, Multihulls, And Racing Rules
- 8 Tips For a Great Cruising Boat Interior Arrangement
- Of Cockpits, Wheelhouses And Engine Rooms
- Offshore Sailboat Keel Types
- Cockpits—Part 1, Safe and Seamanlike
- Cockpits—Part 2, Visibility and Ergonomics
- Offshore Sailboat Winches, Selection and Positioning
- Choosing a Cruising Boat—Shelter
- Choosing A Cruising Boat—Shade and Ventilation
- Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a New Voyaging Boat
- Cyclical Loading: Why Offshore Sailing Is So Hard On A Boat
- Cycle Loading—8 Tips for Boat and Gear Purchases
- Characteristics of Boat Building Materials
- Impact Resistance—How Hull Materials Respond to Impacts
- Impact Resistance—Two Collision Scenarios
- Hull Materials, Which Is Best?
- The Five Things We Need to Check When Buying a Boat
- Six Warnings About Buying Fibreglass Boats
- Buying a Fibreglass Boat—Hiring a Surveyor and Managing the Survey
- What We Need to Know About Moisture Meters and Wet Fibreglass Laminate
- US$30,000 Starter Cruiser—Part 2, The Boat We Bought
- Q&A, What’s the Maximum Sailboat Size For a Couple?
- At What Age should You Stop Sailing And Buy a Motorboat?
- A Motorsailer For Offshore Voyaging?
- The Two Biggest Lies Yacht Brokers Tell