Ding! that's a bell going off. I think most would agree that
buying a 30-35' sailboat BEFORE you know how to sail is a
bad idea. Not totaly undoable, but I would strongly advise
to learn to sail FIRST.


ding! The bell going off echoes in Scotty's head. When did he say he
was buying a boat first?



You want a cruising boat. There are 1000s of them. What's
your price range? Sailing area? Will you be solo sailing?

Since he doesn't sail yet, he probabaly can't answer all of these
questions, dopey.


within each brand you will find poor examples,
either by mfg. or neglect from an owner. Each individual
boat must be checked out, inspected thoroughly and then
surveyed before purchase.


Beware of clowns like Scotty, who bought the wrong boat day 1. Start by
crossing off builders who really produced trash....Siedlemann, US
Yachts, Oday, Macgreggor, coronada, and also Irwin is one to generally
avoid.
Note that Scotty, who actually bought a Seidlemann against the advice
of his friends, now has it up on stands, high and dry.

Good luck!

RB
35s5
NY