ray lunder wrote:
Looking for a used cruise equiped 30-40 foot sailboat for approx a us
buck per foot. Any ideas? Techniques? I've tried 38/48 north and
craigslist so far. Most of these are worn out craft from the 60/70's
in need of major refit or were never cruise equiped in the first
place. To cruise equip a boat at present "boatyard" or "west marine"
cost is prohibitive. I'm in washington state, usa but don't mind
flying somewhere. You'd think with all these bank problems people
would be forced to sell luxury items. Are we going to see a 70's style
bargain hunter season any time soon? Please don't let this degrade
into a political thread, I just want to buy a boat. What's a person
with ready cash to do?

Older boats are in this range including some excellently made ones. I'll
start you with Westsail 32 and then Pearsons or Cape Dorys. You are just
a bit light for a ready to go boat, but there are plenty which need some
spiffying up which are out there.

Finding them is easy. To start online, go to yachtworld.com, put in your
spec's and then just browse away.