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Seeking advice and suggestions
Ante Topic Mimara wrote:
I am soon to enter the market to purchase a previously-owned boat. It will be used to travel up and down a river that feeds into the ocean on the east coast of the US. What I am looking for, are some recommendations and suggestions from the more knowledgeable users of this newsgroup. Are there many makes and models of boats that are under 36 feet in length that have aft-cabins? I am aware of a 29' boat that was recently up for auction on eBay which had an aft berth, but I do not know who the manufacturer was, nor do I know the model. This boat auctioned for about $7,500.00 or so, and that is at the lower end of my price range. I am hoping to find one that does not need much in the way of major mechanical or structural work, at a maximum price of $11,000.00 or close to it. I would like to find a boat that is between 25 and 40 feet in length, that has an aft cabin layout. If the kind persons in this group could make suggestions and recommendations for such a craft, I would appreciate it. I don't believe you'll easily find an aft cabin boat in that price range that is sailaway or even near. At $10k, you're looking for an old boat under about 32' (like our Xan, below). Few aft "cabins" were made in that size range then. Most marketed as cabins were hardly expanded quarterberths. The newer boats are considerably more expensive, but not much better. We found one center cockpit ketch with a cramped aft cabin -- and no real "V" or cabin for other than leprechhans (sp?). Thus, it had only one real berth, and that was for two singles because the only walkway was between the berths. Cost was in the right range, but we'd have had to spend about that much more before we hit the water, assuming we'd want to sleep separately or make . Personally, I find most boats with aft cabins uncomfortable. Ventilation and headspace are usually poor. I don't know why you want the aft cabin. Most usually want it to give privacy between two couples or the parents and kids. That can be satisfied if the head is between the main cabin and V and has two doors. That opens your search to quite a few more boats. BTW, if you're looking for powerboats, we "run" with a number of them, and they're often worse than sailboats in that price/size range. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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