I'm having a difficult time deciding on what I'd enjoy most for a weekend/overnight fishing trip boat. I've kind of broken down my wants but its still kind of difficult>reliable enough to run trouble free for 6 month stretches >500 naut. Mile range>purchase price below $20k>space for a full week aboard with 4 people total if neededSo far my 2 top choices have been a bristol with a skeg rudder and fin keel, or a small bertram flybridge like a 28 or something close. Anyone have experience with either sailboats or offshore fishing? I've only been out a few times on a center console which was great to fish off but pretty much only had some bench seats to sit on and had next to no cover from sun.
>>2060803Wrong board, but>purchase price below $20kYou can buy boats for less than 20k?
>>2060804Buying them's the cheap part.
>>2060804A good amount of smaller boats can be had below $20k. If you're plugged in with other boat owners, you can come across people who have more than enough money but no time or space and just want to get rid of their boat, and in those cases you can find really good deals, especially for sailboats. Free sailboats are never great, but you can find people getting rid of $30k sailboats for $5k just cause they don't have the drive to list it anywhere or deal with people and just want it to go to someone responsible. Boats are always gonna cost money, but with enough diy know-how, you can have a decent, reliable boat for the same as an older sports car.
>>2060806>a three hour tour.. a three hour tour...so comfy
>>2060805>Buying them's the cheap part.I'm tired of this myth. I bought a $15k sailboat (30 ft) two years ago and outside of moorage fees I've spent like $400 on maintenance and repairs, and that includes buying a polishing machine and servicing the sails.If you buy a good boat and take care of it, I really don't see how it can cost these huge figures people are talking about.
I wan't to go, pick me!>I can pull pots really fast>I can keep the bung from getting smoked in a mutiny >I can safely operate any vehicle except helicopter
>>2060949it's mostly shit like marina fees, how expensive "marine grade" consumables are, and first time buyers being like>i bought a boat! yayy it was only like 5 grand, that's less than a car!!>FUCK i dont have a trailer and need to buy that>FUCK it wont fit in my garage i need something built for it>FUCK i need all kinds of weird cables for shore power>FUCK i need to buy radios and epirbs and all kinds of safety shit>FUCK i need xyz because I'm an idiot and didn't do my researchsame shit happens to people buying their first car. they get a 300$ used corolla and then wonder why they pay 5400/mo in insurance and spend 300$ per week just on engine oil
