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
>>2060803Boats are so good in calm waters
>>2060804Rowboat
>>2060803Guessing the Bristol you are talking about is the 29.5 and not the 32 in your pic since you say fin keel and skeg mounted rudder? The 29.5 will meet your needs but you would probably end up cursing the 32 or any of that eras offerings from Bristol.These sorts of sailboats are not fishing boats, the seating is all facing the wrong way, it is cramped in the cockpit compared to a flybridge and there is rigging and the boom getting in the way, so fishing is mostly dragging lines while you sail or dropping a few lines when at anchor or drifting lazily about when the wind dies. Great if the primary goal is to hang about with your bros and maybe catch some fish, but not so good if your purpose is to get out and fish with a rod in your hand. Sailboat requires learning to sail and learning the boat. When sailing, anyone in the cockpit who is not taking a part in sailing tends to be in the way and ends up down below but once you are away from the traffic and course is set, the boat mostly takes care of itself so you can go down below and just check the horizon and sails every so often, most of the time you can just glance out the portlights and at the compass. If your passengers are sailors or willing to become sailors, there is something for everyone to do while sailing and everyone takes an active role, it is not just you sitting at the wheel like in a car. Sabre 28 and Beneteau First 29 would probably be good options as well. Assuming you have a thing for the Bristol look and all that wood, if aesthetics are not a big deal there are a good many options like Islander 28, and even the humble Catalina 30 have much to offer for your needs. All but the Sabre have the advantage of generally being tiller boats, so no wheel is not eating up cockpit space which is nice when you have 4 on board. Flybridge is a better fishing boat.
