Don't Buy a Sailboat Based on a Budget! Ep 182 - Lady K Sailing

This week we talk about how to chose what sailboat to buy.
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[DesertDogJournal]

“Once you get sailboats on the brain…well, you’re screwed.”. Yup, pretty much. It is an addiction, but such a wonderful addiction.

[peterm]

Beware the C&C 36. The hull is fully cored and wet / soggy balsa is very common.

[josephenglish]

Good vid. I'm a marine engineer who has a power boat but had an O'Day Day Sailor for a few years. At 76, I think I'm going back to a blowboat. Thanks-Joe

[clarencetate]

This episode was so informative and enjoyable. My wife and I have been sailing for 100 years (combined) and you hit on every issue we ever encountered, especially the part about waiting too late. We're in our 70's and still love it. Thanks for a great channel.

[TheBirdmaster]

My 1st boat was a 1977 O'Day 22 .. It needed some work but that was ok .. Before I could get the chance to put it in the water someone desided to put it on fire in my driveway .. It was destroyed .. So after 5 yrs .. I found a 1984 MacGregor 25 with trailer for $700 .. It needed work but was still able to put it in the water for a day and slept in it over night .. I really enjoyed that .. A few months later I took my girlfriend out for a 3 day trip to the coast .. It was just s fun as my overnight trip .. Earlier this year I found a 1995 Hunter 26 for a Good deal .. Now .. I'm looking at wanting to take it and (girlfriend) now my wife to Florida to sail the Florida Keys for 2 1/2 weeks around February ... Btw .. I'm 59

[chaddeciantis]

This is why I love your channel. I've been dreaming for 15 years.

[rodneyjaynes]

Loved the pontoon rip! I am 71, I have been putting this off long enough! I will learn how to sail and head for the islands!! The wife says YES!!

[Darrylks]

Thanks for showing the Sirius 35DS. That’s our dream boat.

[Sailing.Artemis]

Great video
I started with a very inexpensive Catalina 30
Re fit her my self and could not be happier
Love your channel

[babyshoemcclanahan]

Ive come to the realization i may never be able to own a house anymore... but fuckit i can afford a sailboat, and thats way cooler anyway! Very little experience yet but saving cash and goal is to have a liveaboard on anchor. I appreciate all the advice you've given.

[darthhauler]

Never a truer statement. 14:16 Being rich isn't about money at all, it's about experiences. You just have to go and do it.

My dad was a truck driver and I spent a lot of time with him on the road especially through the summer break. Over the years I got to see and do things that even my teacher's were jealous of and finally got called out on but my parents said was all true. I've been on tons of military equipment and lots of bases, seen the actual Cheyenne Mountain Complex entrance in Colorado Springs(It's almost visible from the interstate if you know where to look), been to see the Sequoia, the Redwoods, and the Petrified Forest, see and been under Mount Rushmore, had snowball fights in July, coast to coast and border to border and even been into Canada by the time I was 16. I've even been sturgeon fishing in Washington state and helped bring in a 48 inch sturgeon that almost got my grandpa's pole when it thrashed and they pulled back and it took off. If I hadn't been holding the pole like a doofus, it'd been gone. I've seen a lot, even seen people die, but there's something about doing something you like and love that can't be beat, especially spending time with your kids. I think that was my dad's happiest time, spending his summers with me on the road.

RIP dad

[tomclause]

Hey Tim, Don Casey wrote a book called "Inspecting the aging Sailboat". I got it on Amazon for $17.00 US. It's 140 pages of inspection advise for the novice. We'll worth the investment if your buying a used sailboat.

[andysangels]

I’ve been sailing and owning by boats since I was 12. I started with a 19foot project day sailer and now I have a 30’ Columbia and a cal 27’ looking to sell off the cal right now but knowing how to sail has been a blessing to my life. I’m 30 this year

[shainester]

I'm 53 now. Got "sailboat on the brain" about a year ago. I have a 5 yr plan that is now a 4 year plan to own a sailboat on the SE coast. It would be a 2 year plan, but living in Las Vegas makes it a little more complicated. Step one was sell the 23' power boat. Check - did that several months ago. My point is, put together a realistic plan and get it done. See you out on the water, maybe sooner than I think. Great video!!

[scotp]

Your comment about pontoon boats was priceless! Love it!

[Inamorata.]

I like your vids and they are informative.But when is the sailing going to start back?

[tomelerding]

Another straight to the point(s) video. I agree with every point you make. Not that I did that years ago when I bought my boat! I joined a sailing club, they taught me to sail; I rented their boats up to their largest (28 ft). Did that for a year or so, while I did my research and decided what I wanted. Then ordered a new one, a Catalina 30 tall rig. Had it for 17 years. It was perfect for what I wanted to do.

[markdanaroth]

With much inspiration from your channel I have my first sailboat, (Luger 26 Tradewinds) secured in her slip on Scugog. Thank you

[nailsandsails]

Your videos along with many others have encouraged me to get a Catalina 27’ here in Laconner, WA. Catalina”s are like the ‘Acura’ of sailboats. Looking forward to the summer in Puget Sound.
Thanks for your efforts. You do a pretty good job at this YouTube thing.
Fair winds.

[saltlessshakedowns]

When I started boat shopping I had a list of wants and needs, I purchased a Catalina 30 and it wasn't what I needed or wanted but now it is what I got. I have now spent more on this boat making it fit into my previous criteria than the cost of the boats I wanted... that seems silly to me. But on the other hand I am sailing. I sail over 1200 nm a season and usually do 10 ~12 hour days all summer. So ya, there is that.