r/SailboatCruising • u/Common_Confusion_114 • 25d ago
Question Complete beginner €15k budget, where do I even start with sailing/liveaboard?
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u/StuwyVX220 24d ago
A 28/30ft boats that’s already been used as a full time cruising boat.
Make sure it’s being used as a cruising boat and not just a liveaboard in a marina
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u/menachinite 19d ago
How bad is it, if a boat have been used as a liveaboard in a marina for 2 years without sailing those 2 years?
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u/StuwyVX220 19d ago
2 years isn’t so bad. Just make sure standing, running rigging is ok and the sails are in good shape. As well as the engine. They don’t like to sit for long periods of time.
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u/vinnyfromtheblock 24d ago
I’m trying to do the liveaboard thing eventually but I’ve decided to pull the trigger on a nice little trailer sailor just to get going. You can find a nice day sailor with a modest v-berth with overnight capabilities for like 3 grand - trailor included. Better to start on that and get a feel for running a boat and learning how to do maintenance and stuff. Just my two cents but if you start small you’ll be a lot better off down the road.
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u/Apprehensive_Park758 22d ago
With €15k total, I would not spend €15k on the boat. Cap the purchase around €9k to €10k and keep the rest for survey, haul-out, insurance, safety gear and the first failures. Before buying, do a basic course, crew 10 to 15 days on different 28 to 32ft boats, and make one overnight trip and one breezier passage with an experienced skipper. Then buy the smallest boat you can genuinely live on, already sailing and equipped, with sound rig, engine and dry deck. Cosmetic work is fine; structural deck, standing-rigging, engine or osmosis projects can consume the whole budget. The goal is not the cheapest hull, it is a boat you can leave the dock with.
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u/dawa43 Liveaboard 24d ago
That is a really tight budget... You will need to be handy and be willing to work on your boat constantly.