Buy Your First Sailboat for Just One Dollar!
You can find all kinds of treasures in the Latitude 38 Classy Classifieds. Right now, there are two boats listed for just one dollar. The first is a 1980 Cal 31 that caught our eye. Though it’s listed for one dollar, if you’re a good negotiator, we think you might be able to get it for less. Then there’s a 25-ft Bahama, also for just one dollar. We can’t vouch for the condition of either boat, and as most sailors know, a free boat can be very expensive. However, if you’re handy and resourceful, and have time and the funds, an inexpensive boat is a great way to get started.
Then there is one of the best-known Sabre Spirit 36s anywhere. Scott Easom is selling his uncle Hank Easom’s immaculately maintained, race-winning Sabre Spirit 36 Serenade. You’ve seen it often in the winner’s column of just about any race she ever entered.
Since we started offering FREE Classy Classified ads for anything under $1,000, including photos, we’ve had a lot more nice gear posted for sale. In addition to the 22-lb Rocna anchor below, there’s a nice little $950 El Toro, sea boots and foulies, a Wichard tether, a UK furling jib, and lots more stuff. If you’ve got some gear to clear out you can add it here. (Remember, under $1,000 it’s FREE.)
We should also mention that, when you list anything for sale, you can include multiple photos of the boat or gear. Interior and exterior shots are a great way to help sell your boat. You can find additional helpful tips on our website when you read Tips for Selling a Boat and Tips for Buying a Boat, both by yacht broker John Skoriak.
The Cal 39 is one of the most popular boats around, with many still sailing, racing and cruising in Northern California. Built in Southern California in 1981, this one is available for $19,900.
There are almost 100 boats for sale in the Classy Classifieds, with prices starting at just one dollar. Beyond that you can find gear, job opportunities, partnerships and more. Check it out!
I’m not really a sailer, I’m “motorized”, as my friend puts it! He is definitely into it, and has a “skiff” that he uses to teach disabled veterans how to sail with! What we both want to do is get larger boats to teach in! He can take up to 4 people, and I can take 8. He’s a big guy (6’8”) so he has to duck a lot! I am looking at a 53 ft hattaras for my needs, since it has both the main bridge, and an exterior sky bridge, where I can teach 6 people at once! Most of the sail boats we look at down here are still skiffs, or huge, or in the process of sinking! I have been working on gas engines since I was 8, and diesels since I was 15, so rhere is no problem with motor work! We have another guy who does fiberglass and wood work on boats for a living, so no problem with repairs (reasonable)!there! Myself and the fiberglass guy are thinking about getting a sailboat for the other guy that he can carry more than 4 people at a time, and not worry too much about knocking people overboard! We looked at a 63’, after taking a little tour on the “Elyssa”, which is a VERY large (100+’) whis is MUCH too large to teach from, and be efficient! Do you have any suggestions?