What websites to find small boat for intracoastal trip

[doug06]

My wife and I are looking for a boat to take down the ICW. We want it to be under $10k and under 30 feet with a good inboard. We have looked on facebook, craigslist, sailboat listings, yachtworld and boat trader. Are we missing any potential sources? We are ready to buy now and are in Maryland slowly driving south looking for a boat. Just wondered if there are local sites or even paper sources that we are missing. We are experienced and know what we want in a boat.
Thanks in advance for your help.

[boatman61]

www.towndock.net

[doug06]

thanks we will take a look

[JPA Cate]

Since you're driving south, why not stop in small, out of the way marinas, and have a chat in boatyards and on the docks? Admire boats and ask around. I'm not really in touch with the boat market in the US, but for what you want to pay, it isn't the posh marinas in which you will need to be looking.

Ann

[doug06]

We are doing that but not many for sale signs and no good leads yet.
We are in Solomons today and heading back to Annapolis area before giving up on the idea.

[boatman61]

Shame your looking for under 30ft..
This is going for a song on Towndock...

For sale - an Oriental, NC original. We purchased our 1983 Cape Dory 30 Ketch Pocket Change in April 2020 from the original Oriental resident owner, who bought her new from Sail Craft way back in the day.

While she was on the hard before our purchase, Deaton's painted the bottom and replaced a number of the thru-hull backing plates, hoses, and clamps. Since April, 2020, we have repowered her with an updated Volvo MD7A (good compression confirmed, head rebuilt, injectors rebuilt, starter and alternator rebuilt, ignition switch replaced, painted), installed 2 new AGM group 31 batteries, had the cockpit sole replaced and mizzen mast compression post reinforced by BowtoStern, rebuilt and replumbed the head, replaced most of the running rigging, and rebuilt the galley foot pump. Sail inventory includes roller furling Genoa, main, mizzen and a storm jib. She has a Sunbrella bimini and dodger, matching sail covers, a 3 burner LP stove and oven, working Raymarine autopilot 4000+, a magma gas grill, a depth sounder, a hard-wired older Garmin GPS, a VHF radio, a CD player/FM/AM stereo, and a hand-held VHF. Two internal water tanks hold 60 gallons total I believe. Bottom has been cleaned monthly by Mike's Dive Service. She is ready to sail.

We bought a larger boat that we plan on living aboard so the Cape Dory must sadly go. $5000.

[doug06]

Thanks I have seen that listed other places over the last year or so.

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Shame your looking for under 30ft..
This is going for a song on Towndock...

For sale - an Oriental, NC original. We purchased our 1983 Cape Dory 30 Ketch Pocket Change in April 2020 from the original Oriental resident owner, who bought her new from Sail Craft way back in the day.

While she was on the hard before our purchase, Deaton's painted the bottom and replaced a number of the thru-hull backing plates, hoses, and clamps. Since April, 2020, we have repowered her with an updated Volvo MD7A (good compression confirmed, head rebuilt, injectors rebuilt, starter and alternator rebuilt, ignition switch replaced, painted), installed 2 new AGM group 31 batteries, had the cockpit sole replaced and mizzen mast compression post reinforced by BowtoStern, rebuilt and replumbed the head, replaced most of the running rigging, and rebuilt the galley foot pump. Sail inventory includes roller furling Genoa, main, mizzen and a storm jib. She has a Sunbrella bimini and dodger, matching sail covers, a 3 burner LP stove and oven, working Raymarine autopilot 4000+, a magma gas grill, a depth sounder, a hard-wired older Garmin GPS, a VHF radio, a CD player/FM/AM stereo, and a hand-held VHF. Two internal water tanks hold 60 gallons total I believe. Bottom has been cleaned monthly by Mike's Dive Service. She is ready to sail.

We bought a larger boat that we plan on living aboard so the Cape Dory must sadly go. $5000.

Wow! What a bargain! Seems too good to be true, but these days it could be true.