Boats Less Than $30K Recent Noteworthy Finds

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by Raincoast

Well equipped looking Albin Ballad 30 for $5k:

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa...514257791.html

If everything checks out on that, that is a good one IMO.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by Raincoast

Well equipped looking Albin Ballad 30 for $5k:

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa...514257791.html

If I were planning a long stay trip to the bay area I would snap this one up . Just bring my lfp and my mini pressure washer from my defender . Spend a year sailing her in Southern California. Sell for what I paid and come home.

Don ya ought to pick her up and do a quick flip .

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Raincoast

Well equipped looking Albin Ballad 30 for $5k:

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa...514257791.html

This is one of the better deals I have seen. A well equipt boat with the right gear...self tailers, Yanmar with 330 hours, dodger and Monitor vain. A guy (or Gal) could but it now, spend a few months doing a fluff and buff and be in Mexico for Christmas. all on $5k!

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

This is one of the better deals I have seen. A well equipt boat with the right gear...self tailers, Yanmar with 330 hours, dodger and Monitor vain. A guy (or Gal) could but it now, spend a few months doing a fluff and buff and be in Mexico for Christmas. all on $5k!

Do the fluf and buff on the way to LA Paz and into the sea of Cortez before summer is over .

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by Buddy_Y

Indeed, if the boat is halfway as good as the owner claims (admittedly, a big if) and if a person had the time and trade skills (another big if), then at that price there would actually be a chance to refit and resell at a profit. Oh well, "If 'if's' and 'buts' were candy and nuts...." But I also noticed that the seller has a dozen photos, yet not one of the ever-dangerous teak decking.

Just got email from owner and teak deck removed and all screw holes have been remediated with west epoxy . So the big problem is not a problem.

[Don C L]

Here's a classic; the Lapworth Islander 44, 1962, in L.A....
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ws...504183973.html
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/islander-44

[newhaul]

Found this beauty in back of current wooden boat . No price listed but one heck of a pedigree
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/lapworth-36-l-36

[newhaul]

Here's a good looking cheap project $1000 obo
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/b...517318997.html
Looks like a Columbia 29 but not sure

[rafaacores]

With 30000$ there some good offers in the market today. Back in 2006 when I bough my boat you would by a day sailing boat a real cruiser was way more expensive. You might say that now everything is more expensive such as marinas mooring or just drop the anchor, but the boats are cheaper than ever.
In that way, after some investigation, I decided to sell my beloved boat for that price.
I’m just selling it because by now me and my wife should be home, but because of the COVID we spend to much time waiting. We are in Timor Leste now and preparing to go to Indonesia in a few day. So if you want to sail around Indonesia or around the world in a low budget project in a real cruiser this migh be the boat for you.

If interested check the link below:

https://www.inautia.com/used-boat-31...257654557.html

http://https://www.inautia.com/used-...257654557.html

[SuW]

Originally Posted by rafaacores

...
If interested check the link below:

https://www.inautia.com/used-boat-31...257654557.html

http://https://www.inautia.com/used-...257654557.html

Nice boat rafaacores! Did you also post this in the Classifieds|Boat Classifieds section of this Forum?
You are probably going to get more exposure there.

Best regards,
Sue W.

[rafaacores]

No, gone check that.
Thank you

[jamescurrier]

FAMOUS BOAT, FULLY EQUIPPED AND READY TO GO TODAY

Tartan 30 (1976) in Lagos, Portugal, $29,500

Already in the water in Lagos, sails rigged, 40 gal of diesel on board

This boat just completed a Trans-Atlantic from June 27, 2022 - July 25, 2022
Averaged 5.25 knots across Atlantic 3,400 nautical miles in 27 days – she’s fast for a boat of this size.

**This is getting to be a famous boat** As seen on TV: https://www.today.com/video/meet-the...n-144806981668

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/...ic-by-himself/

An article in Cruising World Magazine on this boat will be coming out in the October 2022 issue.

Prior owner was Sandy Van Zandt, famous sailmaker and circumnavigator who personally outfitted the boat for 8 years before selling her to us. This vessel was entered into the 2015 Bermuda 1-2 and met all stringent safety and redundancy requirements for the off-shore race.

Sea-kindly sailing motion.

Cutter rig for multiple sail configuration options.

Sleeps 4 and is also uniquely outfitted for single-handed blue ocean sailing.

Here are 57 photos of the boat:

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...VO0_7yo-UDbw6D


**Boat
Year and Make: 1976 Tartan T-30
Hull Serial # TAR30379M761
Designed by Sparkman Stephens
Home Port: Marion, Massachusetts, USA
Currently in Lagos, Portugal
Length: 9.13 meters
Beam: 3.05 meters
Draft 1.65 meters
Weight: 3969 kg
Type: Sail
Engine: 13 hp Beta Marine Diesel
2 bladed folding prop
Zincs: new April 2022, 3 replacements on board
Copper Seacocks, water tight
Rudder protected by skeg,
Additional endplate on bottom of rudder improves responsiveness
Mast step has been rebuilt with epoxy resin for a more durable foundation
Owner: James P Currier (US)
FRN 0032535981
Call Sign WDN2523
Ship Station License 32535981
MMSI 367585270
Official ship number 1211408 (on the plaque over the captain's birth in the boat)
Restricted Radio Operator Permit RR00192343

**Electrical Equipment
ChartPlotter: Raymarine Axiom7 (2022)
Raymarine Speedo (2022)
Multi-Wind for wind speed and direction at mast head: i60 Raymarine (2022)
Digital Maps: Europe, Mediterranean, North America (2022)
EPIRB: Global Fix Pro (refurbished 2022)
IridiumGo Satellite Phone (2022)
2 Simrad TP22 (2022 and 2010) electric autopilots screw thread drive
LED lights inside and outside (2022)
100 watt solar panel on deck (2022)
Extra 100 watt portable solar panel for back up (2022)
4 marine batteries (2018)
10A charge controller (2018)
VHS radio: Quest-X GX1500S (2012)
AIS: Watchmate (2010)
VHS radio: Standard Horizon (2007) 25 watt
Depth finder

**Other Equipment
Viking 6-person LifeRaft (2022 refurbished)
Extra high 28 inch stanchions/life lines all around boat, 6 yrs old, for more safety
All lines run back to the cockpit for short handed sailing and safety
2 extra back stays for extra stiffness and safety
AutoPilot: Norvane Windvane (2010)

6 Harken winches (2015)
2 Lewmar winches
3 winch handles
2 anchors
Spinnaker pole on mast
Electric bilge
2 hand bilges for extra safety, one up in cockpit, one down in cabin
Head in excellent working condition
Non-pressurized alcohol stove, one burner
Lee clothes on 3 bunks for sleeping
Drogue
2 fire extinguishers (2022)
2 life jacket harnesses and 2 lifelines
Jack lines along both sides of vessel and in cockpit
weather gear">Foul weather gear and boots (XL)
Well labeled tools and supplies for all aspects of the boat, many replacement parts
2 fenders
Ryobi Cordless drill
1 Mask and snorkel
Boat hook

**Engine
Beta Marine Diesel, 13 hp, 907 hours, 2006
Serial # 3A4126
Professionally maintained, runs perfectly
Inboard

**Sails (4,000 miles, new in 2016)
1 Yankee 1 Jib
1 Yankee 2 Jib
1 Stay sail
1 mainsail
1 Spinnaker (new in 2008, rarely used)
Cutter rig gives you more sail options for more speed and safety
Lazy Jacks in place
Good sail covers for mainsail

**Payload
Diesel: 11 Gallon tank
Water: 30 Gallon tank
8, 5-gallon diesel cans (2022)
2, 5-gallon water cans (2022)

** Why this is a great deal
Cal, the 16 yr old transatlantic sailor, is done with sailing and needs to focus on school. He accomplished his goal. We live in California and the boat is in Lagos, Portugal.
6 new Harken winches: $18,000
4 new sails: $15,000
New electronics and lights: $7,000
6-person life raft: $4,500
Windvane: $4,500

[SuW]

Originally Posted by jamescurrier

FAMOUS BOAT, FULLY EQUIPPED AND READY TO GO TODAY

...

Hi jamescurrier, I see you already posted in the Boat Classifieds. Usually a link from there to here is good enough.
Nice boat though. Good luck!

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by newhaul

Here's a good looking cheap project $1000 obo
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/b...517318997.html
Looks like a Columbia 29 but not sure

It does look like someone put a (wood?) Columbia house style on a fiberglass hull. It is not a Columbia 29 though, the angle of the transom is not the same. The rudder post is also wrong too but that could have been a custom job if they built the deck.

[SuW]

1981 Endeavour 32 $35K CAD (~$27K USD) in Bellevile ON (northern Lake Ontario).

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/bel...000/1629471886

This is a nice example of a decent-looking good old boat, which appears to be in sailaway condition.