Buying a boat involves a lot of research, so we have put together what we did, to give you an insight to the whole process
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Boat Buying
Where we spent all our savings
Next week we will finally be installing the DC-AC convertor that we bought last year with the last of our budget. So we thought that this would be a great opportunity to discuss our budget for...How we bought our boat
In our experience, there are three ways to buy a boat. Buy brand new with all the mod cons, but its expensive Buy it cheap and then do it up Look for the middle ground If you have...Sea trial and Survey
Once you have decided that this is the yacht for you, then it is time for the test sail and survey. We had put in an offer on a boat in Troon, but we had failed to agree a price, with the...Yacht buying Check list
When we were looking for our boat then there was several things that we looked for ourselves. Depending on if the boat was in or out of the water made some of the items easier, while others...Yacht Search
Searching for a cruising yacht can be a lot of fun, but the first thing you need to do is service your car as you will be covering a lot of miles, as you go from one marina to another. So you are...
Raising money for the RNLI
The RNLI turned 200 years old on 4th March 2024. So as sailors and people who promote the joy of sailing, we thought that we would like to raise just £200. What we hope is that other people take up the shout and raise their own £200. In the last 200 years the RNLI have saved over 144,000 lives and yet they are funded entirely by people like you. They are not government funded.
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