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Advice needed on buying a personal boat (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by SurpriZe@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've never owned a boat in my life and now that I live near the sea I would love to own a small boat to travel along the coast from one city to another.

I have no experience with boats so that's why I would love to hear some advice if you have any.

Would you recommend a used one or a new one?

And should I get a sailing boat or a motorboat and what type would you recommend? I don't think I'll have enough means to get a boat with a room inside, unless it's relatively cheap.

And is learning how to navigate a sailing boat a long process?

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[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The best two days of owning a boat is the day you buy it and the day you sell it.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In a similar vein, a boat is a hole in the ocean that you throw money into

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I'll introduce the concept of 'Boat Bucks ': Boats are expensive and spending $1000 is really just getting started so it eases the pain a bit to convert to Boat Bucks. 1BB = $100 and then you say "wow, gas is pretty cheap today! Only cost 3 Boat Bucks to fill up!"

[–] PumpedSardines@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

One important thing to know about sailing boats is that sailing is a skill and you need to learn a lot to be able to use the boat. Motorboats are way easier to use.

I like sailing so I prefer a sailing boat, but if you just wanna go on trips and don’t care about the sailing then you need to be prepared to learn and practice a lot