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What should I look for when buying a sailboat?

  • I am going to look at a late 70's catalina 22 and since I am new to sailing, I am wondering what questions I should be asking the current owner. What should I be looking for to help ...show more

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    Think about where and how you plan to sail. There is a general principal regarding boats, that the easier it is to use, the more you can use it. I say this from first hand experience over many years. Many sailors with years of experience owning numerous boats have concluded that an ideal boat is the Seapearl. I have sailed in quite a few different kinds of sailboats and believe it would be hard to go wrong with a Seapearl.

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A catalina 22 is a great little boat for sailing in protected waters on nice week end days... doing round the bouys races and beer can races on Wednesday nights... otherwise they are a waste of space at the dock because they are too lightly built and too small to use for more than an overnight stay. HAVE A SURVEYOR look at it. You can get the boat surveyed OUT OF THE WATER for a hundred or two and it's worth the cost. I had a 22 footer and used a MikiKota trolling motor for the Auxilliary, because it doesn't take much of a motor for docking on a boat that small.

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In addition to everything Tom B said, and expanding on his last item, check the keelbolts for any significant rust or other damage. 1970's vintage Catalinas, especially fixed-keel 22s and 25s, have had some problems with this. Not surprising for a 30-year-old boat, but it could mean that the entire keel needs to be replaced. Given the large number of older Catalinas out there, it pays to shop around and find one without this issue. Most of them have no keel problems at all. And in any event, they're excellent boats!

Robert R

The all over appearance> Rigging>sails condition> bottom> There are a lot of parts that need to be checked> Make sure the mast base on the deck is not soft>

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does it float?

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