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

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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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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

So many surprises with a boat… I learned how to drive, launch, & dock on an outboard piss yellow Grady White. Switched to inboard/outboard & relearn it all; it was a completely different steering experience.

We also watched some idiots blow up their boat because they didn’t maintain it. Fuel leaked, fumes built in the engine cavity, & when the driver went to crank it…. kaboom.

Luckily the boat was already in the water, drifting back away from the dock, & the driver hadn’t let passengers onboard yet.

To my knowledge, driver survived, but was badly injured.

Not sharing this to scare off OP, boats are awesome when you know what you’re doing.

this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2024

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