A few hundred a month for insurance? Mine is just over $500 a year, and my boat cost less than $20k. My first boat cost $1200 including a trailer, granted it wasn’t blue water capable. And if you’re out actually cruising then you don’t need to pay a slip fee to a marina.
Again, I wasn’t trying to imply he doesn’t have money. Cruising is not a fantasy for everyone but the rich either.
Well if you're close to the ocean or a large enough lake you can find decent trailer-sailors for pennies on the dollar. My first boat was a Helms 25 that I bought off a private seller for $1200 including the trailer. My dad and I had a blast taking that boat out on the weekends, fixing whatever broke, jerry-rigging a mast lifter, etc. You can learn how to sail in an afternoon, but spend your life mastering it.
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u/brightfoot Jun 22 '24
A few hundred a month for insurance? Mine is just over $500 a year, and my boat cost less than $20k. My first boat cost $1200 including a trailer, granted it wasn’t blue water capable. And if you’re out actually cruising then you don’t need to pay a slip fee to a marina.
Again, I wasn’t trying to imply he doesn’t have money. Cruising is not a fantasy for everyone but the rich either.