26-28 feet sailboats for 4000-8000 €: what to expect?
In my opinion a sailboat of this size is the best for a couple. The length is under 8 meters, so the mooring fees are cheap (usually the price ranges divide into up to 8 m, 8-10 m, 10-12 m and so on).
So if the sailboat is under 8 meters the mooring fee is about 30% cheaper than for a 8-10 meters sailboat.
The supplies, services and equipment are also 30% cheaper than for a 30-32 feet sailboat.
It is not so spacious inside, usually there is a bedroom in the nose cabin, a kitchen with two coaches, sometimes one sleeping place under the cockpit also. The width is usually from 2.4 to 3 meters.
Cabin height is approximately 1.7-1.8 meters though it isn’t a problem at all. Usually you either sit or lay inside the yacht (or go to the place where you are going to sit or lay). The kitchen (galley) is equipped with the hatch, the total height under the sprayhood is about 2.3 meters, so it’s comfortable to cook there.
The toilet is either combined (you can close 2 doors, and it becomes like a separate room) or it is designed as a separate room. There’s no shower but you can organize it in the cockpit if you install additional flexible water tanks for 200-300 €.
The sailboat is managed manually without any problems, it is easy to maneuver. Even if there’s little space in marina you will easily turn it with your hands only (if there is no storm or stream).
The mooring fee for a boat like this starts from 500 € per year in the Baltic Sea, in the Mediterranean (Tunisia) it is from 700 €, in Turkey, Greece and Spain it is from 1200 €, in France and Italy — from 1800 € per year.
It’s worth buying a completely renewed sailboat with fresh inboard engine, sails and with lots of equipment on it (autopilot, fridge, echo sounder and so on).
I have a boat of this size and I can say it is the most comfortable size for me right now. I don’t feel the costs on it and there is enough space for two people, I like it all! 🙂
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26-28 feet sailboats for 4000-8000 €: what to expect?
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