Category: Sailboats from 3,000 to 5,000 euros

Friends! Today we have an interesting Compis 28 with a Farymann A40 engine (overhauled in 2012) for only 3800 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.56 meters
Width: 2.84 meters
Draft 1.51 meters
Sleeping places: 5
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

The boat is in very good condition. It was well watched, but trouble happened and the valve burned out in the engine. There’s no compression and now the boat is sold for half of its price.

If you are good with engines or have a friend who can help, then this can be a very good option.

The plastic and wood look great on this boat, lots of sails, equipment and upgrades.

Another drawback in my opinion is the classic staysail setting. It’s more convenient with a furler.

The boat is quite large and wide, and it feels like closer to 30 feet. This is a good opportunity if you can deal with the engine as the price is now only 3800 euro!

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends! Today we have Compis 28 with an 8hp Yanmar engine for 4,800 euro.

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.56 meters
Width: 2.84 meters
Draft: 1.51 meters
Sleeping places: 5
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

The boat is in good condition and ready to go to the sea. Despite the small size of the boat, you can almost stand tall there – the ceiling height is 180 cm.

The Yanmar engine has a new fuel pump and a starter. The owner says that the engine works fine, but it needs to be checked in practice. There are a full set of sails, a mainsail, furling genoa and maybe a spinnaker. All rigging is carried into the cockpit. The sprayhood is in excellent condition.

The boat is equipped with a hand pump for pumping water out of the holds, and there is an electric pump in the engine bay, which is very useful. There are two batteries: one is for starting the engine, the second is spare. There is a shore power charger as well.

An alcohol stove is installed in the galley – it is very economical and safe. However, it might be difficult to find alcohol for this kind of stoves in the stores and if you plan a long distance sailing better to buy it as much as you can. There is also a refrigerator and a sink with fresh and seawater.

This boat has a fuel tank and a water tank, but the capacity is not specified in the ad.

There is a tank for “black” water (septic tank), which is a mandatory requirement in many countries.

Also, the boat is equipped with a bow platform and has all necessary mooring equipment: anchor, fenders, mooring lines, etc.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends! Today we have an Albin Accent with 8hp inboard Yanmar engine for 4500 euro!

Location: Sweden

Hull length: 8.05 meters
Width: 2.77 meters
Draft: 1.54 meters
Keel: finned
Sleeping places: 5
Height in the cabin: 1.75 meters
Galley: available
Toilet: available
Inboard motor: yes

The boat looks very well maintained. Plastic and wood are in excellent condition. The owner says that the engine works well and it has always been regularly serviced.

The boat can be handled alone. There’s a jib furler and halyards are managed from the cockpit. There’s a cover for the mainsail. A sprayhood is in good condition. The sails are good.

There’s a spinnaker boom on the deck, so there’s probably a spinnaker onboard.

There’s a set of mooring equipment, fresh fenders, cushions inside also look updated. The owner asked to contact him to get the full list of equipment.

For 4500 euro we get a well-maintained sailboat with an inboard motor, which is ready to sail.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends, today we have a Daimio 28 sailboat with a Yanmar 8 hp engine for 3,500 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.4 meters
Width: 2.8 meters
Draft: 1.3 meters
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available
Berths: 5

Daimio 28 includes double cabin, living room (salon) with a double and a single coaches, comfortable planning with a large table and a separate toilet.

About the sailing equipment: the price includes solar panels, a septic tank, an autopilot, GPS, a VHF radio, an echo sounder, stereo system, etc. The price also includes a standard set of sails (a genoa and a mainsail) in excellent condition.

If you buy a Daimio 28 for 3,500 euro, most likely you will invest from 500 to 3,000 euro to prepare the boat for the passage, 100-200 euro per year for insurance (depends on insurance), 50-1000 euro for registration for 3-5 years (depends on the register).

In addition, it is important to think over the route and the final point of the sailboat’s location. In the Mediterranean sea, for example, you can find marinas with annual prices: Tunisia – 800-1500 euro per year; Greece – 1500-2500 euro per year; Turkey – 2000-3000 euro per year; Italy, Spain, France – 2000-4000 euro per year.

So, if you have a budget of 5000-7000 euro – Daimio 28 is a good option.

The only thing that confuses me is the old engine, but you can hardly find a boat with a fresh inboard engine for 3500 euro.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends! Today we have Compis 28 with 8hp Yanmar engine for only 3800 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.56 meters
Width: 2.84 meters
Draft: 1.51 meters
Berths: 5
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

Exhaust system was replaced in the Yanmar engine, also a new starter and two new batteries were set.

There is a jib furler, a new mainsail cover, and a good tent for the cockpit.

The sellers equipped the boat for their comfort. USB sockets were installed, there’s also a gas stove, a fridge, a water foot pump in the sink. There’s also a 65 litres water tank with level sensor. Service and starter batteries are separated, there are voltmeters, a charger, an updated emergency pump, a bow platform, a set of mooring equipment, etc.

You can see photos of the interior, it looks very cared-for.

Sailboat of this size is an excellent solution for travels, because it has a low mooring fee in marinas, and it has a lot of space inside for comfortable living.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends, today we have an Albin Viggen 23 sailboat with a new 4-stroke SeaFox 5 hp outboard motor for 3,200 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 7.1 meters
Width: 2.24 meters
Draft: 1.1 meters
Motor: outboard, 4-stroke
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available
Berths: 4

Albin Viggen suits for the ones who want to try sailing. A good first sailboat for a small company or a solo traveler. After you gain first experience, you’ll decide if sailing life is for you, maybe find a larger sailboat, 27-32 feet.

As you have already noticed, there are the following types of sailboats in the price range of 1000-3000 euro:
up to 7.5 meters with an outboard motor;
over 7.5 meters with an old diesel engine;
more than 7.5 meters with an outboard motor instead of dismantled old diesel engine.

Out of these 3 options, I prefer to choose a sailboat up to 7.5 meters with an outboard motor, especially if the motor is new and 4-stroke. Since on a boat up to 7.5 meters it will consume about 1-1.5 liters per hour, which is relatively inexpensive.

Albin Viggen 23 has a draft of 1.1 meters, which allows you to climb into different coves without running aground, you can often go right to the shore.

The boat will be equipped with a new 4-stroke SeaFox 5 hp outboard motor in 2021, at the moment there is still an 8-month guarantee!

About the sailing equipment: the price includes a standard set of sails (and a jib furler), a new cover for a mainsail. Inside, the interior has been updated and new sofas have been made.

Unfortunately, the seller gave little information about the technical condition of the boat, but you can request an online viewing, I think this has become normal in terms of the pandemics 🙂

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends, today we have an Allegro 27 with an original Volvo Penta MD7 engine (11 hp) for 5000 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.3 meters
Width: 2.75 meters
Draft: 1.25 meters
Engine: inboard
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available
Berths: 4

Allegro 27 is an excellent long-keeled cruising sailboat in the segment of 27-32 ft up to 10,000 euros. A good alternative to Albin Vega.

It is equipped with MD-7 Volvo Penta 11 hp engine with dual-circuit cooling. The engine is original, old, personally it confuses me, but if you are quite good about the engines – this could be a good option.

In addition, the price includes the following equipment: a full set of sails (mainsail and genoa), VHS radio, an autopilot, 2 anchors, kitchen, toilet and much more.

At the same time, the width is big enough for this size (2.75 meters), and the width always gives space and comfort.

If you prepare this sailboat, then you can even go around the world on it. Allegro 27 has a whaleboat stern, which means that on passing courses it is controlled much better because the incoming wave is cut by the whaleboat stern almost like a nose.

Among the disadvantages of the whaleboat stern is a smaller space in the cockpit, and if necessary, it is much more difficult to put an outboard engine instead of the inboard one, you need to make a special transom.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends, today we have an Amigo 27 sailboat with many updates for 4,300 euros!

Location: Sweden

Length: 7.7 meters
Width: 2.55 meters
Draft: 1.3 meters
Engine: inboard
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available
Berths: 4

The price includes onland mooring. The Yanmar 6hk engine (it’s original) runs like clockwork (so it says in the ad, in fact you need to check itin life). There’s a full set of sails, they are in good condition.

The Amigo 27 has proven itself well even in round-the-world travels. Small, but very strong and reliable mini-cruisers. The boat has 4 berths, a refrigerator, an alcohol stove, a toilet and a water tank with a volume of about 100 liters.

In addition, the price includes the following equipment: a new sprayhood (2021), a new pump for the water tank ( 2021_, a tiller (2021_, a new audio system (speakers inside and outside) – 2020, 2 new consumable batteries (2020_, a solar panel, a GPS, an autopilot, a compass, a new bilge pump (2020), mooring equipment and much more.

In this case, it can be seen that the sailboat was well-cared and it is ready for travel (for example, to move to the Mediterranean next year).

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends! Today we have a project. It is a large 36-feet sailboat with a 50 h.p. inboard engine for only 4800 euro!

Location: Norway

Length: 11 meters
Width: 3.4 meters
Draft: 1.8 meters
Berths: 5
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

There’s a hull with masts and possibly with sails. The engine should either be replaced or repaired. The interior also needs to be put in order.

The price of 4800 euro seems very interesting for a 36-feet ketch but only at first glance.

The exterior of the boat has been completely refurbished but this is only the beginning. A new engine for such a boat will cost at least 10000 euro and most likely even closer to 15000 euro!

The rest of the modifications, repairs and renovations will require at least another 20000 euro.

Also, you will spend time, effort and hassle so it might freak you out. Something may not work out the way you want, etc.

Using this boat as an example, I wanted to show how a boat for 4800 euro turns into a boat for at least 35000-40000 euro.

After you do this, you can sell the boat for a maximum of 25-30 thousands euro only in the Mediterranean. If you want to sell it in the Baltic Sea, it will cost 20000 euro.

Usually such projects end as a complete disappointment and loss of a couple of years. It is better to buy a ready-made and maximally updated boat for 20000 euro than a project for 4800 euro and invest 30-35 more thousands euro in it.

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/

Friends! Today we have a Maxi 77 with an updated 17 h.p. Soledieselmotor Mini inboard motor for only 4400 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 7.7 meters
Width: 2.5 meters
Draft: 1.45 meters
Berths: 5
Toilet: available
Kitchen (galley): available

Maxi 77 is a family boat for easy cruises. A lot of updates were made on this boat in 1999, one might say, they made major repairs.

Wood and plastic look good as you can see in the photo.

They installed a new engine, repainted the hull and installed a new stainless steel fuel tank.

The boat also has updated sails, a jib furler, a lazy jack (2014), a spinnaker with a convenient assembling and stocking system.

There’s an echo sounder, a navigator, a bow platform, mooring equipment and other things that are not mentioned in the ad.

The boat has a fin keel so you should check the condition of the keel bolts. It’s important to clarify when they were replaced. If the replacement was made in 1999 then they will probably need to be replaced. The service life of the keel bolts is about 20 years.

Everything else looks very fresh and good. The Maxi 77 sailboats are usually equipped with outboard motors. The models with updated inboard motors are very rare especially in such good condition.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

If you want to make your dream about sailing life come true – learn more about my package “An entry ticket to sailing life”. https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/book-and-course-package/