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

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.

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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.

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Friends, today we have a Birdie 24 with an inboard Volvo Penta mb2s motor for 3900 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 7.4 meters
Width: 2.4 meters
Draft: 1.2 meters
Keel: finned
Sleeping places: 4
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

The inboard engine Volvo Penta mb2s is original. Nothing is said about it. Probably it works fine.

There’s a full set of sails: mainsail, genoa with furler. All the ropes go to the cockpit. There’s UV protection for genoa, a cover on the mainsail, a sprayhood. Everything looks very good.

Other equipment includes a Garmin GPS with maps and an echo sounder, a compass, a solar panel, a heater, a spirit stove, an additional refrigerator, a charger, a holding tank and most likely there’s something else that wasn’t specified.

I really like the appearance. There’s a bow platform covered with teak as well as stern platform, a ladder for getting out of the water and new pillows. Net is stretched along the railing. Everything also looks fresh inside. Wood and plastic are in excellent condition.

In my opinion, this is a good option. There’s already everything for traveling, the engine is inboard, wiring into the cockpit, appearance is good, platforms from the bow and stern will also add much comfort.

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Friends, today we have a Jocker S30 with an inboard Volvo Penta MD7A motor for 3000 euro!

Location: Sweden

Hull length: 9.24 meters
Width: 2.96 meters
Draft: 1.65 meters
Keel: finned
Sleeping places: 5
Height in the cabin: 1.85 meters
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

The engine Volvo Penta MD7A is from 1976, it works properly. A new starter battery was installed.

The set of sails is quite large: a mainsail, a genoa with a furler, storm sails and a spinnaker.

There’s a spirit stove, refrigerator, the carpet was replaced inside. The boat looks neat.

There’s also a steering wheel installed in the cockpit just for those who wanted a sailboat with a steering wheel.

The boat looks fresh. The sides and the underwater part are painted. Before Arvika Plastic Ind. closed they handed over the project of this sailboat to the Albin Marine shipyard and after a little refinement they began to produce the Albin Ballad. It happened in 1972 and this yacht was built in 1971, we can say, it is one of the last Jokers.

In my opinion, this is an excellent offer. 30 feet with a good appearance and an inboard engine in the working order (although it’s not new) is sold for only 3000 euro. Previously the price was 5000 euro.

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Hey, friends, today we have a Bavaria 770 with a 6 h.p. Mercury outboard motor for 4800 euro!

Location: Norway

Hull length: 7.7 meters
Width: 2.64 meters
Draft: 1.30 meters
Keel: fin
Sleeping places: 5
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

There’s a 4-stroke outboard Mercury motor 6 h.p. with long leg. The old inboard engine has been dismantled which is an advantage (no extra load).

The sailboat has been owned by one owner for 4 years. During this time he put a lot of things in order. You can check it on the photos.

The set includes 4 sails, a mainsail cover (looks good) and a classic staysail.

There’re 2 solar panels 30 Wt each, a Raymarine Dragonfly 5 navigator, an autopilot, a refrigerator, a gas stove and all lighting is LED.

The boat has teak covering, new pillows are sewn. There’s a fresh varnish on wood. It can be seen that a lot of effort was spent on the boat’s appearance. The seller says that the hull was damaged when he bought the boat, possibly due to the fact that it ran aground but everything was fixed and repaired.

In my opinion, this is an interesting Bavaria, boats from this period made the name Bavaria famous. Everything is done properly on it. There’s even a separate toilet, despite the fact that the boat is only 26 feet. The mooring fee for such a boat will be very low, so you can travel on it without worrying about the prices in the marinas.

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Hey friends, today we have an Albin Cirrus 78 with an updated inboard motor Volvo Penta MD2010 for 7000 euro!

Location: Norway

Hull length: 7.8 meters
Width: 2.76 meters
Draft: 1.49 meters
Keel: fin
Berths: 5
Kitchen (galley): available
Toilet: available

Plastic and wood are in very good condition!

The 10 h.p. Volvo Penta MD2010 engine was installed in 2003. Last year the owner changed the generator and starter battery.

A new genoa furler was installed in 2007 and they made a new genoa in 2020. All the ropes go to the cockpit.

There’s a cool teak cockpit. It looks clean and well-groomed inside. The new antifouling has been made this year.

The owner has the receipts for all work and purchases.

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Friends! Today we have Amigo 27 with an inboard motor Volvo Penta MD5A for 4000 euro only!

Location: Sweden

Length: 7.7 meters
Width: 2.55 meters
Draft: 1.3 meters
Keel type: long
Berths: 4
Toilet: available
Kitchen (galley): available

Several world cruises were made on sailboats like that. It is a model that was time-tested and well-tried with serious travels.Long keel is a guarantee of safety and sea-keeping ability.

This is a small sailboat from the category up to 8 meters which means cheap mooring fees.

The seller says that the motor Volvo Penta MD5A works without any problems. Plastic and wood are in good condition, there’s a jib furler, a heater, solar panels, an anchor, mooring equipment, life-saving equipment, VHF radio station, music and so on.

Perhaps you can try to bargain a bit and reduce the price till 3000 euro or smth like that. This is a real chance to make the dream come true right now 🙂

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Friends! Today we have Winga 29 with an inboard motor Volvo Penta MD7a for only 5000 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.6 meters
Width: 2.7 meters
Draft: 1.65 meters
Berths: 5
Toilet: available
Kitchen (galley): available

MAny people love this model a lot, there’s a plenty of good reviews on different forums. The sails are fresh, the motor is original but the owner says that it works properly. There’s also a new sprayhood and a cockpit tent.

Plastic and wood look good, the new antifouling was made.

Almost nothing is said about the equipment but I think there’s all the necessary staff there. There’s a jib furler, a fridge, a sound system, a compass, mooring equipment, life-saving equipment, etc.

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Friends! Today we have Shipman 28 with a fresh motor Vetus 16 hp for 5000 euro only!

Location: Sweden

Length: 8.86 meters
Width: 2.6 meters
Draft: 1.55 meters
Berths: 6
Toilet: available
Kitchen (galley): available

Plastic and the hull itself is in perfect condition, so as the wood. Teak cockpit, an updated powerful motor 16 hp, lots of equipment — you can get this all for 5000 euro! Just a gift!

A full set of sails, a jib furler, a set of storm sails, an autopilot, a GPS navigator, a gas stove, batteries, shore power, a full set of mooring equipment and even more equipment is included.

This sailboat is rather big but it is sold at a cheap price. A perfect option for a couple or a couple with a kid.

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Friends, Albin 79 today. It is equipped with an inboard motor Volvo Penta MD 5A and is for sale for 4500 euro!

Location: Sweden

Length: 7.90 meters
Width: 2.67 meters
Draft: 1.40 meters
Berths: 4
Toilet: available
Kitchen (galley): available

The motor Volvo Penta MD 5A is original but it works properly (as judged by the owner’s words).

The sails are in good condition, a mainsail, a genoa with a furler and a spinnaker are included.

Almost nothing is said about the equipment but it is often the case that the owners feel lazy to describe the sailboat properly.

Usually they give everything on a sailboat in the trade, often it is a full set of equipment and you can already go to the sea with it.

The seller says that there’s a possibility to moor a sailboat for free in summer 2021.

This sailboat is 7.9 meters long which means it falls under the category “up to 8 meters”, the mooring fee will be low.

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