Don’t even think of buying a used sailboat until you’ve downloaded and read the Used Sailboat Buying Guide, the Initial Checklist and Preliminary Survey Checklist at www.sailingmates.com.
The manual also shows you how to discover any “dealbuster” faults in a sailboat within 10 minutes and details other “cosmetic” faults that may indicate other serious problems with the boat.
You can use the Checklists to do your own survey of the boat before you pay good money for a marine surveyor. With this Checklist and the Manual you can do your own survey on the boat. If the boat passes your survey you can proceed to a full professional marine survey with confidence.
The Guide consists of 4 videos totaling more than 3 hours of practical advice on choosing and buying a used sailboat. One video is devoted to trailer sailers. The pdf contains all the information in printed form as well as details of 40 small cruising sailboats and 30 trailer sailers. One of them is right for you
Download your copy of the Used Sailboat Buying Manual here
