...window shopping a 20' sailboat?

fatlazyless · 09-01-2011, 06:23 AM

http://nh.craigslist.org/boa/2502016602.html Should I buy this? 1977 O-Day 20' sailboat, enclosed cabin, in Holderness w/ trailer...asking $2500. Cannot make up my mind on buying another sailboat? Already have two; a 12' and 13', but this is a much bigger one at 20', and could probably get it for $2000 because it's been for sale since July 18? It's parked on a trailer next to Rt 3 in Holderness at the Squam Lakes Assoc.....a 1977 fiberglass, aluminum, and teak trim, fixer-upper. A 4-hp motor on the little outboard holder in the back seems way, way under-powered for a 20'. I have a 25hp tiller handle weighing 125-lb which would be much better for a 20' sailboat? Whatcha think? It comes with three original 1977 white sails; main-jib-genoa, and a very decent trailer. Would store it on a boat lift. It has a retractable centerboard that gets lowered by pulling the line. It also has what looks like a stubby keel, probably heavy loaded with iron, and the center board descends thru the stubby keel. Hopefully, someone else will grab it away before I take the plunge.....it's getting scary!

Best days ever when getting an old used sailboat: the day you buy it.......and the day you get rid of it!

Will think about it and hopefully someone else will snap it up. You know what they say: YOU SNOOZE-YOU LOSE!

09-01-2011, 06:23 AM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,738 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	...window shopping a 20' sailboat? http://nh.craigslist.org/boa/2502016602.html Should I buy this? 1977 O-Day 20' sailboat, enclosed cabin, in Holderness w/ trailer...asking $2500. Cannot make up my mind on buying another sailboat? Already have two; a 12' and 13', but this is a much bigger one at 20', and could probably get it for $2000 because it's been for sale since July 18? It's parked on a trailer next to Rt 3 in Holderness at the Squam Lakes Assoc.....a 1977 fiberglass, aluminum, and teak trim, fixer-upper. A 4-hp motor on the little outboard holder in the back seems way, way under-powered for a 20'. I have a 25hp tiller handle weighing 125-lb which would be much better for a 20' sailboat? Whatcha think? It comes with three original 1977 white sails; main-jib-genoa, and a very decent trailer. Would store it on a boat lift. It has a retractable centerboard that gets lowered by pulling the line. It also has what looks like a stubby keel, probably heavy loaded with iron, and the center board descends thru the stubby keel. Hopefully, someone else will grab it away before I take the plunge.....it's getting scary! Best days ever when getting an old used sailboat: the day you buy it.......and the day you get rid of it! Will think about it and hopefully someone else will snap it up. You know what they say: YOU SNOOZE-YOU LOSE! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 09-01-2011 at 07:56 AM.