we bought our boat for $36,000 and spent $25,000 and a very leisurely 2 years sailing her around and preparing her while we earned money working. Our Norwegian friends Tina and Oyvan on SV Freya bought their lovely 32 foot Bayfield cutter for $17,000 and were off sailing in less than a month with only a couple of grand in further expenses. Several friends of ours bought their boat for less than $10,000 and had them sailing locally for another $5000, so do not be put off if you have less money than we did. There are plenty of cheap boats out there that require more sweat than money.
