Interesting boats for sale

Owned by a very good dinghy sailor, and a quick hull for a boat of that (medium light) displacement. I did a Hobart on her hull sister eons ago. The only thing that worries me is the engine location, which in a boat that size seems to muck up the interior. She could be an excellent buy; I used to know her owner and I don't think he is the sort of guy to let a boat deteriorate seriously, although the ad says he has moved back to his home state and had to leave the boat.

This looks pretty good value on Facebook marketplace with new engine 2017 New furler and Rigging 2022 and all new hatches and windows. Suspect it won't last long.

I might be able to arrange finance!

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bargain for anyone up north

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/clansman-30/316643

Not wanting to state the Cybil Fawlty bleeding obvious but the owner surely is going to lose more than his shirt on this sale. 80fter extended to 100 and didn't sail near to the expectations still good on the team for the effort

Any thoughts on these two as coastal cruisers?

www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/van-de-stadt-pion-30/309614

www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/whiting-32/307196

The Pion has my vote too. You could almost mistake it for a Defiance. I like the mast stepped well back as it is which will make her very much a headsail powered yacht. Inner forestay as well to put a blade sail on.

If it was built in Aust seems like early models were by Binks later models by Yacht Craft Redwood Park . Ok I see shaft drive and folding prop. Is the diesel 1 or 2 cylinders some of the early Kubota/ Nanni diesels around that size could have been 1 cyl not 2 as later models

Pions are great boats. Quite a few built by Mander Marine in Adelaide from memory - sometimes as owner finished hull-and-deck kits. I crew-hopped between a Pion 30 and a Duncanson 34, racing out of the RSAYS in the late 80's early 90's. I was always surprised at how big the Pion felt inside compared to the longer Duncanson. Also seemed like a really secure feeling cockpit.

1974 build is not pushing it as long as the yacht was a design type and length that you are after and was built solid in the first place and has none or little osmosis which can be easily corrected. And has been suitably maintained since its launching including standing rigging for insurance purposes..........

Of course the whole yacht is the hull (and keel and rudder), decks, cabin, diesel, shaft drive type, propeller and shaft and p bracket, mast, boom, stanchions and lifelines, sails, other.

So your most recent post of 10 to 25k range has blown the possibilities wide open................are you after a single handed cruiser, what is your length limit, do you need a cruiser / racer or cruiser? How much money have you put aside after the initial purchase for repairs / refurbishments / sails / diesel service / slipping .............and annual maintenance budget........................

If you only want to go from PH to SH to PW and back a 30fter would be perfect.

But please give some more information and we can comment more exactly and constructively / helpfully. What headroom do you need............are you after tiller steering or wheel steering ( unusual in a 30fter)............

Anything you should be inspecting - would be everything...............google a small yacht survey report template. What has been your prior sailing experience?

Great thanks Planter yes I fully realise all that and totally agree as regards the Cole Contessa 25. But dtrainator has opened up a whole new basket of potential ~30ft yachts with his 25k budget if that is his purchase budget. If it his purchase and year 1,2,3 budget then it becomes more difficult.