| Have you always wanted to own a sailboat but didn't | | | | Search for boat listings in your local classifieds, |
| know where to start? Or maybe you tried looking for | | | | whether in a paper or online. There should be direct |
| sailboats but found them to be too expensive and out | | | | contact information that will allow you to have a |
| of your price range. One solution is to start by looking | | | | one-on-one conversation with the sailboat owner. This |
| for sailboats for sale by the owner. A direct sale from | | | | personalized approach to buying a sailboat will help you |
| the current owner of a sailboat can result in a bargain | | | | gather information about the sailboat's maintenance |
| deal and get you on the water faster. | | | | record. If you get along well with the owner, he might |
| Sailboats can be expensive. It all depends on your | | | | even extend a price break - owners are often |
| individual budget, but high prices are not going to | | | | attached to their sailboat and want it to end up in good |
| motivate anyone to buy a boat. However, many | | | | hands. |
| sailboat owners face the same frustrations in selling | | | | So when you get serious about buying a sailboat, |
| their sailboat. They can't seem to find any buyers, but | | | | consider searching for sailboats that are for sale by |
| don't like the idea of working with brokers and losing | | | | the owner. You will get all the vital information from the |
| even more money. This is when a direct sale between | | | | person who knows the sailboat best - and you might |
| the buyer and the owner can be beneficial for both | | | | even get a chance to haggle. |
| parties. | | | | |