7 Sailboats You Should Never Buy (Unless You Know This) - Ep 357 - Lady K Sailing
Thinking about buying a sailboat? There are some amazing deals out there… and some very expensive mistakes waiting to happen. In this video, we’re breaking down a list of used sailboats that can be great boats if you understand their design quirks, construction details, and the problems that can show up with age — but can also become money traps if you don’t know what to look for.
Boats covered in this video:
C&C models over 32 feet (balsa-cored hull concerns)
C&C Landfall 38
Early Gulfstar models (pre-1978 production quality)
Island Packet (pre-1999 304 stainless chainplates)
Coronado 41 (tapping, bulkhead tabbing + load path issues)
MacGregor 26X / 26M Powersailers
Bayliner / Buccaneer sailboats
None of these boats are “bad.” But they require the right buyer, the right survey, and the right expectations. If you’re thinking about buying one of these models — watch this first.
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Thinking about buying a sailboat? There are some amazing deals out there… and some very expensive mistakes waiting to happen. In this video, we’re breaking down a list of used sailboats that can be great boats if you understand their design quirks, construction details, and the problems that can show up with age — but can also become money traps if you don’t know what to look for.
Boats covered in this video:
C&C models over 32 feet (balsa-cored hull concerns)
C&C Landfall 38
Early Gulfstar models (pre-1978 production quality)
Island Packet (pre-1999 304 stainless chainplates)
Coronado 41 (tapping, bulkhead tabbing + load path issues)
MacGregor 26X / 26M Powersailers
Bayliner / Buccaneer sailboats
None of these boats are “bad.” But they require the right buyer, the right survey, and the right expectations. If you’re thinking about buying one of these models — watch this first.
The mission here at Lady K Sailing has always been to get more people sailing, more easily. ❤️⛵
If you'd like to support the channel, get access to our community chat, private messages, and consulting calls — consider joining Patreon.
Thanks for being here.
#sailing #sailboats #liveaboard #cruising #boatlife #sailboatshopping
Want to help support Lady K Sailing? Click here to become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/ladyksailing
Or here to make a one time donation: http://www.ladyksailing.com/team-k
Follow Lady K on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladyksailing
Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladyksailing/
Lady K Sailing
Sell everything, sail off into the sunset, and make videos to help other people join into the cruising life and explore this beautiful world. That's always been the mission of Lady K Sailing. I'm Tim and I set out from my days of PHRF sailboat racing on the Great Lakes to explore the world on my 1980 Hughes 35 foot sailboat - Lady K. I refit her extensively, traversed the Erie Canal, and made my way down to the beautiful blue waters. I made a video every Friday with some adventure clips and some "how to" segments to help you get your own boat and come join me. Since the big trip I am back on land refitting Lady K for another big adventure but in the meantime I am making the "Everything You Need to Know" videos and boat shopping videos to help more people enjoy the wonderful world of sailing.
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