Second Hand Boat

[JMW]

I want to buy a second hand boat. It doesnt need to be very fancy, or very big. I will be using it mostly on small lakes. Does anyone know where I could purchase one in the South West/South Wales area?

 

Cheers

 

Jon

[chesters1]

try your local "free adds" but inspect the boat carefully it doesnt matter about holes in a fiberglass boat they can be fixed but inspect very carefully the ribs and flotation chambers ,we bought one in haste and discovered the ply on the back seat/flotation chamber although on the outside the fiberglass looked fine on closer inspection (at home ) there was a small hole and the complete wood panel was rotten ,it wasnt too much effort to cut it out and replace it though the panel was on the back to support a small outboard

 

[ 07. April 2003, 09:09 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[JMW]

chesters1:

try your local "free adds" but inspect the boat carefully it doesnt matter about holes in a fiberglass boat they can be fixed but inspect very carefully the ribs and flotation chambers ,we bought one in haste and discovered the ply on the back seat/flotation chamber although on the outside the fiberglass looked fine on closer inspection (at home       ) there was a small hole and the complete wood panel was rotten ,it wasnt too much effort to cut it out and replace it though       the panel was on the back to support a small outboard

Yhanks Chesters!

 

Jon

[Martin Salisbury]

Do some searches in the forum for old threads that might help.

 

I picked up a 12ft fibreglass former sailing dinghy with trailer for £400 which is ideal for a few days a year in the lakes.

 

I found it on a website that put up adverts for free. I spent a coupkle of weeks of intensive searching spend a few good hours on google.

 

Martin

[Martin Salisbury]

Try

 

http://www.boats-for-sale.com

 

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk

 

I think I got mine from boats and outboards do a search under fishing boats in Uk etc

[Guest Ferret1959]

Here's one for sail(like the pun?)