Now that I have all the German licences I need, I can finish the training story and go back six months. I started this whole certification business just before Christmas because I wanted to own a sailing yacht. Alongside reading German boat-ownership legislation, I began exploring the second-hand market and looking for people who could help me choose and buy one.
Where I looked:
– https://www.boat24.com/ — popular in northern Europe
– https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/ — Germany’s classifieds site
– https://www.blocket.se/ — Sweden’s classifieds site, though it requires a Norwegian or Swedish SIM card, which you can verify with a Russian passport
– https://www.finn.no/boat/forsale/ — Norway’s classifieds site
– https://www.nettivene.com/purjevene — Finland’s classifieds site
– https://www.botentekoop.com — a Dutch boat-sales site
Between December and May, I looked through around ten thousand adverts to get a sense of the market. I studied about a thousand boats in my €5,000–15,000 range in detail, making comparison tables.
After reading the book at https://kak-kupit-yahtu.ru by Vadim @Unakaru, I asked him for help choosing. He put me in touch with Alexei @AlexMemfis, who proposed this arrangement: I send him adverts, and he gives detailed comments. He also helps me prepare for and discuss viewings, then assesses the overall condition from what I’ve found. Ten adverts and six viewings would cost €500, with another €20 per advert and €50 per viewing beyond that. An hour’s consultation would be a further €100. Still far cheaper than a full survey, and reasonably manageable on my budget.
#purchase
Where I looked:
– https://www.boat24.com/ — popular in northern Europe
– https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/ — Germany’s classifieds site
– https://www.blocket.se/ — Sweden’s classifieds site, though it requires a Norwegian or Swedish SIM card, which you can verify with a Russian passport
– https://www.finn.no/boat/forsale/ — Norway’s classifieds site
– https://www.nettivene.com/purjevene — Finland’s classifieds site
– https://www.botentekoop.com — a Dutch boat-sales site
Between December and May, I looked through around ten thousand adverts to get a sense of the market. I studied about a thousand boats in my €5,000–15,000 range in detail, making comparison tables.
After reading the book at https://kak-kupit-yahtu.ru by Vadim @Unakaru, I asked him for help choosing. He put me in touch with Alexei @AlexMemfis, who proposed this arrangement: I send him adverts, and he gives detailed comments. He also helps me prepare for and discuss viewings, then assesses the overall condition from what I’ve found. Ten adverts and six viewings would cost €500, with another €20 per advert and €50 per viewing beyond that. An hour’s consultation would be a further €100. Still far cheaper than a full survey, and reasonably manageable on my budget.
#purchase
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