Opting for a second-hand boat offers many advantages: you can take advantage of a fully-equipped boat which is ready to sail, as well as getting a multihull at a better price...as long as you are a good handyman or woman. The points to note before you launch into a purchase.
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Publié le
16/12/2016
Par
Emmanuel van Deth
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148
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New or second-hand? A debate which often crops up in cockpits, on the pontoons and in the forums. If you have the means, and you really want to have a state-of-the-art boat which you can customize as you wish, don't hesitate, order direct from a builder... But if your budget is more limited, a second-hand boat will allow you to cruise in a bigger boat, with more cabins and more volume. In short, you will be able to cruise further and for longer. Tempting, no? Not to mention that at the end of a long-term cruising program of from one to three years, you will almost break even when you re-sell t…
