5 Tips to INSTANTLY Help You Find a FREE YACHT! | Learning the Lines - DIY Sailing

[@kamilduczkowski8708]

I got a stortriss MK2 for free last week! It was in very good shape with almost new sails going to be fun!

[@VERTICALWisdom]

Here you two are sharing a life experience on "How it is possible to get a free boat" Spent your time doing the video and editing which is no small task. Great job and good information for people wanting to get into sailing and maybe get an inexpensive boat. Thanks. Who the hell spends the time to hit the dislike button? Too bad there are negative trolls. Keep up the dream.

[@svdoinitright7519]

I did this about a year and a half ago and #5 - 2 were an utter waste of time for me. I finally ran an ad on Craigslist and had 5 different boats offered over the first weekend. I finally picked one (C&C 30) that the owner had started the refit; gutted the entire boat and disassembled the engine, then had medical problems and couldn't do any more work with it. It sat on a mooring ball for 3 years before I got there. It has been a fantastic experience learning about boat systems, building the engine and all of the cabinets, and just putting things back into working order. Now I am learning to sail with it and figuring out what I want in my retirement cruising boat, 5 years down the road.

[@LearningtheLines]

That's why #5 is more of an educational tip rather than a method for acquiring a boat. Good idea to run an add on CL! Good luck to you!

[@m4l4kan]

Love the Abandon Comfort tshirt, I love Ryan and Kelsey!

[@LearningtheLines]

We do too!

[@CheersWarren]

I guess you missed the one other obvious place. The Dry storage at out of the way marinas. Many of the boats were parked by owners who forgot about them or got other plans. Sometimes they are abandoned and the boatyard has a Lein on then and just want them gone. They may be junk..... If nothing else it's a lot of fun to wander around old boat yard in the winter when the leave don't hide the boats! Cheers Warren

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks Warren, that is another good suggestion!

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Good point, but probably not "free" as at the very least there will be some costs. Any boat that has been on the hard for any length of time will probably need quite a bit of work. Being on the hard is in many ways worse than being in the water. Then there are costs of launching and whatnot. It'd be a rare deal to find a boatyard that will be willing to launch and ready a boat for free just to get it off the lot. Cheap, yes. Free? Not likely. Boats are constantly falling apart. At least one that is in the water has either had some basic maintenance or it would have sank already. Boats don't sink on the hard, but they are ready to. Decay doesn't stop on land...even fiberglass boats. Through-hulls are a good example, as are the hoses and seacocks connected to them. Dry rot can be worse than when in the water. They could be well past that 'warning sign' point where water was seeping in on a boat laying on the water long before they failed.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Sailing other people's boats is the best way to get experience and to get out there and get some sea time. This is so important and something a lot of people lack when they first become boatowners. It's also great training because you learn HOW a sailboat works, not just memorizing pulling strings on one particular boat. We've hosted people on our boat who owned their own boat that they even raced, and didn't have a clue how to sail ours. A good sailor should be able to jump onto any sailboat and figure it out by tracing the lines and digging around a little. General/broad knowledge goes a long way, while specific knowledge is often of insufficient scope to deal with all the intricacies of sailing. Knowing the basic principles and why what you are doing works is paramount. With free boats I suppose location has a lot to do with it. Checking every day, multiple times a day, being ready to move in a hurry, and finally knowing boats and what is actually entailed in the work is paramount. If you can't do the work, or know how it is done you will not be able to evaluate that rare gem from the many anchors around the neck of boatowners. You guys did a great job. We got lucky finding a great deal on a boat. It was no means free but the previous owner had done a lot of work and upgrades on it and was willing to let it go at a substantial discount compared to what other HR-35 Rasmus were going for at the time (real selling prices not just asking prices) and we simply had to convince them to sell to us by showing them we were the right new caretakers. It wasn't about the money, but being the right type of people (cruisers) that they wanted to sell to who would treasure their baby. Not changing the name was also important and implicit in the deal. But that is another story...

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks so much for the feedback! I do think selling boats is a good way to get acquainted with them.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Getting your hands dirty and tearing them apart/fixing them up is a good way to get acquainted with them. Sailing a lot of different ones with different people in different conditions and areas does too. Buying and selling them is great as well. There is no substitute for digging in and doing. Repetition might be great for building muscle memory, but the ability to jump into any condition or situation and figuring out stuff is very important. Once you are able to teach something to someone, using plain language and in simple distilled-down concepts and they can learn it easily and turn around and again teach it to someone else successfully is the highest order of understanding. In my book, the ability to teach to others (and not just teaching to a test) but teaching to competency without further assistance is the true test of knowledge. I'm a big believer in the Feynman Technique. Becoming a sailing instructor will push your sailing ability and prowess to a new level. Look at Mads from Sail Life. I'm not sure if he is consciously using the Feynman Technique or doing it naturally. But he is quickly becoming a master boatworker just by running his KZbin channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpzQYYeEe998m8k

[@jessereedpaintingsvmatador7009]

I didn't get my E32 for free but I got it for less than 5000 so I had to dump a few grand into it but I had that boat in 30-40 knot winds last year under full sail out solo sailing and had her healed over to the point that my rudder was out of the water and I was losing steerage, that boat handled amazing and I love her... I am getting her ready for launch in June I am going to try Maine to Bermuda this year after coastal cruising Maine for the summer, good luck you guys... Cheers and fairwinds !

[@LearningtheLines]

Glad to hear you like your e32. Good luck with your adventure!

[@CajunWolffe]

I watched five free boats go to good homes this weekend alone. One, though too small for my needs, was a sweet 25 foot, early 1980's, Irwin 25 which is from the same mold as the Pearson and Catalina 25s. Bayliner made one too, and there's a beautiful one for sale right up the road wholly refitted to pristine shape, on its custom Trailer for $8k. The free Irwin was in Baytown, and a recent storm and flood tore it loose from it's moring sending her aground bending the mast. $500 for a cherry picker to put her on a trailer you provide, or, being she floats borrow an outboard if you don't own one and motor her home on the intercoastal canal. It's a beautiful trip. Unfortunately, she went in less than two hours, and the other four about the same, and all had great potential. It's like Jordan and Randi said, you have got to make up your mind to follow your dream, get up off your butt, and freaking just do it. I am, and I'm sixty sixty-six with a sixteen-year-old disabled daughter and her batshit crazy mother, and if I can, anyone can. Just like the candyman says. At present, I'm looking at two sweet boats. One is an Endeavor 37.5, but it's plan B, and I want a plan A. The positive thing is that because of cheap plastic portlights and hatches, leaks have ruined the interior, so I can build it back to suit my needs, and their only wanting to get $5800, which is a steal even considering the work required. It has the legendary Perkins 4-108 with only 863 hours with a new gearbox installed in 2015 along with a nice collection of sails. It's a fixer-upper in the truest sense of the definition. I think they will go lower because it's already been on the market for a month and a half. In the meantime, a beautiful Morgan 32 has popped up for 13.9k, out of my price range, and too small for my needs, but it's a Morgan, and she's beautiful. I would love to have a Morgan 38 if I can find one distressed at a near free price, but I'm not the only one looking for that boat either.

[@itsmedaveh5516]

Great video. A couple of things I would have stressed: 1. The cost of a slip is around $400 a month (which you did mention) and usually you cannot live on the boat while have to do a refit so this becomes an additional cost plus your home rent. 2. There are a TON of sailboats in FL that are very cheap and if you are kind to the owner and not pick his dream boat apart you can offer a Very low price and probably get it. If it is 10k and it has been on Craigslist for a while offer him 3k. Be prepared to wait him out and call him once a week and see if you can get it. Good luck.

[@LearningtheLines]

Definitely good advice, thanks!

[@peterkacandes5905]

The other thing to mention is that in most major boating areas, there is usually a local magazine or two that are dedicated to the local marine/boating industry. Out here in the SF Bay area, the main publication is Latitude 38. Up in WA its 48 North. These magazines will usually run information on all of the local "beer can" races and how you can get involved. There may also be annual or bi-annual "crew parties" where skippers (who almost always need crew) can meet and evaluate potential crew. Over time, you can work your way up from casual beer can racing, to the more serious weekend racing, then to ocean racing, and eventually to ocean passage racing. The good thing about learning through working up the racing food chain is that you develop valuable sailing skills. This biggest problem that I see on all of these KZbin sailing channels is young, enthusiastic people like yourselves buying a fixer-upper, spending time and money on the refit, and then you get out sailing and you have minimal sailing skills/experience, let alone passage making knowledge and wisdom. They you jump out cruising and you all get into all kinds of problems that would have been easily avoidable if you had taken the time to develop that knowledge first on OTHER people's boats.

[@Nerd3927]

Not sure If it was a factor in your case, but in my case the seller had real difficulty letting go. Boats are like family members. You want a good home above anything else. My 41 ft steel ketch was build by the sellers dad in the early 80ties. I was instantly in love and showed my appreciation of the build quality and craftsman ship. I ended up buying it at a fraction of the value on the promise to sell it back when I am done sailing. I will sail this ship till death do us part, so no loss for me. (it is in my will that it will be sold back...)The sellers are good 25 years younger and hopefully get the boat back at a time when they are ready for her.

[@LearningtheLines]

That's a very interesting set of circumstances. I hope you really enjoy her! In our case the seller (or giver?) wasn't emotionally attached at all.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

We had a similar experience although the sellers were older and probably were not going out again for a long live-aboard cruise. They had just came back about 2 years earlier and were at the point of deciding that another wasn't in the cards. But the letting-go was very hard. The boat wasn't even listed anywhere except for a small private webpage with a tiny bit of information. We basically had to interview for the position of new caretakers and convince them to sell. It was a great experience actually. Awesome people who had an awesome boat they were going to let us have for a very good price. It wasn't about the money as they could have afforded to let the boat sit and slowly degrade through lack of use indefinitely. But they had owned this boat for 30 years, and it was part of the family. They ended up buying a little laser to sail locally. A 35-cruising boat no longer was what was appropriate for them. I hope when we swing by on our way to the Caribbean this year we can take them out on our boat if it isn't too much for them emotionally. I think that would be fun if they are up to it. It's great to have a good relationship with the former caretakers of your boat.

[@sailnblue497]

Amazing. I have a 40 ft steel cutter based similar circumstances. It had been totally refit just the year before. I paid a small fraction of it's market value. My deal? They will crew on the boat by times and I promised to sail the boat back to Hawaii at some point to visit the family there. If you are able to build a good relationship with a seller, it may come that they WANT to sell it, just to you, as it is their baby.

[@Nerd3927]

Very nice to see that there are more people having this same experience! There were others offering the asking price but still they went for my offer of less than 30% and the promise to have it return to the family when I am done.

[@sailnblue497]

It is amazing how similar our experience was, even down to the percentage and other full price offers. Are you sure we did not buy the same steel boat? lol...When it came down to it, the fact that I really liked their boat, knew how to take care of her and would maintain a connection to their family meant more to them than the cash.

[@ew44444]

Omg thank u so much for this video. I’ve been trying so hard to find a free boat lol! You guys are precious too

[@charlesmaynard6045]

In 2016 a local marina in Annapolis MD area was clearing out their Dry storage and gave away 12 sailboats. I got an O"Day 22 free that year. I also gave away my 27' Pearson Renegade after sailing it from Annapolis to Oxford MD in 2016 when my trip got interrupted and I had to head home. I got my free boat off Craig's list in 2017 (O"Day 272LE). I did offer $1 earnest money to cement the transaction. Stay focused and you'll find your free boat.

[@ProfChaoss]

Love that you guys and abandon comfort are out here in Tampa.

[@LearningtheLines]

They're not in Tampa anymore unfortunately :(

[@ProfChaoss]

Aw that is too bad. I am very far behind on both your videos since I just started, but maybe yo guys will catch up to them.

[@brianpercival1829]

Really great tips. My own experience is with helping out at Marinas. Power washing customers boats, doing light repairs. This 'volunteer' work pays off with your own needs, hard to find parts. A place to put boats in or out on the cheap. Boats in storage sometimes stay in storage too long, owners pass away, litigation on past rent due, bankruptcy seizures. A 'free' boat might mean you can work it off. They can also help you sell a 'free' boat so you can move up to larger better boats. Like the property ladder, but on the water.

[@LearningtheLines]

Great input! Thanks!

[@donnaeubanks299]

Brian Percival mm

[@frankdavis3486]

Thank you two. I am looking for an older boat I can convert to a small shrimp boat. My old skiff is a bit too small. So, I'll heed your advice. I'm happy for you both.

[@bethcody8296]

Just bought a 1976 Endeavour 32. So excited. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@LearningtheLines]

Good luck! We love the E32 so far.

[@sailingsvtesla9052]

Thanks guys. This was very informational for me. I'm looking for a 40'(+) Morgan or similar myself. Maybe not free but damn close so I can refit her "My" way. You Rock!!! 🤙😎

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks! Good luck on your search. Fair winds!

[@yorkims]

My wife and I stopped by Trinidad on our circumnavigation and in the three marinas in Chagararmas there were almost 400 boats for sale on the land. many of them were VERY cheap and we heard some could be bought for what the marina was owed in back charges. Chaga was a perfect place to buy or aquire a cheap boat and fit it out as everything was locally available and cheap, plus cheap labor if you needed help... Worth checking out.

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks for the input!

[@peterkacandes5905]

Out here on the west coast, the same thing applies to boats in Mexico and points south towards Panama. Basically, people spend years preparing their boats to go cruising in their home ports in CA, OR, and WA, and then they finally take off and head downwind south. But then by the time they get to Mexico, maybe one of the partners (usually the wife) decided they are not really into the whole cruising thing, or they sail down there for a couple of seasons but trying to get the boat back up the pacific coast against the wind, tide, and current is too much, so the boat goes on the hard and stays there. While some of the boats get listed, more just sit around slowly rotting in the sun because the owner can't bring themselves to give up the dream and can't actively go cruising for whatever reason. Consequently, if you have the time, the common lore is that if you have the time and can go down to Mexico and visit some of the major ports and get the skinny on which boats have basically been abandoned and get the owner's contact info, then you might be able to get them to give you a pretty serious deal on the boat, taking advantage of their desire to both get the boat off their hands and to see it go to someone who wants to continue their dream. Of course, the boat will require some refit work to get it back into a state where it can go out cruising again.

[@13smitch]

"the harder you work ...the luckier you become" I first saw this idea as a teenager in the 1980s. Big time golfer made a blind shot out of a sand trap from behind the green and dropped the ball right in the hole. Saved Par after a bad shot. A reporter asked him about his "lucky" shot and he replied with this very same comment. Honestly one of my biggest life changing mind altering moments. And I HATED golf at the time. I couldn't tell you why I watched that 15 seconds of video. You make your own Luck. Awesome job!

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks Shawn, this is something we truly believe!

[@jimreeves3588]

Thanks for the video - definitely helpful in my "yacht-quest"... I'm in Tampa too... Jim Reeves

[@wjewell7464]

also pick up a copy of Wooden Boat magazine, they usually have a page at the back of the issue for free boats!

[@iamJahwill]

I have seen a few of your videos and liked them. This one moved me to like and sub.Thank you.

[@sailnblue497]

There are circumstances that will greatly increase your chances of getting a great deal- these will include: Someone inherits a boat and knows nothing about sailing and they are not interested. They just don't want to pay the slip fees and want to be free of it ASAP. Another situation is when someone is facing a financial emergency- they are offering things at fire-sale prices. Normally, it takes a good while to sell your boat to the right person for a mid-point reasonable price. What do you do if you need to sell it THIS WEEK? You have to price it as a bargain! Another similar situation is a sudden change in life circumstances. Perhaps there is a sudden job transfer inland far from any sailing water. Someone's health takes a bad turn...family squabbles, or in some cases, the seller just got a fantastic deal on a new boat of their own and they feel like paying it forward by selling their existing boat at a very good price. Other times, they may not need the money. They just want to find someone they like to take care of their baby...all around, sometimes people get stuck in situations and sometimes the bottom line is- the sailboat has got to go! Often, their ads on Craigslist will disclose their situation. Call them, talk intelligently about what you want and if possible, go look at the boat. If you are interested, evaluate what the sellers are looking for in a buyer. Are you that person? If you like the boat, tell them, but perhaps regretfully, you cannot afford it quite yet. Are they now living much further than you are from the boat? Tell them you will check on the boat for them every week if they seem interested in that. Be a friend! If you do this with several sellers, odds are that ONE of them ends up working a deal with you! You know what? The transaction may in fact lead to a friendship far beyond the sale of the boat.

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks for the good input here!

[@wendycunningham2479]

Awesome video! Thank you so much !!

[@eagleviewhd]

Not Free, but then you will not need to spend much fixing it up: my Brother has a well maintained custom built Nantai 37 for sale for less than $40,000. It has been a fresh water boat, except for the time it was sailed from Lake Erie to S. Carolina. It is located on Lake Murray now. Upgraded with many items: roller furling headsail, bronze ports, wind generator, electric windlass, mast steps, dingy davits, instruments, AC, refrigeration, and many more upgrades. A bluewater sailboat for an outstanding price. Solid fiberglass construction. Heavy built for cruising. Volvo Diesel. 100 gallon fuel and water tankage located in keel trunk. Semi-full keel with skeg hung rudder. Beautiful teak interior.

[@josephwoodall832]

Really amazing it's my dream. I need to know more.

[@shalaconballard9912]

Yes I am going to take what ever boat I find and cross the Atlantic Ocean with it lol

[@adonisogando4123]

You guys should become affiliated with these websites you mentioned. And place the affiliate links on the description on this video. By the way Great video thank you for the info.

[@mariemorrissey9378]

Well done! Good Information! I am learning about Sailing crewing for Sailboat races! Our lake in Missouri has a lot of coves to help provide challenge. I also use KZbin to learn about different blue water boats!

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks so much! Good luck learning!

[@eagleviewhd]

Marie Morrissey where in Missouri are you sailing. I raced my Lancer 28 and my J-30 on Stockton Lake for years.

[@53glowe]

Great and more importantly, very useful information. Well done👍

[@LearningtheLines]

Thank you!

[@cschelander9137]

nice shirt "abandon comfort"

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks!

[@jpricepa]

While there are some free boats to be had, there are LOTS of low cost affordable boats to be had. You can easily get a pocket cruiser under 5k, or a fair condition mid size cruiser (30 ft) for 10k. Less than you would pay for a fair condition used car. Sailing used to be for the rich, but now if you can afford a car, you can afford a boat.

[@LearningtheLines]

I agree.

[@RedemptionReady]

Nothing more expensive than free boat.

[@LearningtheLines]

Depends on the free boat!

[@shalaconballard9912]

Yes I am going to find a free boat and jump init and go across the Atlantic with it and fix it as I go lol

[@tommylogan6600]

I purchased a old goldwing for $1000. Then decided I wanted a sailboat instead. I put a add on market place swap goldwing for a sailboat or $1000 cash. Ended up sailing the goldwing for the asking price and I guy called and gave me a ericson 25. Said he didn't have time to sail anymore. No trailer so found a few for $500. I go see the sailboat tommarrow if it's in decent shape I'll buy a trailer and only be out $500 bucks.

[@surelyujest71]

I actually just looked at the free-boat.com website, and there's a sailboat in Ontario that they will PAY you $500 to take away! I can't go see it, as I'm in Missouri, and it's probably pretty scary, but... hey, you can get paid to take it!

[@OutDoughboy]

Loving the videos! Reppin the T-Shirt!

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks!

[@darrenadams13]

Ughh.. I went to that website you mentioned, but I couldn’t find any contact links or contact info to any of those boats listed there.. :(

[@drwindsurf]

Thank you. That is great advice :)

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks Jeff!

[@brettsmall4694]

I advertise free watercraft removal on Craigslist and Facebook it started out to get parts for project jet skis but I get a good bit of boats for free most I sell for dirt cheap I've missed out on some good houseboats though

[@LycandersAim]

Go to the marinas, especially the cheaper marinas or the ones on inland lakes people don't think about. I'm currently on an inland lake and I'm guessing there are at least a dozen boats (in better or worse shape) around here that are abandoned. I can see a fairly nice, but dirty, Pearson 26 from my boat that I bet the owners of the marina would love for someone to either haul away for them or start paying slip fees for where it's sitting. These are older owners, so you will never see these boats online.

[@13smitch]

I picked my boat up cheap off of Craigslist, it needed some work, but it was the same thing. The marina foreclosed on it and they practically gave it away just for a 1 year lease. Of the 20+ boats I pass on the way to mine I can point out 10 that are neglected and haven't left the dock in a year and 3 eyesores the marina would just wish would go away.

[@LearningtheLines]

Exactly this. I really think people should go to any and all marinas because like you said there are lots of boats out there that will never be posted online and the only way to find out about them is to happen upon them because you're out there looking in person.

[@a68dart340]

Can i hire you guys to go look at a boat or 2 with my wife and I in New Port Richie mid to late sept 2019? We are coming off of power boats and looking to redo a POS boat lol.

[@tomh1285]

Hi gang, love the vlog! Very informative. On a closely related topic, a lesson I almost learned the hard way. Very important the boat (and trailer) has a title. You can't register it with out one. In which case you'd need to go back to the previous owner and ask him to apply for a replacement, which I'm told is costly and arduous - unless someone else here has done it. Found this out as I saw a sweet Hunter trailer sailor priced for clearance on Craigs, but no title for either. Before I got in the car to go get it, I called the state to find out about registering the thing with no papers. Not happening. Anyone else overcome this obstacle?

[@LearningtheLines]

That's definitely something to be concerned with. Re-titling in most states from what I heard is really difficult. Make sure the free boat has a clear title!

[@eagleviewhd]

Kansas does not need a title. Just letting you know.

[@BillyCRoach]

my proble with the free boat there was one bone yard older yaught and it was wood an did float but had to go a get and have no transpertation and also no trailer and rent so high i wanted to live in it as well was my plan an even maybe have a say resteraunt but i am no good at fish so i was kinda wondering an also i know nothing of law in the water area as well so if house boats came to mind as well i think a wonder ful way to go if possible if ever any i one could i would love to hear a plan to work for me i a soc.sec. retired as well thanks .

[@gregoryfietz3831]

EXACTLY RIGHT ...... I DO IT .... LOOK HARD ... ACT FAST ...... so many people are slow , youve just got to be fast , annd send a smooth email so the seller chooses you .. why are you a quick buyer ?

[@Nixontheman]

Good Tube, what do think about the Catalina’s? 30ft+

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks, I like Catalina sailboats a lot! They're not considered "bluewater" boats though.

[@Nixontheman]

I hear the same thing, but it seems to be just opinions from owners of other manufacturers, which somehow qualifies them as experts. Thanks for the reply, you guys are real asset to the community

[@LearningtheLines]

The only thing I'd have to say about Catalina's not being "bluewater" boats is that they have bolted on fin keels and spade rudders. I'd personally rather see an encapsulated keel and a protected rudder in an offshore boat. It's much safer in the event of a grounding or a collision with a submerged object (which is becoming much more common nowadays). That being said I've been to the Catalina factory and they claim that there has never been a Catalina keel failure.

[@sailnblue497]

Is it just me, or does it seem that the wrecks we have been hearing about are families on Cats...overconfident with their shallow draft and limited experience?

[@kevinfisher1345]

Catalina's are nice boats. But it is a little bit more than just opinions about most of them not being bluewater. Catalina lead designers have stated this as well. Most of them were never designed for that purpose. They were specifically designed for coastal cruisers (with low drafts) or Cruiser/Racers. Designed for comfort and/or speed. Sure some prolly do use them to sail all over and have heard of several people that do. So many signs that make good bluewater boat, they lack. As mentioned, bolted keels and spade rudders. Also deck stepped masts, cockpits too large for offshore use, low draft which in turn leads to most having 2.0 Capsize Ratio. Bluewater boat really should be less than 2.0 Most older brochures even stated they were island hoppers or coastal cruiser or cruiser/racers. Noticed they have moved away from this more recently with new Ocean Series. But those are 38+ and also not sure if really are or is just marketing. Have not really seen new ones in decade since moved out of US. But they used to be great value for the money, and why they have been so successful.

[@sailingmadelaine945]

Another thing to check out is a Facebook group called “free boats east coast usa” not sure if there’s one for the west coast. But I found my C26MKII on there for free. Good people, and great deals.

[@chrisgorman3821]

Very interesting

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks!

[@sailingketchstarship1965]

I find free boats all the time and even made a video about it.

[@ahamedsaid7723]

🎉

[@RatatouillesReptiles]

I don't know if anyone know of any free boats around Charleston south Carolina. I'm truly looking for a live aboard sailboat.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

Also - Ebay. Boat-Angle - and or lien sales.

[@LearningtheLines]

Definitely a good way to find a cheap boat but not necessarily a "free" one.

[@sailnblue497]

Keep in mind, a boat that is not free, but just a very good deal might be way cheaper than a "Free" boat. That was certainly my experience.

[@LearningtheLines]

Certainly true!

[@faircompetition1203]

Re## te beer is a great tip, but add non marking shoes and if you can a life jacket .

[@LearningtheLines]

Definitely!

[@symphonyfarm2009]

DId you guys watch "Holding Fast" a 2007 documentary about these punk rock kids who re built a pearson ?

[@symphonyfarm2009]

PS - friday night races on lake champlain! I am in this year!

[@bondvagabond42]

I have! Would love to know what those crazy guys are up to now.

[@LearningtheLines]

Not yet, I need to though! Sounds interesting.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

right? I wonder if the guy ever hooked up with the hatian sailors who run with out motors, electricity or nav!

[@graeme-sailingskeptic]

I read it!

[@LearningtheLines]

What did you read?

[@graeme-sailingskeptic]

All the stuff before this "Does anyone actually read this? Anyway... Here's the usual stuff below. " and the stuff below. Thanks for the tips..

[@LearningtheLines]

Oh haha! I forgot I even wrote that. Lol

[@titustiger27]

Also, you can set up a google search, that will come to your email, I am not so sure it is quick, but it will find Craigs and other boat sites

[@LearningtheLines]

That's a great idea!

[@titustiger27]

The google searches are tricky Like I am always looking for a Wayfarer Sailboat, but when I first set it up, I got a lot.. A LOT... of responses for sunglasses... and made sure all the ads HAD sailboat in them the next time Or the opposite is true the CL 16 is similar to a Wayfarer... or the same, but it is hard to make that one specific because 'CL' is only two letters and will find ads for many things that are spelled with a 'cl' though sometimes a quotation works a la "CL 16" and then google will change their logrithim and all rules change

[@shalaconballard9912]

Come on you two need at least a 34ft boat in order to live on it comfortable I am looking to find say a 45 to 70ft sail boat

[@ExplorerLink]

I'm looking forward to watching all your vids. we just bought a fixer upper and started a LLC in FL. we will also start a channel for it soon. I subscribed and liked always I appreciate subscriptions if you like my channel. I'll let you know when the boat channel starts!

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks! Good luck on your fixer upper.

[@vwdiscovery]

I got a free boat by ring a P.O.A, on Apollo Duck

[@GypsyTinker2012]

One of the best, most useful videos on the internet! Keep it up.

[@LearningtheLines]

Thanks so much!

[@finnsailing69]

i envy you american duudsons, you have free or almost freeboats, in finland, we have to pay for them, even if they are in crappy condition.....

[@LearningtheLines]

I'll bet if you searched hard you could find something.

[@brendoncoss3985]

I have to say all my life I like things when it come to information short and sweet I can't help but listen to you two guys you're very informative and yes I am 55 and yes I want to sail around the world I don't know anything about it but it's been a Boyhood dream and I'm going to get it done and you're free to cheap boat thing here I can't help but to go take a look I'm going to go look at free - boats.com

[@Shepherdservices317]

I'm not taking a free boat unless it just needs simple work. I'll pay 5k or so

[@Rontero]

Hi all, Came across this thread and thought I would throw out this opportunity FREE Hans Christian 38T 1976. My father inlaw has been removed from his boat due to dementia, he did a single handed circumnavigation SV Mika (book - Islands Oceans & Dreams) and gave up when he got back. We cleaned out lots of old crap and the boat could be a project but I already have mine. It is located at Ventura Harbor, California. I have a scrap guy said he would take it for the lead keel but hate to dispose of the boat in that fashion, has quite a few sails in storage, plus on boat, was told Isuzu diesel runs, has fleming wind vane. But needs more clean up and work. email if want some pics www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f47/boats-less-than-30k-recent-noteworthy-finds-147098-91.html Contact info in link.

[@AnimatingJosh]

First ;)

[@LearningtheLines]

Congrats!

[@Nerd3927]

No Joshua S. was first :-)

[@Cmy711]

Hy guys i want me too a free yacht :(

[@BrandonSmith-qx8jx]

I only watched cuz your girlfriend is very attractive

[@mattwalker5129]

She’s too loud

[@titustiger27]

I find it a little ironic saying, boat owners like to talk about their boat or boats isn't that what this channel is all about?

[@LearningtheLines]

Haha, we're no different. We like talking about our boat :)

[@titustiger27]

When I was young way younger than you are now The wisdom was, if you wanted a job (or learn something) go to a person who is in the field... those folks --- if respected as knowledgable will talk and talk

[@jeromegoodwin3848]

Blah blah blah.

[@RandomHelicopter]

Damn shes got a terrible voice. I can imagine it's good to keep the class quiet at school, but for nothing else.

[@curvs4me]

Thank you, super information

[@DirtySouthBaitAndTackle]

Hello im looking for a live aboard sailboat thats around 35 foot