Looking for an older boat, with performance cruising designs; newer boats are designed like bloated houseboats, with a few exceptions that are out of my current price range.
I'd like to keep it around $200K or less; since it will need work; one of the reasons I'm holding off is the longer I wait, the more I'll have to buy / fix a boat.
32' - 35' performance cruising cat
32' - 36' trailerable trimaran
there's a 32' trimaran in Miami now, for $199K, and an older 36' tri for $150K that are tempting; but my preference is for a 32' - 35' cat;
The boat I actually want, Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32', is under $100K, the closest one is in the French West Indies; I know there are a few in Florida, so I was waiting and hoping one would show up, no luck yet. There's one that looks to be in rough shape in the UK, that would cost too much to get here. If it was in Florida at that price, pending survey, it would be tempting.
Next on my list is a Fountaine Pajot Tobaga 35', or possibly a hard-to-find Edel 35'
edit: not in a hurry; I have 2-3 years before I'll be in a hurry; I'd like to buy in late '25 or early '26 while I still plan to be working, to cover repair costs more easily. Finding one in the southeast US that I can go see and actually try, at the right price/condition could accelerate my schedule