I mithered this lot on here for about a year before we got us boat, i live on it on me own.
The help and knowledge this forum gave me definitely saved us a fortune.
So many peolple i now know of have suddenly found out the hard way life on a bad boat bought spontaniously is a bad bad move.
I would recomend at least a year on a forum asking a shoot load of questions before paying house type money for a boat full of trouble.
This is so true.
All the best.
Dont rush to buy a boat in summer it costs more, best to buy end of summer when they dont want to splash out on Moorings ect...
Always get a basic hull survey.
Look at local available moorings because if they are rare it can be hard to 'really move your boat in winter with high winds'
Just ask a load of questions and read other people's.
God knows i did ott.