I need a reliable boat to get me of this godforsaken island quick, and Ted's spent all the funds!
Thanks all for your replies so far. I had noted Aintree Beetles, but their prices are missing from their website, and I wanted to gauge opinion on them before making enquiries.
Thing is, I'm quite overwhelmed at all the potential pitfalls of buying secondhand. There seem to be so many potential horrors, such as tens of thousands of pounds of overplating that might need doing, potential fraud, surveys and surveyors being potentially worthless, incompetent, or outright corrupt, complete exploitation of n00bs, etc etc.
So I'm exploring the options. I was contemplating a Sea Otter aluminium boat (second hand obviously). Then the idea of a brand new boat popped into my head, which, I wondered about, especially as I'm looking for a smaller boat, I wondered if the cost was in my quoted ballpark.
That nearly new Beetle looks interesting, as does the Little Boat Co.