I paid $300 to John Neal at Mahina.com to help me look for a boat. The main service I hope to get from him is to, for instance, say that an O’Day 37 is not a practical offshore boat. Next to that, finding a good surveyor, particularly if I find a good boat out of the area, like this prettly little Crealock 37 in Ft. Lauderdale:

I wrote him a very long winded letter and filled out his survey, and his answer was, as I expected: “come back when you have more money, kid.”

I’ll post my letter next