After deciding for various reasons(see my previous post) that buying a boat in the Med was going to be our next thing we figured the best idea was to just bite the bullet, grab our shortlist of boats, call some brokers, fly to the med and see what might come of all of this.
So we did the whirlwind budget tour of france, Greece and then Malta.
We found in general a similar sad story in the Med. Boats sitting disused in Boatyards sometimes not sailed for a couple of years and owners who had an inflated idea of what they were worth.
“Oh the engine hasn’t been started in 3 years…..no they don’t know the engine hours and the standing rigging is 20 years old but it’s a great boat”
So it was in Malta that we found a Moody 425 that spoke to us. It was also the right boat at the right price. While approaching 30 years of age and a little tired around the edges it had a great inventory of cruising gear, it was in good condition and a design we really respected and was spot on for our needs.
So it begins! So many lists. A bit of work to be done. But we are so ready to start this next adventure!