It is not easy to respond to your questions. It seems your inspiration came from YouTube. Instead posing your questions to YouTube, the questions are directed at a different group - people with sailing and boat ownership experience.

A boat purchase is a personal decision. The asking price is not the limit of where the spending will end. The continuing costs are sales tax, maintenance, upkeep, and upgrades. The buyers description of the boat should be approached with skepticism. For example, a seller may say the motor works fine, but the engine may need to be rebuilt or replaced (at a cost of $3-8,000 estimated costs). The same concern would apply to all the sailing equipment and the live aboard equipment. All boats that are well maintained and in excellent condition will serve someone in various ways.

If you are planning a purchase and don't have the experience to judge the consequences of a particular boat, then a marine survey gives an initial assessment. However, a marine survey will not tell if the motor is bad, the sails and rigging are past their service life or if the electronic equipment is functional and not outdated.

Based on the above general circumstances, an opinion to choose one boat over another without an inspection would be misleading. Comments are constantly presented comparing boat designs, but they are opinion and generally meaningless.

A little knowledge helps in boat buying, a lot of knowledge avoids buying someone else's problem or a boat that is not appropriate.

Ants