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    Boats for restoring - the Macwester 27

    11 boats you can buy (and restore) right now under for £20,000

    • September 20, 2024

    Duncan Kent picks the best sub-35ft sail and power boats to look for when aiming to undertake a restoration on a budget

    A teenager standing on the back of a Jeanneau Sun 2000 boat

    “How I restored my Jeanneau Sun 2000 trailer-sailer at the age of 15”

    • July 5, 2024

    Jack Gore was just 10 when he became smitten with Victoria. He explains how he turned a neglected Jeanneau Sun 2000 trailer-sailer into his dream boat

    A boat hitting a wall

    What to consider when restoring a boat write-off

    • September 11, 2023

    Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies has advice on how to avoid the major pitfalls when contemplating restoring a boat write-off

    A Seadog boat with its main sail hauled by a pontoon

    Giving a blown-up Seadog a new lease of life

    • September 8, 2023

    Max Liberson adopts a down at heel Seadog – blown up in a gas explosion – and decides to give the boat a new lease of life

    Katie McCabe: “How I restored a wooden yacht at the age of 13”

    • August 20, 2021

    My name is Katie, but I prefer to be called Sade (pronounced Sayd). I am 13 years old and over the winter and spring (2019-2020), through the pandemic, I restored…

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