Its amazing where you can go and explore and how far you can go in a small boat.

We are talking about Pocket Cruisers on a budget for this weeks blog. To go cruising find a sensible boat, equip it with good gear, plan well and be sensible about the weather. You don't need to have a large boat or pots of money to get out on the water and go cruising, have a look at what we have for sale with Boatshed.

The original pocket cruisers were typical of the Harrison Butlers small cruising boats going miles around Britain or even across the Atlantic. The French are famous for cruising in small boats and sometimes we forget that simplicity can be the key to life afloat.

At Boatshed.com there are some fantastic small cruising boats you can choose from and they don’t cost too much leaving some of your budget on gear and equipment or even buying a new engine. Bilge keel boats also make great cruising boats, the ability to take the ground up a muddy creek to hide from strong winds or to scrub without being lifted out is a huge benefit.

From around 12k upwards and many owners will take an offer on the prices asked.

26-28 foot, Pocket Cruisers on a budget

Achilles 840, £12,995 Reduced, 1981, GRP, 15hp Diesel, lying with Boatshed North Wales
Westerly Konsort, £21,950 Reduced, 1981, GRP, Bilge, 20 Hp diesel, Lying with Boatshed Poole
Harrison Butler 28, £20,950 Reduced, 1036, Wood, Long Keel, 30hp diesel, Lying with Boatshed Falmouth
Twister 28, £18,000, 1969, GRP. Long keel, 18hp Diesel, Lying with Boatshed Falmouth
Steel Gaff cutter £17,000, 1999, Steel, Long Keel, 7hp Diesel, lying with Boatshed Essex
Westerly Regatta, €48,000, 1995, GRP, Fin, 20hp Diesel, Lying with Boatshed Algarve
Seal 28, £10,995, 1980, GRP, Fin, 17hp Diesel, Lying with Boatshed Port Solent
Colvic Countess, £25,000, 1982, GRP, Bilge, 12hp Yanmar, lying with Boatshed Sussex
Dockrell 27, £13,500, 1987, GRP, 18hp Yanmar Lying with Boatshed Brixham
Dufour 27, £12,900, 1975, GRP, Fin, 11hp Diesel, Lying with Boatshed Falmouth
LM27 £26,950, GRP, 1978, diesel 36hp Lying with Boatshed Wales
LM27 £27,500.00, Year 1979, GRP, diesel 26hp, Volvo MD11 (1979) lying with Boatshed Poole
Moody 27 £20,995.00 Reduced, 1984, GRP, Fin, diesel 18hp, Volvo Penta 2002 (1984) Lying with Boatshed Plymouth
Varne 27 £13,950, 1976, GRP, Fin, 13.5hp Beta, lying with Boatshed Yorkshire
Wharram Tiki 26 US$39,950.00, Year 2010, Composite, 1 x petrol 4 stroke 6hp, Tohatsu Saildrive 4 stroke (2010) Lying with Boatshed Phuket

Contact us at Boatshed.com if you would like any more information on these boats.