I would love to buy a small 2/3 berth boat trouble is I know nothing about boats can you help?

Should I buy a motor boat or a sail boat?. Is it very difficult to learn to sail, there is a sailing club in the West Coast of Scotland who give 2 day and 5 day courses.
Everyone says take sailing lessons first to see if I like it but I know I will enjoy sailing I dive so i’m not afraid of the sea and if I buy the boat it will give me the incentive to get the sailing lessons.
Can anyone guide me in the right direction please.

I don’t agree that it’s difficult to learn how to sail. You don’t need classes, you can learn hands-on.

If you are thinking about buying a used boat, then you should have the boat professionally examined to make sure it’s in good condition or better. We call those people “Boat Surveyors” in the States.

Motor boats go fast, which can be loads of fun, are generally noisey and expensive to operate from a fuel cost perspective. Sailboats require more yearly maintenance, but are cheaper to operate since you don’t need a motor except for maneuvering into and out of the marina. So fuel costs are much lower. As an example: I was out on a local bay all day, and cash outlay was zero. A friend was out on the water all day in his twin V8 motor boat and it cost him $250 US in fuel charges.

I am biased towards sail boats. But sailing is not hard to learn. As long as you buy a boat in good condition, and take it slowly, you should have many years of enjoyment.

Sailboats are more stable in the water than motor boats – meaning they don’t undulate as much, which may be a factor if you are prone to seasickness. As an example, almost every time I have been on a smallish motorboat, in moderate wave seas, I have gotten sea sick, but I have never been seasick on a sailboat (yet) in similar seas.

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