Swing keels do not appreciate long term immersion in salt. I wouldn't commit to taking such a boat for FREE without pulling it for an inspection of the keel and all its components. It is the heart and soul of the vessel.
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If the keel fails the boat sinks, and you have a cleanup on your hands.
Raising a boat that sank in a marina is mandatory, and not cheap. EASILY exceeding the value of a C22.
Being able to trailer and easily change your cruising grounds is great, and not being tied to marina expense is even better, IMO.
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Get a trailer.
1) That way the boat won't be in salt water all the time.
2) You can haul it north on the highway faster than any sailboat can go.
3) Makes it easy to work on the boat, without needed a boatyard.
IMO, The whole point of a C22 is being able to trailer it. All of it's compromises are there for that exact reason. It's a trailerable boat.
2K plus another 2K to bring her up to snuff is still 4K and lost sailing time. 4K initially for a turn key vessel that you can sail immediately would seem a lot cheaper in the long run.
Bingo.
There is no such thing as a cheap sailboat. Reasonably Inexpensive compared to others maybe… cheap… no.
If anything fails on the water, you have big problems on your hands. Especially so in tidal waters like the B.C. coast. If you haven't already…. take some training classes from someone on the coast like I did. Otherwise you'll be calling mayday and putting yourself and others at risk in no time. I see it every time I'm sailing on the coast.
FWIW: Contrary to what others have said, unlike a bigger boat, an unrepairable C22 can be fairly easy to get rid of, IF you have a trailer.
You may be able to drive to the dump and unload it, then sell the trailer. People do that here. (Though, I'm not sure if you can do that in Nanaimo. It may have some very goofy garbage infrastructure, likely done by a private company owned by the local mayor. Like Langford etc.)
Keep in mind that sailboat values vary a lot between the USA and Canada.
There are regional differences due to supply/demand, and the type of sailing available in that region.
For example, here in the prairies my C22 trailerable boat has the same value as a nice Tanzer 26 in the slip next door.