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Andy Schell describes his first deliberate boat search — shopping for a replacement for Spica, the 59 North Norlin 34 — explaining that every previous boat purchase (Arcturus, an Allied Seabreeze 35; Eastbjorn, a Swan 48; Ice Bear, a Swan 59; and Falcon, a Farr 65) was bought impulsively without comparing alternatives.8:11 The trigger for the search is Spica's limitations as a family liveaboard: no autopilot, cramped quarters as son Axel grows, and a mounting project list.4:43 The shopping platform is Blockit, a Swedish classified-ads site where private owners list boats directly, with fall prices dropping sharply as owners avoid winter storage costs.10:47 Andy walks through his saved listings: a Beneteau First 36.7 at 750,000 SEK (~$75,000), an Allegro 33 at $32,000, a Hansa 401 (Judel Vrolijk design), a Fasil 35 (predecessor to the Arcona 355), multiple Albin Stratus 35s in Stockholm ranging $34,000–$42,000, Ola Enderline OE 32 and OE 36 designs, and a Norlin 37.15:25 He physically inspected three boats in one week, including a Norlin 37 sold through a broker.9:43 His stated lesson from past impulse buys: emotional attachment masked problems that surveys would have caught.9:00

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