Folkboat and Stella's on the market

This feels like a basic boat that's been left sit on the harbour for too many years and is finally being let go.Sad boat.
Half refurbished, below the waterline, with good sails and outboard. Decks are scrappy with rust streaks. I would be very concerned about spongy areas in the deck. Deal breaker.
Not sure why the price is so high. She would only have average head height say 5'6". Looks like money was spent on rigging and sails over a decade ago and with outboard the fitout is basic and s little rough (orange peel hull paint). Probably more for occasional weekend sails.  

OK, this is a cracking good boat. Recently refurbished rig, upholstery, paint and a pretty good looking diesel too. The deal breaker is the extremely low headroom. 

STELLA FOLKBOATS
This enthusiast's Stella was probably a good buy and recently sold. Solid cruising fit out with lots of regular expensive maintenance has been carried out.Probably not a good boat to sail far from a professional boat builders yard or on a budget.   
The initial part of the ad' details how fantastic this Folkie would be to buy and sail UK waters and beyond. However £3300 to replace planks a few years ago, alongside other expensive jobs like "stripping_back to bare timber" and "refastening planks" on other occasions, flag this boat as an enthusiasts boat. Not one to bash away at sea for days and weeks far from the boatyard. But roomy and beautiful, no less.


Tassie King Billy Pine hull, diesel. Old school type boat, needing ongoing maintainence at great expense and stress. But could involve a Tas. holiday.

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