[Closed] Any sailors/boaty types on here?

Been fancying giving sailing a try for while now and took Mrs W out on Lochgoilhead yesterday on a little 19ft fishing boat and she (much to my surprise) loved it! This now gives me a bit of a dilemma, as prior to this I had only thought about a sailing boat but may now also be interested in a motor cruiser. This would make more sense at the moment due to having no boat experience and dogs!

Does anyone have experience of using a boat for weekends/days away and is it possible on a modest budget ie. <£4k initial outlay. A rough idea of mooring and running costs would also be very helpful but I realise that's a 'how long is a piece of string' type question.

Cheers