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Thanks for the helpful comments all. For what its worth I think there is a time to pay cash and a time to finance. When I was younger and had a much greater income I was happy to finance things because it was easy for me to make the payments. At my current point in life I have a much more...

Passagemaker has an end page editorial that cites a widely held rule of thumb that a person should spend around 5% of their net worth on a boat. The author's main point is that he doesn't agree with that rule of thumb but it still got me thinking. In my mind I've been thinking that the right...

Thanks all - lots of insights that have adequately convinced me that it was a crazy infatuation. I'm still a few years away from the stage in my life that make trawler ownership reasonably sensible. It did make for rather fun day dreaming though! Oh well, back to researching!

Thanks all - this has been incredibly helpful!!!

I'm struggling to understand the huge differences in draft on what I'd consider to be similar full displacement trawlers. I've recently been lusting over a SeaSpirit Queenship and its draft is listed at under 5 feet. I took a look at a similar sized Seaton trawler and its draft was over 9ft...

I have a really unhealthy obsession with this particular boat. The kind of obsession that ends with my wife saying "you did what?!?!?" Please tell me everything bad you can see with this boat. P.S. - I am already aware that the anchor sucks..... :D...

I'm surprised I haven't heard anyone mention that twins appear to have a shallower draft. I have no idea what I'm talking about - ask my wife - but when I look at KKs it appears twins give you about 11 less inches of draft. If you want to spend a lot of time in the Bahamas wouldn't that be a...

Wow - can't believe in all my reading I had not come across anything other than a passing reference to the single vs twin debate. You're right though.... its amazing how much crap is out there as soon as I googled it. Guess I've got lots of fun reading for this rainy sunday afternoon.

Thanks in advance for all the helpful insights! For the sake of discussion lets assume we are talking about something approximately 50ft in length with either a full displacement or modified displacement hull. Open flybridge is a must (I say this because it might impact the davit discussion)...

Thanks all - This discussion has been really helpful. It sounds like (similar to my experience with building houses) the first year or two of "new" can be very time consuming. I still work (albeit flexibly) and my 6 year old, 8 year old and wife are my labor of love. When the kids are grown...

What a great blog and an even greater boat! Congrats. I look forward to reading all about it.

Just a quick note of thanks. I've been reading this thread and the ones about previous builds. They are incredibly helpful and informative for a newb like me!

I'm a newb to trawlers but I do happen to run a fairly large EMS agency that serves hundreds of islands accessed only by boat so this is something I can actually offer an opinion on. :D We get this question all the time from vacationers with medical issues that don't know how to identify their...

Thanks all for the very helpful information - it is very much appreciated. To answer some of your questions/comments I'd say the following.... 1. I'm not in any rush to buy anytime in the next 5 years. We will likely charter a good bit to see what we like. That said, its a heck of a lot of...

More Newbie questions. Thanks in advance for all your help and guidance. You folks are a really wonderful group. My biggest concern looking at trawlers is the amount of maintenance required. I don't have much experience with things mechanical and while I'm happy to try, I don't want to get...

Thank-you all so much for the very helpful and supportive advice. It speaks volumes about the kind of people who cruise on trawlers. After extensive consultation with the boss I think the plan is to take a couple of 3 day course packages at swfyachts and then try chartering 2 to 3 weeks a...

Thanks all. I spent a few hours last night googling versions of "trawler charter" with little to no luck. Sitting in the office today I tried googling "sw florida trawler charters" and "puget sound charters" and came up with all kinds of great places. I guess its all about putting in the...

Hi All - First - the important part. My wife shocked me yesterday by saying "you know.... I think maybe we should get one of those boats you were showing me...." I knew there was a reason I married her! Its long been a dream of mine to spend time cruising around on a sailboat. Early in our...