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Anytime someone decides to chuck most of their former dirt dwelling "stuff" (including the dwelling) to embrace the liveaboard lifestyle, you can rest assured that considerable thought and effort has gone into the process. While some people may be envious of your housing choice, many others...

That is not the case at all. I have a permanent slip and we have been here for the past year. The marina makes every effort to accommodate transients and we had a 56' Carver parked next to us last season for three months. Hurricane Irma shuffled the deck and a lot of long tern slip holders...

Boca Chica Marina is at Mile Marker 8 on the Overseas Highway and transient slips with electric included are available for $1.00 a day per foot. The only catch is that you must have a Military ID card, either active, reserve or retired.

Anyone with a Military ID card is eligible to apply for a transient slip at Boca Chica Marina onboard NAS Key West (Mile Marker 8). The daily rate is $1.00 per foot with electric service included. There are no weekly or monthly discounts. You can reserve a slip for a month and then it will be...

Either the GH37 or the N37 will give you all the comforts of home in an under 40' length when you are done "playing in the wilderness" for the day. Nothing else in that size range comes even close to the amenities offered by a Great Harbour Trawler. With the added bonus of a shoal draft (2'...

The Rest of the Story I used to love listening to Paul Harvey growing up because you always knew you were going to learn something new at the end of his stories. I saw this red tug from the road driving past Garrison Bight Marina in Key West a few weeks ago and wondered about the origin. It...

Yep. The photo is copied from the Craigslist ad.

Mystery solved, the Sundowner molds were sold and used to build Seatugs. I never knew that, see below excerpt from linked article. Chauson of Taipei, Taiwan bought the SD30 and SD36 molds in auction and during 1988 to 1990 built some more as Sea Tugs. They are also in our various Owner's...

Sure looks similar to the Sundowner 30. The new non-wood framed windows with rounded corners give it a more contemporary look. The link to the below listing gives some comparison photos. https://www.smartmarineguide.com/L51925873 Edit: Here is the Craigslist listing...

Congratulations Russ and Carol! You have purchased what I think is probably the easiest sub 40' trawler ever made to call home. Karen and I have been aboard Semper Fi since July 2014 and have never felt cramped or constrained by a lack of space. We looking forward to meeting up with you. If...

Okay, I just answered my own question. You are buying Jack of Hearts, Hull #2 in the N37 line, Semper Fi is Hull #6. Coincidentally, both boats are featured in past lives on the N37 page of the Great Harbour website (see photo below). Looking at the listing photos for your boat, the width of...

Which boat are you purchasing? I think that our N37 was the only one built with a booth style dinette (78" x 55") and a queen size sheet works well.

In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart tied to explain "hard-core" pornography by famously stating, "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced but I know it when I see it." :lol:

Here is the big picture view of the salon. You will note that there are still two "trip hazards", but to paraphrase Walter Sobchak, "Those rugs really tie the room together". :) We have also added non-slip pads under each rug to hold them in place. Overall, the space exudes a lot of warmth...

Before and After Images To give you a better idea of how dramatic the transformation can be, here are before and after photos of the same sole area. The first photo was taken in May of 2013 on my first visit to see Semper Fi. The darkness that you see is built up grime over the years. The...

Hi Boat Nut, Nothing else needed once the oil has dried. It should look nice for a couple of years or more with some minimal upkeep. We are full time liveaboards so we have a lot more more foot traffic than on a boat used seasonally. Keep it vacuumed as needed and wipe it down with a damp...

This technique was recommended by a fellow boater and I just tried it for the first time. The oil used is Watco Teak Oil, available at Home Depot or hardware stores, a 3M "red" scrub pad (can be found at auto part stores or ordered online) and Dawn dish soap. The steps are as follows: Fill a...

Having purchased a dealer demo Ranger Tug EC-21 while living in Hawaii and a Great Harbour N37 Trawler (former charter boat) direct from Mirage, I am in a unique position to comment on your post. Without going into detail, I can tell you that Ranger's approach to customer service and support is...

Hi Marty, I saw that after I posted today. Jack of Hearts used to have a red hull and was photographed with Semper Fi in the Bahamas in the below photo from the Great Harbour website: https://www.greatharbourtrawlers.com/n37.html

The 23rd N37 in the series is currently under construction at the Mirage facility in Gainesville, FL. When finished, it will be the 58th full displacement Great Harbour Trawler launched. With the exception of the GH37 destroyed in an arson fire in 2012, there are 56 Great Harbour Trawlers on...

I would have to agree with that sentiment. There were several articles written about the TT35 by various boating magazines long before Mirage had delivered the first hull. To date, I have not seen one actual review in any boating periodical, whether print or an online format.

I just read about this online yesterday and decided to try it out overnight. The original stated purpose was to remove black mold in the bathroom around tub caulking and tile grout. I think I have tried every commercial mold removal product available with limited success and I was certainly open...

Well, you got me there. I don't have all that, but there is a large hatch in the salon deck that when opened, leads down to the basement. :lol: This is a huge space that spans the beam of the boat (with lights and power) located aft of the engine room and forward of the cockpit lazarette.

N37 Engine Room Photos I have posted a couple of these photos before, but it never gets old. When we show people Semper Fi, they are blown away by the size of the galley and the engine room. Even more so when you tell them that they are standing in a 37' boat. Our engine room is accessed...

"We discovered a new approximate 16-inch by 30-inch storage area when the woodworker and I removed the wood next to the washer/dryer in the stateroom. (See photos 15-18.) All this wood had to be removed to get to the port side bolts on the inside. Now we are having the woodworker re-do that...