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Yep. She is out there and we will find her. This really is a great bunch of ppl. I appreciate all the good advice even if it seemed like I was being thick headed lol. =) I am glad we walked away. Rumor has it the the owner wants to put it in the water now that we are not interested. :eek:

Thank you all, so very much for your help and guideance. We walked away from the boat today. =)

Just read all 27 pages lol. What an awesome story! Congratulations on your new life!! Wishing you fair winds, following seas and a mahi mahi on the end of your line! This story was sort of a divine intervention to me. I was contemplating taking on a project boat despite all the good...

HAHAHAHA!! That will be the first time in my life I will have ever heard that. I am not dead set on it. I just feel like there might be a good deal in there and that it has some real upside in certain areas. We have looked at every trawler around here. Travelling the east coast to search for...

Very cool pics!

It was kinda like this but with a much different outcome:

Oh no. The surveyor did not say not to do it. What he said was that he wanted me to be there with him if he were to continue (I had a work emergency that day and couldnt get there). It clearly needs work and he said he didnt want to waste my $$ continuing the survey if I was looking for a...

I am sure about the decks. I am not sure about the tanks. They could be totally fine. (every once in a while even a blind squirrel finds a nut? lol) Surveyor said there was a milk jug collecting diesel but didnt know where it was coming from. I think that might have been what sent him...

I totally agree. We plan to eventually retire on to this (or another) boat. We figure we have the next 15 years to really get it where we want. =)

All fair points. Im sure that there is a little bit of emotion involved. We love the layout of this boat. It's perfect for how we want to use the boat. I feel like its worth the price of the survey to have ALL the info and make a decision from there. The boat has a lot of upside imo. I...

Sorry for the lag. Was on a 10 day trip in and around Narragansett bay. Prudence, Point Judith for the 4th (GREAT SPOT) Block Island for 5 nights and a night in Wickford. Batteries: recharged! So he called it death by 1000 cuts. He felt that there was a lot of small things and the big...

I thought that was very respectable on his part. He said once he decided that he could not recommend us buying the boat, he simply stopped so we wouldn't have to pay for the whole survey. Probably saved me (and took out of his pocket) $500. I love the boating community :thumb: .....The...

LOL. Would you say its a bad sign when the surveyor doesn't finish the survey? Terms like: death by 1000 cuts, strongly advise against it and the bilge is "funky" So sad =(

Fair Point FF. It's really hard to see them behind the false wall. Will get a better look tomorrow. Thanks to all for the good vibes. I will get some pics to share tomorrow =)

LOL. Nope, she is not listed online. If fact, its hard to even find pictures of a similar boat online. I will fix that lol. The boat's name is Mistress and my wife says that its the only one I am allowed to have ;-)

Hi All. Been lurking for a while =) Curently have a Pearson 31-2 but wife and I are ready to make the switch. a 40' Present Trawler "Presented" herself to us and we have a survey lined up this week. She is beatiful and huge! Pros: Glass decks, great layout, fun name (I dont rename boats...

Hi Autumn Dream! I have some friends up that way. You dont know the folks with Ruffian the Camino Troll, do you? In any case, sure, would be interested for sure. Is it a single or double cabin? Keep me posted and maybe we will see you in the Kick someday =)

I navigated my first boat (30+ years ago) with a AAA road map ☺ I only went to the areas in blue .

Lolololol bet it turns on a dime ☺

Thanks for the Hello's I looked at a Marine Trader 44 that has been sitting in the yard of the marina where I keep my boat. I could not believe the amount of space. It really looks pretty comfy. This boat was in rough shape tho. Pretty much needs a whole new interior. All the windows are...

I currently own a Pearson 31-2 sailboat and have been thinking about making the switch to a trawler. I figure that we end up motoring > 80% of the time. Too much, not enough or right on the nose. (Who knew that a windex could be used to find your destination ;-) We spend just about every...