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Don't own a boat yet so TBD.

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Don't mind. Indeed "some".

Why don't members put the year, make and model of their boats in their profiles? I think it is helpful in putting their comments in perspective.

This thread is the perfect example of why this forum is so valuable. Still 3 years away from pulling the trigger on buying a trawler. Kudos to all. You guys amaze me. Priceless for me. Hope at some point I can b helpful to others. Sorry if I interrupted the conversation.

Thanks Willy, to follow up is there any disadvantage to a high freeboard and for lack of a better term a rounded stern. Always seems to be pros and cons when talking about boat design.

Wxx3-excuse my naivety, but what design eliminates green water from coming over the rails

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So I get the sense there is s maximum speed, maximum cruising speed and a personal cruising speed.

A boats speed is often broken down by cruising speed and maximum speed. Maximum speed is self explanatory but I need help in defining what is cruising speed, is it the most efficient. If a boat is described with a cruising speed of 12 knots what is the effect of going 8 knots, is it less...

Anyone have experience with this product: http://www.harbormarine.biz/aquasocks-fuel-saver.html

I see there r primary and secondary filters. Is there any such apparatus out there on the boat that would filter the diesel before it gets into the tank and I'm not talking a simple strainer.

So, where does this "crud" come from. Does it form over time or is a result of diesel being pumped into the tank unfiltered?

You did not list my boat. See avatar.

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I can actually picture that. Appreciate the response and humor.

Codger, is the system the same as for houses or is it some kind of maritime version. I would imagine you would have to adjust your dish (if it is a dish) each time you move. Also is it able to keep the signal if the boat is moving at anchor, mooring or at a slip.

FF, I would defer to an early thread which you participated in: http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s3/starting-over-basic-question-7427.html

Brief biography: Aside from my boat ride as a youngster at Seaside Heights I have been an avid fisherman since my teens, from renting small outboards in Sheepshead Bay to party boats off the Jersey shore. I've also done shark fishing off Montauk and overnight trips for tuna well offshore. From...

Updated avatar Iv'e updated my avatar to reflect my boating experience. Please keep this in mind when responding to my sometimes juvenile boating comments.

I agree there is no substitute for experience but you cannot tell me for example that some boats aren't less susceptible to broaching in following seas than others. This should probably be discussed as a separate threat but my point is there are some boats that are easier to handle in rough...

That is the tradeoff. Some will say that if you are undecided about leaving the dock (ie weather conditions), don't leave the dock. But the more confidence in your boat the more you will be swayed to leave that dock. I want that boat that will give me that confidence within reason of course...

inlets What a about entering a shallow inlet with an outgoing tide and easterly onshore winds (on the east coast). Just trying to prepare for worse case scenarios. And yes I understand if you plan properly you can avoid these situations but what if it's an emergency (ie medical). I want the...

Aesthetics and creature comforts are on the list but not a priority, seaworthiness/safety is. Although I do not intend to cross oceans, I do intend to do a lot of coastal cruising with occasional jaunts to the Bahamas. There is no debate I will confront a weather situation that was not...

Ksanders, you nailed it. Sorry if my question was ambiguous. However being so, the replies received went beyond what I was asking and turned out very helpful.