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Thanks for the encouragement. The first boat we looked at was a Mainship. I didn't really mean that it ticked off all our boxes only that once we started looking we became even more committed. We don't have a short list yet. But we love anything by Defever.

I am retiring from the Army this year and would like to have a little adventure before we settle into our final retirement location. Two years ago I floated the idea of moving onto a boat to my wife. At first she thought I was crazy. She did indulge me a little by looking into it herself. We...

My wife and I are considering buying a live-aboard boat when I retire in 2 years. We own a 23 foot dual console now but know nothing about operating and maintaining a trawler. So we though we would attend a trawler school, partly to learn to pilot a larger boat and partly to help us in...

Couldn't agree more. We own a 23' power boat now that we keep in Beaufort,NC. We took an online (BoatUS) safety course before we bought it. We hope to take a trawler specific training course next spring. This one will be more about acquainting ourselves with trawlers if we are still...

Thanks once again to all. I have read a couple on the list already. Both my wife and I have e-readers and tablets. As much as we both love the feel of a book in our hands, we became digital converts years ago. So I appreciate the inclusion of online resources as well. Of course I've idled...

Thanks again everyone! All of your suggestions should help fill in my traveling hours and then some.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I will plow through as many as I can in the next few months.

My wife and I are exploring the possibility purchasing a trawler after I retire in late 2019 and becoming live-aboard cruisers. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any books by people who have done the same. I will be traveling over the next few months on business and would like to have...

Here it is. We love it. We spend as much time as we can exploring local waters.

We've been lurking for a little while. We thought we should say hello and thanks for letting us join. We are new to boating. We bought a 23 foot dual console boat this summer that we keep in Beaufort, NC. We (he) will retire from the military in a two years and are considering moving onto a...