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That does look very good - it seems like a good fit for your vessel. For me at least it's mainly the weight, which is amplified by the lack of rigidity, which means more structure is needed. I understand that you're not concerned about it for your vessel, but for mine putting 300lbs of...

Thanks! Did the broker send to you? I see they're still not in the listing... I wonder why... :) Still kind of hard to tell much from them, other than the general disconnect between the attention clearly paid to the living spaces versus the engine room. Which is of course not a great sign.

Where did you source? I'm seeing 80lbs for 1/2" 4x8 Starboard - pretty heavy for a non-structural sheet. Great thread - thanks for starting @ksanders - please keep us posted on your progress!

Could be a great engine for that boat if, like most people, you'd stay at or below 8kts. Another 110hp would probably get you to 10kts at 4x the fuel consumption - hard to see when that would ever be helpful. Also, a single 110 is likely to make your life much much better when it comes to...

I have a CHB41, and the PO hired a company to replace one of the tanks, which rotted from the outside due to a leaking hot water heater. I think it was around $10k for the job - the new tank is three (I think) beautiful stainless tanks. We have twins, and they appear to have just pulled each...

Good eye! Gotta be careful with steel!

69' 110T converted shrimper... looks pretty nice. On the hard in the GoM, steel, and no ER pics, so caveat emptor. But I like the concept - big, honest, seaworthy as anything. Huge tankage, simple systems, 500lb navy anchor on 1" chain. Single big Cat, no stabilizers, no thrusters...

Have fun! I've been aboard a couple of roughwaters & they seemed like good honest boats. Is it a single helm or twin helm? Hydraulics are a bit simpler for a single helm but they're really pretty straightforward systems either way - the steering wheel is attached to a pump that pushes fluid...

Yes, fair enough. If you're disciplined enough to *actually* save and invest the money you save on your mortgage that can work, or if you willingly opt not to save in favor of the YOLO theory of planning ahead. I guess all I'm saying is that a lot of us benefit from the forced savings &...

That's good intel! One other thing I think about often that might be relevant if you're looking at decades of living on the water versus on land: my mooring neighbors here in San Diego lived aboard in America's Cup Harbor for over 40 years. They actually paid *zero* mooring fees (long...

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2021-ocean-voyager-long-range-8794940/ Looking at this one again - I missed it the first time around. Now asking $795k which seems like a very low price for such a boat, but I suppose it's a bit of an odd duck that needs the exact right buyer. Agree with Mako's...

I've got a pair of FL120's in our CHB41. I love them - they are very simple, easy to work on, and seem by reputation to generally give lots of warning that something's off before giving up the ghost. If there are no service records you just have to do your best with an oil sample and test -...

I think that there are exceptions to this rule (i.e. a long skinny displacement trawler with simple systems that's kept on a mooring versus a smaller boat with huge engines and complex systems in a fancy marina), but it certainly can be true. And it certainly is with the boat in question (a big...

Thanks! I remember seeing a Balmar unit but it was $$$ And the windlass motor?

I love this concept & would think seriously about setting my next boat up like this - current boat is 12VDC only which works for my simple systems but the 4/0 cables are a pain. Couple of questions: 48VDC alternators: where have you sourced these? Sounds like you have a 120/240v windlass...

Interest on home loans is relatively low to start (say 6% now) , so with your tax write-off if you're in a high bracket, you can get that effective interest rate down to 3-4%, which is below even T-bill returns. So it can make sense to take out a home mortgage even if you have the means to buy...

Rule of thumb for trawlers in that range seems to be around 2nmpg at a bit below hull speed - probably 8kts for the 41. Our CHB41 might be a bit longer WLL, and she reliably gets 2nmpg at 8-8.5kts on a clean bottom with twin Lehman 120's. As mentioned before you might be able to get that...

I suggest you put a listing up in the Classifieds section (pls include pics, location & price). This is a good place to get the word out for a vessel like that. Plus a lot of us would love to hear more about her!

We've had our boat on a mooring here in San Diego for four years. Over that time period, we have saved about $70,000 in slip fees, which is in the neighborhood of the value of our boat. Insurance and diving is marginally more expensive. I think the pros and cons are pretty well covered...

Thanks! I suspect the curve flattens out at a higher l/hr number for my 2x120hp 38'WLL vs your 1x135hp 49'WLL, but it'd be great to see real data. No Flo-scans on our ancient FL engines; I wonder about the max nmpg we could muster; suspect it might be around 6kts, not sure if I could get to...

I did ours preventatively a couple years ago. Must feel good to have that taken care of! Phew!

... for now... Hopefully the service rep OP spoke with is misinformed. Would really suck if they forced boaters off the RV plan. I don't want to have to go back to cellular!

Here's what I recommend: buy the 48LRC, spend another $180k getting it up to the same condition as your Nauticat, then sell it to me in five years when my kids are moved out for $100k! Everybody wins! :) I've been looking at a Defever 51 that's set up the same way - she has 20kW and ~10kW...

Great thread. I think generator sizing strategy has changed a lot since the LRCs were first introduced due to the availability of cheap and reliable battery storage and inverter capacity. With storage, you don't need to size your generator to the sum of all electrical loads, but closer to the...

On mine, there's an allen head plug that covers the timing mark - prior to pulling the pump you just crank the engine over until the timing marks are aligned - each is approx 1/2 of a 1/8" hole, so when they align, you get the full circle. Once I got them aligned, I pulled the fuse to the start...