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To dig into the math a little bit, the magnitude of the force acting along the direction of travel (so the force that speeds you up or slows you down) would be proportional to the cosine of the apparent wind angle multiplied by the square of the apparent wind speed. So I would expect wind on...

Sorry, been meaning to respond but it's been a very hectic week. Thanks again everyone for the advice. I really do appreciate it. I don't want to quote everyone for fear of making this wall of text even taller, but there were a couple things I wanted to reply to. Thanks for the offer! I'll...

Thanks everyone for all the advice. It's incredibly helpful, all of it. I won't respond to everyone point by point, that'd just make a huge wall of text. I will comment on a couple things that came up, though. re: Anchoring. I hadn't considered that handling the bridle would be something that...

Thanks for clarifying, very good to know.

Some of that had been covered already, but thanks for your advice all the same.

Are you expecting me to lay out all the steps in installing every piece of equipment I mention? Yes, I know that the installation on these things is nontrivial. Assuming I don't know that because I didn't state it is a little strange. Maybe before I added a watermaker to the budget I learned...

When reading about this, I got the impression that spending a week or two at a marina in a transient slip wouldn't usually be a problem, so long as you're tidy and quiet. If that's not a valid assumption, then I'll need to change my planning. Good to know, thanks.

Good points, thanks for your advice. For communications, it's an "all of the above" plan. Cell, Starlink, Iridium, VHF. The dinghy is something I haven't done much research on, beyond knowing that I'll need one. Have been planning on oversizing the anchor, seems like a fairly small expense for...

Thanks for the tip, it hadn't occurred to me that Windy and PredictWind would still be so useful to a trawler. I'd of course had them on my radar from my sailing planning, but now I know to keep them in the plan for trawlering. Thanks!

Very nice, I'd like to replicate this feat some day. I had originally planned to build my own LiFePo4 bank, but saw lots of people talking about problems getting insured? Seemed like it was a lot more smoke than fire, people concerned about it without actually having firsthand experience. But...

I'm planning to move around fairly often, so this is fine with me. I picked up a 2022 Waggoners cruising guide a couple months ago, it's got pretty good info on anchorages I've been told. Thanks! And thanks for the advice, too.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'd thought about yacht clubs only briefly, seems they have a lot more value than I thought. I'll look around and see about joining one. State parks sound great, exactly the kind of place I'd like to be. Wasn't aware that some had power, that's very good to...

I assumed I could dispose of trash at the same time I was pumping out. Yes I like being solo. Yes I like to cook. As far as medical emergencies, that's a pretty broad topic. I will of course have a first aid kit, as well as phone/satellite communications to call for help if I can't treat it...

Can you sleep on a rocking boat? Yes Do you plan to shower aboard? Occasionally Do you plan to do laundry aboard? Undecided. Infrequent hand washing was the plan for sailing, a trawler seems to give me more options. Washing machine would be nice to have, but it's not a deal breaker. How...

This does sound like a pretty good fit for what I'm looking for. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll add it to the list!

Fresh water is something I gave a lot of thought when the plan was sailing. I've got a watermaker budgeted for in the refit, assuming the boat I buy doesn't come with one already. Sanitation management is one I've probably not spent enough time thinking about. Limitations on bathing are...

Thanks for the input, I'll keep e-bikes in the running.

Oh yeah, I'm super excited for Starlink. It really is perfect for what I need. A 50 footer honestly has a super high pucker factor for me. I just feel like that's way too much boat for me. The biggest boat I've handled up to now was a 23-ish foot fishing boat of unknown make (Boston Whaler...

Good advice, thanks!

Dirt home address will be maintained, at least at first. I'm on a month to month lease (greatest landlord ever, he hates paperwork), so once I'm sure living aboard is working I'll give him a couple months notice and get out of there. Fridge/freezer space is one I thought about a lot when the...

No hurt feelings, just mistaken assumptions that I'd prefer not to spend time batting back. My day job involves me submitting all my work to a team of people to tell me everything I did wrong, with my boss in the audience. You're not going to hurt my feelings by pointing out my mistakes or...

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check them out. Nope, never done it. All my boating experience has been in the Gulf of Mexico or inland waters (Mississippi river and its tributaries, mostly). Unfortunately joining a crew isn't something I have time for, new job starts a week from today...

This seems kind of unnecessarily hostile? And is making a lot of assumptions? Have I offended you somehow? Just because I didn't mention the dingy you think I don't think it's important? You say I've fallen in love with the GB36 because I said I was leaning that way based on my initial...

Thanks, this is exactly the kind of info I need!

Thanks for the recommendation! The Manatee is one I'd seen on YachtWorld but hadn't paid a lot of attention to. I'll go back and pay more attention now!