Hey all, I have been searching for a boat for about 3 months for a trip retracing my younger foot steps up the inland passageway as well as for fishing off the Oregon Coast. People on board would be two adults, a couple dogs, a guest here and there for a week maybe. The trip to the Great Land pushes me towards 38-42 foot trawlers, I like models with twin diesels as I recall the pain of docking a 34 foot single screw troller years ago. Also, I am a working stiff and not interested in buying a new boat, used Nordhavn or other expensive boats, just dont want that much debit. So ...
I have been looking at 36-42 foot Ocean Alexanders, Other Taiwanese trawlers (aka performance trawlers) as well as grand banks classics, Marine Traders, a bristol trawler or two etc.
With the summer time open ocean fishing plan in mind as well as living aboard for a couple months a year, what boats do you think would meet those goals? Years ago, I recall some excitement off Egg Island as well as Cape Chacon, but we were commercial fishing so we went out even it was not perfect.
I am guessing that sport fishing off the Oregon Coast will be more of a determinate than the inside passage. I would like something that is stable in the standard summer conditions (20-30 knot out of the NW winds, wind waves). Im not interested in winter ocean conditions on the Pacific, im in it for fun, not a job.
Thanks for your opinions
I have been looking at 36-42 foot Ocean Alexanders, Other Taiwanese trawlers (aka performance trawlers) as well as grand banks classics, Marine Traders, a bristol trawler or two etc.
With the summer time open ocean fishing plan in mind as well as living aboard for a couple months a year, what boats do you think would meet those goals? Years ago, I recall some excitement off Egg Island as well as Cape Chacon, but we were commercial fishing so we went out even it was not perfect.
I am guessing that sport fishing off the Oregon Coast will be more of a determinate than the inside passage. I would like something that is stable in the standard summer conditions (20-30 knot out of the NW winds, wind waves). Im not interested in winter ocean conditions on the Pacific, im in it for fun, not a job.
Thanks for your opinions