Mr. P.D.:
In defense of Mr. B&B, I thought you might be a troll, too. GH has a recent history of trolling me on this forum after I had politely called them out in a thread about our present boat. Fortunately, for my original GH call-out thread, I took lots of pictures and was able to document our GH misadventure factually.
If you can find the time to read my lengthy thread here, you may discover why some of the long-time contributors on this forum are wary of GH.
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s63/splash-tt35-hull-1-a-43015.html
I was also warned by a beloved member of this forum that he received a PM (Private Message) that was rather nasty and threatening, from the owner of GH when this particular member contributed to the above thread.
And also, if you read the above thread, you will understand why even though we own a GH vessel, we will not acknowledge this in my signature over there to the left.
But wait, there's more! There are a series of posts, originated by our own GH historian Richard living aboard Island Bound, regarding GH's bizarre repackaging of a 2009 boat as a 2014 boat and then selling said used boat as a new 2014 boat.
See posts #8, 10, 11, and 12 on this thread:
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s63/great-harbour-trawlers-build-history-30246.html
In private conversation, Island Bound will tell you stories about his own ordeal with GH that will make your hair stand on end. You should send him a PM if you are interested in learning more. It's a crazy story, and the hoops Richard found to jump through were brilliant.
GH had extraordinary success with their trawlers designed by naval architect Lou Codega - these are boats much beloved by their owners - but then when GH's relationship with Lou ended, in my opinion GH went off the rails. I cannot say more than that here because I have been warned by our attorney to be very cautious in that regard.
Mr. P.D., if you can overcome your shock at being momentarily suspected of being a troll, you will find that Mr. B&B is a generous fellow, and a very experienced salty dog with extraordinary knowledge. Once you establish your bonafides here, you will find yourself warmly accepted.
Plus, we all get dinged occasionally here - it's the internet!
Cheers,
Mrs. Trombley