NYCHAB III
Veteran Member
Hello All, I'm a long time lurker on this site and have to say......you all are the greatest! Opinions may vary - but it is all good info. I had earlier joined a "Trawler" group that actually cost $$$ to join and purported to offer "lots" of info. I could not get them to cough up any opinion to my many questions, so I just gave up. Bad investment.
Our very first boat ever, was a 30-ft. sailboat. The PO showed us how to start the single-cyl. Yanmar diesel and hoped we would enjoy ourselves. My wife and I had earlier taken a two-wk. sailing class in a 20-something footer so we kinda knew what to do. But I was hooked and we sailed that thing every chance we could. I spent hours on weekends figuring out its mech. sys. My wife could never get comfortable with "heeling" although she enjoyed steering it. So we sold it and jumped to powerboating. I purchased a 15-ft Bayliner "project" outboard and restored it - it was cheap and so was I.
Over time I have "discovered" the Great Loop and have decided, we need to do that! While she is not fully "on board" to the idea, we have looked at a few "Trawlers" - a Tolly, couple of Uniflites and a Bayliner Bodega. The Uni 42-footer gave us the best "feel" but seemed "too large". I think we may settle for something in the 36-ft. range.
So, hopefully, begins our adventure. Many questions to come.
Dave
Our very first boat ever, was a 30-ft. sailboat. The PO showed us how to start the single-cyl. Yanmar diesel and hoped we would enjoy ourselves. My wife and I had earlier taken a two-wk. sailing class in a 20-something footer so we kinda knew what to do. But I was hooked and we sailed that thing every chance we could. I spent hours on weekends figuring out its mech. sys. My wife could never get comfortable with "heeling" although she enjoyed steering it. So we sold it and jumped to powerboating. I purchased a 15-ft Bayliner "project" outboard and restored it - it was cheap and so was I.
Over time I have "discovered" the Great Loop and have decided, we need to do that! While she is not fully "on board" to the idea, we have looked at a few "Trawlers" - a Tolly, couple of Uniflites and a Bayliner Bodega. The Uni 42-footer gave us the best "feel" but seemed "too large". I think we may settle for something in the 36-ft. range.
So, hopefully, begins our adventure. Many questions to come.
Dave