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Yes, the floor plan is very attractive. Sleeps 4-5 and space for each to get away. V berth, aft stateroom, main cabin, fly bridege, fore deck, fantail, cabin deck. Probably not the right words but you get the picture. Everyone can find space.
Soft
Yes, that is what the seller is saying, and what I am reading here and elsewhere. Reassuring. I am sort of moving on to the "family fit" part of the puzzle.
Thanks
Marin,
Thank you for the detailed response, I appreciate it.
Yes - that is my new understanding of deck repair: remove teak, correct rot, fill screw holes, recover (glas/epoxy), resurface (teak, non-skid, plasteak).
A big job.
tow
Daddyo.
Thanks. I thought about kids having fun with something brought along. Chesapeake Light Craft offers a great dinghy that can be sailed, rowed, motored. A zodiac with OB, akin to your Whaler. Kayaks.
And we also have great fun as a family. And these days they amuse themselves on...
Why wait?
Hmm..
Up my way you do not even have to wait for them to be abandoned:
Irondequoit Approves New Boat Regulations - YNN, Your News Now
Local shore front community had a law passed to ban people from anchoring under 300' from shore. This Saturday should be fun at the launch ramp...
Thanks
Scary,
Thanks. Current owner replaced tanks, and most fuel lines, so that is a plus.
I was (am?) a sailor, so 7 knots is just ducky with me.
Good point about the kids. Drats. On option is to slip it within an hour or 2 cruise of some points of interest.
Taiwanese Trawlers
Ok, found this article attached to another thread:
Venerable Taiwanese Trawlers
Went a long way in educating me on this type of boat.
John
Greetings,
Looking at a 1980 Albin 33' trawler. Single Ford Lehman Diesel. Fly bridge, v-berth and aft stateroom. No Generator, AC or Bow Thruster.
I think I read that this year of Albin is a "Taiwanese Trawler." Would be interested in if someone can tell me if that is true and what concerns...