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Interesting points everyone. I never thought of the motor operating while heeling...interesting. I think there is no question a purpose built trawler is the best answer for our retirement winter liveaboard plans. But the magic of sailing on those glorious 2 days a year when the wind is...

Hello, when it comes to maintenance expenses, I'm curious if those of you who own motorsailers find the maintenance expenses are significantly higher than those of a trawler? Our retirement dream is to have a winter liveaboard and cruise the east coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, and wherever else we...

Your videos are great. Don't change a thing. Keep it about beautiful journeys on the boat with interesting tidbits on equipment and maintenance thrown in. Whatever you do...do not turn into clickbait - "SHIPWRECKED! We nearly sunk our boat!" When I watch the video I find out you really just...

I'm a little late to this party but I just discovered Helmsman Trawlers and I am very impressed. I'm researching possible retirement boats (10-15 yrs out) for winter living aboard. I really like Pilot House/Tug designs because I actually like how they break up the cabin into several cozy "rooms"...

Not to beat a dead horse but one more question: If the general consensus is that there really isn't that much difference between a ST, or similar "Fast trawlers" and fast cruisers (Sea Ray, Carver, etc), then is there any reason I can't broaden my search to a nice, older Carver Aft Cabin with...

Well I certainly didn't mean to start a debate about what is a Trawler! But reading through the comments here I think I got my answer: Regardless of whether its a "Trawler" or not, there are probably design differences between a Swift Trawler and a fast cruising boat like the Carver Aft Cabin...

FF - I've definitely entertained the idea of an RV and moving around for a few years. That may be the route we go. I'm really trying to find that perfect spot now so we can start looking for a home there now before prices explode and possibly rent it out until we're ready to retire. All the...

Thanks all for your excellent information. Although we're still about 11-12 years out, this time will fly by and as MVWeebles said, we can't wait too long to decide. I know it may seem silly to make the mosquito population a big part of our decision metric but my wife is Lebanese/Italian and...

Weatherspark is great. I've spent a lot of time on there lately. It's always good to hear from people's actual experience vs just reading the numbers.

MVWeebles, you're living my dream. We would do Colorado again in a heartbeat. Unfortunately we've gotten priced out of most anywhere we'd like to buy a home there. This is why we're looking at Flagstaff, or Utah, or even places like Couer d'Alene, ID or Montana. We have to have that sun in the...

Hello All, My wife and I are about 12 years from retirement and we're trying to figure out where to retire. Our current dream is to have a home somewhere for half the year and a boat for the other half of the year. The most likely scenario is to live somewhere like Arizona or Colorado for the...

OldDan and Bacchus, American Tugs and Mainships are definitely on my dream sheet as well. Along with Nordics Tugs, Rangers, Cutwaters.

Chris Craft 381's were one of my favorite boats as a kid before we bought the Carver. Great boat. The way you describe the hull sounds a bit like my C-Dory. She has a V in the front but the aft 2/3rds are rather flat. Makes her efficient and she planes at low speeds, but definitely bangs in any...

Thanks Bayview. I guess that's really my question. Is the ST really no different than any other similarly sized power boat like the Carver? Does this also apply to the various "Tugs" that have planing hulls? I know they are all very different in styling, use of space, quality, etc, but I'm...

Good morning, Please forgive me if this in an ignorant question but I'm unable to find the answer anywhere. Since the ST is a planing hull, capable of 20+ knots, what is is the "Trawler" part of the ST? Is it just marketing and design - created for those of us who like the more traditional look...