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Great feedback- thanks. Our son is 9 years old.

Hello- I'd love some ideas on how best to ensure the safety of young people on long range trawler voyages. Is there technology that makes sense? Common sense "house rules" that people have used? We will be traveling as a family for 15 months and I'd love to hear best practices from the TF gurus...

I'm heading to SE Alaska- is there any cell service there or is it as bad as it looks on the carrier's service maps?

I've been told that having a bunch of movies on a hard drive is a good way to handle entertainment on long trips. Anyone ever bought one of these pre-loaded massive hard drives with hundreds of movies? Any other ideas for getting a movie library together on the cheap? Thanks!

The good news is the boat we are buying has a TracPhone FB500 antenna onboard- just need to decide what level of Inmarsat service to select. What kind of cell service- if any- do people experience in SE Alaska and along the west coast of USA?

If our boat has the proper KVH dish/ antenna on board can we contract with Directv for their satellite internet service? Has anyone out there looked into this? Seems too easy given the cost of the other satellite data services out there. Thanks!

I can understand using BUC in the pre-approval process- but they should adjust based on the surveyor appraisal. In this instance the BUC value is way off- should be interesting to see how it plays out. Thanks

Any bank referrals would be welcomed- thanks

I'm trying to buy a Nordhavn trawler and the bank will only loan 90% of the value they find on BUC- and this value seems at least 30% off of reality- it's not even close. Not sure how BUC gets their values but in this instance the value is plainly wrong. Anyone ever run into this? Thanks

Hello everyone- we will be traveling to Alaska in a Nordhavn 55 for the first time this summer. Would like to check out Glacier Bay. How many nights does everyone recommend for Glacier Bay? Also, anyone have any experience with how best to get a permit? Do they like short stays of 2-3 nights...

I'd heard it's a $100,000 addition but sounds like it's far less

Any idea what the STAR add in would cost to an existing abt system? Thanks

Anyone have any experience with the Trac-Star system that is designed to provide stabilization while the boat is at rest? Sounds like a lot to ask of a system like that- wondering if anyone has had any experience with it. Maintenance issues? Many thanks everyone.

Hello everyone- great forum- anyone have any recommendations with respect to bikes or scooters or mopeds to bring with us on an 18 month trip from juneau to Rhode Island? Boat is big enough to store a bike for each of us (2 adults and 1 nine year old). Electric bikes? Bolt-on electric motors...

Hello- does anyone recommend a particular cruising guide to Alaska? I've been told the Don Douglass book is one of the best. I'll be floating a 55' trawler up to Juneau and back south this summer. Many tha ks

Thanks everyone. I need to go and check out a few of these other boats- I have looked at a Selene but have not looked at Fleming or KK. One thing that the Nordhavns have working in their favor is GREAT headroom- I am 6'8" tall and have a hard time standing up in many of these boats. Anyone...

Thanks everyone for the feedback- we are, in fact, no looking at non-Nordhavn boats and also some Nordhavns on the east coast. Selling the boat in the PNW does seem like a good idea. One of the things we like about Nordhavns is their ability to hold their value. We only plan to have the boat...

Thanks Hollywood- what does "dropped" mean?

Boat hit a reef, laid over on its port, and sustained damage to hull, stabilizers (replaced) propeller and had some limited water entry. Several hundred thousand dollar repair

Yep- there are lots of records and photos- and I would definitely expect to pay a discounted amount for the boat- but the question is, how much of a discount? If I were to own the boat for 10 years I would be much less concerned with the damage history- it is the short window that scares me...

BandB- we will likely use marinas most everywhere we go but eat most of our meals onboard the boat. We will use agents to get in and out of the countries visited, and we will likely choose to do all great activities along the way unless they are exhorbitantly expensive. The boat we are planning...

We are in the market for a 50+ foot trawler. One of the boats is a 55' Nordhavn that was run up on a reef in the south Pacific 3 years ago. The repairs seem to have been done well, but I am concerned that we will have a helluva time selling this boat when we are through with it (planning to sell...

Costs Thanks to everyone for the feedback- you all are an invaluable resource. We have penciled in the Alaska to Rhode Island itinerary for 14 months starting late 6/2015. What should we roughly expect in terms of expenses during the 14 months? Is there a rule of thumb when budgeting...

Thanks for the thoughtful responses- much appreciated.

What 14 month itineraries would you all suggest if we launched from Florida/ east coast rather than from California? Since we haven't bought the boat we could start elsewhere. Thanks for the help.