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Recent experience Here's a recent experience from Southern Cal. In the past six months I have tapped and probed my way through 12 trawlers in this asking price range from Ventura to San Diego, and had one complete survey/haul. Some boats were a mess, and the ask of $39K was immediately...

Finished the Eastport Pram kit. It sails well. Sailing the Eastport Pram on Vimeo Here's a time-lapse of the build: Building the Eastport Pram in Seven Minutes on Vimeo Cheers, Christian

Steve, Is this the book you recommmend? The Boat Buyer's Guide to Motor Yachts and Trawlers: Includes Price Guides for 600 New and Used Boats 27 to 80 Feet Long [Paperback] Ed McKnew Ed McKnew (Author)

I'm about to order an Eastport pram from Chesapeake Light Craft. Haven't decided on the kit or the plans quite yet. Eastport Pram: Ultra-light Sailing Dinghy That You Can Build!

Thanks for the thoughtful and knowlegeable replies. And I'm glad not to find some unanticipated major handling issue with these single-engine boats. It may take me less time to learn to handle it than my (current and first) 22-foot center console, which is very nimble and fast but of course has...

I'm exploring purchase of a 34-foot trawler. I've noticed that here in Marina del Rey (Los Angeles) there seem to be few or no trawlers in our rather tight floating dock slips. Most trawlers--including a 30-footer--are at dock ends. Some large trawler yachts are in slips, but those slips have...