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I mean from island to island, anchorage to anchorage. I would be taking my time and not trying to do overnights and long hauls.

Wow, there is some great info on this thread. A lot to consider. @Hippocampus you made some good points. I will probably not do longer passages and after looking at the trip down to Brazil it's probably out of the question. I have checked out some trawler channels like Mermaid Monster and it...

That 82 is so nice!! A bit above my budget for the moment.

I have been checking them. Do you think that a Defever 47 POC is suitable for the Carribean?

You have a nice boat, I have heard they are pretty sturdy. Do you have stabilisers on your boat?

So you think that your Defever 49 should not do something like this because you could have a lot of beam side swell coming off the Atlantic? We would not be there cruising around during hurricane season, I have young kids that I don't need in trouble. I can't see my wife on a sailing vessel and...

That's not too bad. It seems to be around 4-6gph on the larger vessels. I don't find many in my price rand down at the 2-3gph at cruise speed.

Hi Peter, Thanks for the sound advice. I was thinking that as well. I am not with seasoned sailors, my kids are young. So cruising on nicer days will be the plan. But I also like the idea of a stable boat that's not going to be sketchy in some swell. We have a budget of about 150-200k for the...

when will you take it back down south? Have you been out on here yet? How is she in some rougher seas?

How did it do on fuel consumption? It looks like it's a displacement hull? How did it do in higher seas?

I have been checking out some Hatteras. How much are you looking for yours? Do you have a link or anything?

Yes, I have been thinking of the fuel tank sizes. I don't want to be running to the fuel station all the time. And I have heard that you can order fuel to be delivered at certain places if you order larger quantities. Could save a bit I would assume. The Delta and Northern Marine look slightly...

That's a nice boat. I don't have the funds for one of those but it would be nice to cruise in! Good point on the ER ventilation.

I didn't look that hard into the Island Gypsy boats, will take another look though. Thanks. Any specific models I should keep an eye out for?

Makes sense. You can now be partially pregnant...lol

They are nice but I think they are usually a bit out of my price range.

What about the passive stability roll reduction tanks? How do they compare to fins? How thick of tempered windows should you have on the boat? I did see someone putting up almost 1" thick plexiglass when they did long crossings. I would not be crossing any oceans, maybe some 5 days passages...

I have seen a bunch of them, they seem like the more readily available LRC out there. And a decent price.

That is a good point. I would not want to be crammed into a tiny cockpit. Honestly, a couple day or a full day crossing is probably all we would end up doing unless we went to Brazil. That is I think a 4-5 day passage. I did see some 44+5's and they do look alright. Great point on the engine...

They are so small inside!!! But they do look pretty fuel efficient. The Selene's seem to be a bit out of my budget but do look like some really nice boats. I am still looking for one but they are hard to find online.

Hello all, We are a family of 5 and looking to pick up a trawler in the next year. I have some sailing experience in the Caribbean, around Vancouver Island, and lived aboard a tall ship that went down to the Galapagos islands and then on to Norway. But I don't want to bring my family onto a...

When I purchased a bus a few years back, everyone told me that the diesel engine in the bus was the worst ever but then the people who owned those engines in fleets loved them! Real-world experience vs couch coach

Hi, did you end up getting this? What did you learn about those engines?

Do you have a link to the boat? I'd be interested in seeing it. I was looking at a 68ft Defever but not sure I need that much boat.