Warwgn
Veteran Member
Back again after just lurking off and on. Been watching more youtube videos about "Boating" most of what I see that interest me are sailing videos of people going around the world. Specifically Sailing Zatara, a family of 6 who got a 50' sail boat and decided to be liveaboards and travel. They are regular folks and I can relate to them unlike a lot of the youtubers who are just annoying to watch.
Anyway to my points! 1)I have not been able to find any full time trawlers making videos everything I see is sailboats, I guess mostly because I am watching the blue water type videos which is where my real interests are. Are there not many passage makers out there that have trawlers, or just not ones that video it?
2) I want a Trawler but Girlfriend (future wife) likes sailing catamarans because of the videos we have watched, plus I have kinda broke down the "estimated" costs of fuel and maintenance vs sails and rigging. Seems like a Trawler or Motor Yacht would be very costly to use as open water passage maker (I hope I am wrong) vs having a sail boat.
3) The more I learn about boating subjects the more I see I do not know and will need to learn (Hence the thread title). To me it seems like a lot less to learn to operate a power boat vs a sailing vessel, and to be honest all the tacking and waiting for the right wind and use this sail or that and ropes all over the place just does not appeal to me at all. I want to "turn a key" and go when I want, of course I still need to have the right weather conditions and seas etc, just would rather not put my efforts into watching sails and wind. Both types have engines (I got all that part covered not much to learn) and all the other systems are on both like water makers, radars, radios, plotters, electrical etc.. just don't want to add how to do all the rigging and "sailing" part.
I know most on this forum think like me or you would be on a sailing forum instead, so I guess the question is how practical really is having a trawler for a fulltime live aboard world traveling boat?
4) Money is not one of the things I have in abundance so budget will be important (insert reality here) So I think to start I would focus on a boat that would stay mostly close to the US gulf coast and cruise the Caribbean at best, circumnavigation may never be a reality for me but I can surely hit some good open water and get away from it all if I want. That is my main goal, to be away from everything when I choose, and go to different places a lot.
I am trying to keep this shorter so to sum up, what do you think is more realistic and cost effective? Just getting a feel for what info I may need to add I think?
Anyway to my points! 1)I have not been able to find any full time trawlers making videos everything I see is sailboats, I guess mostly because I am watching the blue water type videos which is where my real interests are. Are there not many passage makers out there that have trawlers, or just not ones that video it?
2) I want a Trawler but Girlfriend (future wife) likes sailing catamarans because of the videos we have watched, plus I have kinda broke down the "estimated" costs of fuel and maintenance vs sails and rigging. Seems like a Trawler or Motor Yacht would be very costly to use as open water passage maker (I hope I am wrong) vs having a sail boat.
3) The more I learn about boating subjects the more I see I do not know and will need to learn (Hence the thread title). To me it seems like a lot less to learn to operate a power boat vs a sailing vessel, and to be honest all the tacking and waiting for the right wind and use this sail or that and ropes all over the place just does not appeal to me at all. I want to "turn a key" and go when I want, of course I still need to have the right weather conditions and seas etc, just would rather not put my efforts into watching sails and wind. Both types have engines (I got all that part covered not much to learn) and all the other systems are on both like water makers, radars, radios, plotters, electrical etc.. just don't want to add how to do all the rigging and "sailing" part.
I know most on this forum think like me or you would be on a sailing forum instead, so I guess the question is how practical really is having a trawler for a fulltime live aboard world traveling boat?
4) Money is not one of the things I have in abundance so budget will be important (insert reality here) So I think to start I would focus on a boat that would stay mostly close to the US gulf coast and cruise the Caribbean at best, circumnavigation may never be a reality for me but I can surely hit some good open water and get away from it all if I want. That is my main goal, to be away from everything when I choose, and go to different places a lot.
I am trying to keep this shorter so to sum up, what do you think is more realistic and cost effective? Just getting a feel for what info I may need to add I think?