MurrayM
Guru
Is 30' too big for a first boat?
Here's a short description of our rapid descent down the slippery slope of rationalization;
- Decades of sea kayaking experience, including a 6 month trip on BC's coast, and a 2 month trip during winter on BC's north coast. We know our stuff as far as the BC coast goes, but are totally new to boating.
- Older now, full time job, and want to access more distant locations on weekends and holidays.
- Never want to use a porta-potty in a cuddy with my wife inches away, and visa-versa.
- So, since we're going for an enclosed head, a shower sure would be nice. (After all those 16 hour long rain drenched nights in a tent, we deserve it!)
- Prefer a single diesel sipping engine amidships, and a prop protecting keel.
- We almost had a 23' semi displacement hull pocket cruiser in our grasp, but the deal fell through. It was pretty heavy, and the cost of a trailer and a 3/4 ton truck to pull it would add to the cost of fixing up the 30 year old boat. Our local marina is full, and we're 13th on the list to get in.
- So, since we had already rationalized paying for the big trailer, and bigger truck...why not spend all that money on a 30' trawler that already has moorage and is in good shape? And since we're so far down the path of justifications...I did quit smoking cigarettes 15 years ago and quit drinking over 2 years ago, so all that money I used to throw away without thinking about it will easily cover the cost of moorage for the year, right?
See what I mean?
Which brings us back to the initial question...do you think a 30' displacement hull vessel with an 11' beam is too big for a first boat? We've come up with a gazillion reasons pro and con.
Dare to dream...
Here's a short description of our rapid descent down the slippery slope of rationalization;
- Decades of sea kayaking experience, including a 6 month trip on BC's coast, and a 2 month trip during winter on BC's north coast. We know our stuff as far as the BC coast goes, but are totally new to boating.
- Older now, full time job, and want to access more distant locations on weekends and holidays.
- Never want to use a porta-potty in a cuddy with my wife inches away, and visa-versa.
- So, since we're going for an enclosed head, a shower sure would be nice. (After all those 16 hour long rain drenched nights in a tent, we deserve it!)
- Prefer a single diesel sipping engine amidships, and a prop protecting keel.
- We almost had a 23' semi displacement hull pocket cruiser in our grasp, but the deal fell through. It was pretty heavy, and the cost of a trailer and a 3/4 ton truck to pull it would add to the cost of fixing up the 30 year old boat. Our local marina is full, and we're 13th on the list to get in.
- So, since we had already rationalized paying for the big trailer, and bigger truck...why not spend all that money on a 30' trawler that already has moorage and is in good shape? And since we're so far down the path of justifications...I did quit smoking cigarettes 15 years ago and quit drinking over 2 years ago, so all that money I used to throw away without thinking about it will easily cover the cost of moorage for the year, right?
See what I mean?
Which brings us back to the initial question...do you think a 30' displacement hull vessel with an 11' beam is too big for a first boat? We've come up with a gazillion reasons pro and con.
Dare to dream...