R. Bush
Veteran Member
Come spring I hope to be looking for a new boat. Since this will be my first non-sailboat I thought I would turn to the crowd for some advice on what kind of vessel I should be looking at.
There is just usually me and my (large) dog for crew, so I need something smaller and easily single handed. My budget is fairly modest so I know I am looking at an older boat in need of TLC. I need a seaworthy hull and no major structural work, but other than that I'm not afraid of a fixer-upper. I actually enjoy working on an older boat and bringing her back to life. I'm just getting a bit old for major repairs, and I never learned to do decent fiberglass work.
So far I have only actually looked at a couple of boats, and the one that seemed to be a good fit for what I have in mind was an Oceania 30.
I have followed the advice of others on this forum and come up with a start list of wishes and wants which I'm sure will grow and change as I look at more boats. As I am new to the whole trawler scene I'm just looking for some feedback on specific boats that meet my criteria that I can research and try and find for sale. With that in mind my wish list is below.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may care to offer.
Wants
Wishes
Don’t Wants
There is just usually me and my (large) dog for crew, so I need something smaller and easily single handed. My budget is fairly modest so I know I am looking at an older boat in need of TLC. I need a seaworthy hull and no major structural work, but other than that I'm not afraid of a fixer-upper. I actually enjoy working on an older boat and bringing her back to life. I'm just getting a bit old for major repairs, and I never learned to do decent fiberglass work.
So far I have only actually looked at a couple of boats, and the one that seemed to be a good fit for what I have in mind was an Oceania 30.
I have followed the advice of others on this forum and come up with a start list of wishes and wants which I'm sure will grow and change as I look at more boats. As I am new to the whole trawler scene I'm just looking for some feedback on specific boats that meet my criteria that I can research and try and find for sale. With that in mind my wish list is below.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may care to offer.
Wants
- LOA 30 - 35 ft.
- Single cabin
- 6’ 4” standing headroom
- Single diesel engine
- Easy deck access for single handed maneuvering
Wishes
- Full displacement hull
- Draft <= 4’ 6”
- Air Draft 15’ 6”
- flybridge
- Autopilot
- NO wooden decks
Don’t Wants
- Wooden construction