VanBrudenship
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Need advice on temp transient storage. Will be exploring East Coast and want to fly in for about a week a month and explore an area then move on but need to come back home for work.
Looking at purchasing a trawler soon and looking at 25-ish outboard pilothouses and 28-31 ft downeast style trawlers (flybridge maybe).
The outboards would be much easier for dry storage options I assume but is the cost to haul out and in a couple times a month going to offset that, and bunk/craddle setup fees? I could dive the bottom once a month but what about long term costs associate with a boat in water full time?
What is everyone's experience on availabilty and costs? Not having a boat in the water would reduce zincs, bottom work, etc. But that would mean a 25 footer vs a 28 or 31... Would mostly be solo but having a friend or my kid occassionally so a 25 tug/trawler style pilothouse would work.
Looking at purchasing a trawler soon and looking at 25-ish outboard pilothouses and 28-31 ft downeast style trawlers (flybridge maybe).
The outboards would be much easier for dry storage options I assume but is the cost to haul out and in a couple times a month going to offset that, and bunk/craddle setup fees? I could dive the bottom once a month but what about long term costs associate with a boat in water full time?
What is everyone's experience on availabilty and costs? Not having a boat in the water would reduce zincs, bottom work, etc. But that would mean a 25 footer vs a 28 or 31... Would mostly be solo but having a friend or my kid occassionally so a 25 tug/trawler style pilothouse would work.
