Want to buy a boat for longer voyages, your input please.

[CamoPirate]

This may be an overly broad generalization and, in some cases, a gross exaggeration.

Thats funny, I thought i was being generous in order to not offend owners of those boats.

Nothing wrong with owning them of course , just not a hull form I would pick for cruising between conception and flattery or the outside passage. Your milage may vary.?

 

[Mako]

You might look at converted fishing boats.

Here's one: https://www.pacificboatbrokers.com/used-boats-for-sale/PW4920/wood-trawler-yacht.asp

What I don’t get, and you see all the time like in this boat, is that you have 6ft of deep, beautiful draft to work with, and then you spin a tiny prop a few inches in diameter.

 

[grandbanksbayfield]

Good Boat?

Choosing a boat a simple, reliable engine like a Lehman or John Deere is the first step. Stabilizers, like the ones you hang overboard might be a good accessory once you get the boat, especially if you are doing even shorter off-shore hops. Traditional trawlers, like our GB32, roll a lot in beam seas. Up and down steering stations are a must, you need the upper station for log patrol if you end up in the Pacific Northwest and also for docking. The lower for the weather protection where you can sit inside and turn on the autohelm and grab a cup of coffee. A spacious back deck that you can access from the main cabin is great. You do not have to climb up our down to get outside. Even in bad weather, people need to get outside some.