What factors were/are critical in selecting your trawler?

[healhustler]

Oh. and of course, having a previous owner that is picky and worrisome about his "baby" before it becomes yours.

 

[sunchaser]

Missing from most posts is budget, for both purchase and operating. When budget enters the equation the list of desirements changes.

I'd add:

-*nothing older than 6 years
- no Cat 3126, 2 stroke, Cummins 555 allowed
- bow thruster
- separate washer and dryer
- minimum waterline length 44'
- active stablizers
- 1000 mile range minimum at normal cruise RPM

I see Dashew is designing a 112' FPB that will get 1 mpg at 12.5 knots. That is my goal. Check it out on setsail.com. Now, back to the point about budget.

 

[skipperdude]

Navigator wrote:

The passerelle is on the boat (hydraulic with remote control)

Don



-- Edited by Navigator on Thursday 11th of November 2010 06:24:17 AM

Wow!! Great. Now I have Passerelle envy.

Maybe I just like the word.

SD

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-- Edited by skipperdude on Thursday 11th of November 2010 11:47:23 AM

 

[waterhawk]

skipperdude wrote:Navigator wrote:

The passerelle is on the boat (hydraulic with remote control)

Don



-- Edited by Navigator on Thursday 11th of November 2010 06:24:17 AM

Wow!! Great. Now I have Passerelle envy.

Maybe I just like the word.

SD

*



-- Edited by skipperdude on Thursday 11th of November 2010 11:47:23 AM

*haha! it is one of those fun words.

 

[Tony B]

We are still in the looking stage until our sailboat sells. The day it sells, I will be on a road trip to find a trawler. Yachtworld.com is the greatest invention since the donut.

So far we have decided on a used aft cabin model and single engine 120 to 150 HP andcapable of long trips. Not a whole lot of other requirements at the time. Things like a bow thruster would be nice but not essential.

 

[FF]

"The day it sells,"

Everything sells if the price is right.

Personally I would be on the road looking at motor boats to see what there is , find a " deal " , and increase my list of "good" boats and "bad " boats for my service requirements..

 

[Tony B]

FF wrote:
..Personally I would be on the road looking at motor boats to see what there is , find a " deal " , and increase my list of "good" boats and "bad " boats for my service requirements..

*Actually I already have looked at several dozen in the last 2 weeks and even made an offer on one particular trawler. This is now in negotiation. I hate to buy a 2nd boat when the first isn't sold yet but I will if the price is right.

Fortunately I live in one of the largest boating areas in the US. Lots to choose from. If I find a good deal in Fl. or NC for example, I will check it out also.



-- Edited by Tony B on Thursday 28th of July 2011 09:10:16 AM


-- Edited by Tony B on Thursday 28th of July 2011 09:11:19 AM

 

[Tony B]

As for my sailboat, I spoke to a man from Panama the other day. He will be flying up to Houston to check out my boat - again. I remember him from about 2 years ago when he walking the dock looking for my boat. he offferd to purchase it and at the time I was not interested. Anyway, he saw my boat come up for sale and is very interested. This happened 1 day before I listed my boat so if he makes the purchase, I will not have to pay a brokers fee on it. The broker wrote down his name on the contract exempting this guy and one other. I told both guys about that and the savings will be passed off to them 100% and I end up with the same amount of money. I figure that this may be a good incentive, after all, things can change between now and then.
I am not one of those lucky people, I usually get good buys but I work for it. If I stand around waiting for something to happen, it usually dont.
Like the old expression "the harder I work, the luckier I get"