Sooo ...... Given a reasonable pocketbook and looking at a suitable size, which type of Trawler is the best; best value, set up, etc., etc ..........
Sooo ...... Given a reasonable pocketbook and looking at a suitable size, which type of Trawler is the best; best value, set up, etc., etc ..........
Fiberglass
Single diesel (IMO)
10 to 15 years old (Usually half or less of new, still in descent condition, most of the infrastructure still sound, common problems are known, easier to find a "ready to cruise" as opposed to a "project boat")
Drinks for 6, Dinner for 4, Sleeps 2 (nice master, marginal 2nd cabin to discourage long term guests)
Air draft max 19', preferably 15'
Water draft less than 5', preferably less than 4'
If it can carry fuel, water, and food for 2 weeks, think you will be able to cruise anywhere you want to go.
Others may / will disagree.
Ted
Green ones
I guess that we will be "Green" as our color choice for the tug is a color we admired on this little Shelter Island Runabout...
Bruce
Since 1995 I've had 9 boats. From 29.5' to 54'. I am now on my last boat and my second Ocean Alexander 42 which my wife & I love! Large salon, open galley, nice cockpit, 2 staterooms and 2 heads, fly bridge helm (no down helm) Davit and a complete walk around. We cruise her at 15-18 knots but she will do 20 knots at max cruise.
IOO (In our opinion) she's the perfect boat for coastal SoCal cruising.
Of course my current boat is my dream boat,that's what I tell my wife anyway.
Actually the things i really like about the Cheoy Lee 66 are,in no particular order;
Walk in engine room with a workbench,decent pilothouse with a settee,proper dining table,twin engines,twin genny's, a big round bum,nice deep forefoot,stabilisers,instant starting on my Detroits.
What i don't like is a smaller list;too much external woodwork(I'm lazy)
old steel fuel tanks,window leaks and condensation stains on my interior woodwork,no stern platform.
As usual it's a work in progress,but that's the fun part.
That looks like the vessel we saw in Grace Harbour several years ago. I believe the original owner built it to tour the NW passage.
Jim
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If money were no object, I'd have a Burger 144 Tri-Deck Motor Yacht. That would be the home away from home, and a nice 30 ft dingy to get around in, and a helicopter to go home with.
I used to have some money, but over the last 10 years I spend a lot of dollars on nice boats and wild women. The rest I wasted.
I would love to see Burger actually build a yacht again, especially one of their new designs that they've never built.
I thought they were doing fine. They don't build a lot of them, but they are still doing ok as far as I know. Am I missing something?
Burger has been several years since building a recreational boat. They do say on their web site they now have one under construction. To my knowledge their most recent delivery was Lady Gayle Marie in 2011. They delivered several boats in 2008 and 2009.
They have been doing rebuilds and they've been doing a lot of commercial work including boats for tours and cruises on the Great Lakes.
They have the designs of some very updated boats ready to build at any time. Most people buying in their size range though have either gone to composite instead of metal or, on the other end of the spectrum, are going to builders like Feadship.
I would love to see some yachts built by Burger. We chartered one in 2013 and while we couldn't have been happy with it's lack of speed (12 knots cruise, 14 max), the workmanship was incredible. The boat was nice in every way. It was built in 2003 and just gorgeous. Would not hesitate to cross any ocean in that boat.
My dream boat is a Fleming 55. For just piddling around I am happy with my Grand Banks 32.
I have to admit that I love Bermuda! There is nothing like getting there in your own boat. If I were to want to travel great distances across oceans, I'd rather sail. That is one place a sailboat is my preference. As we are parting ways with our sailboat the same boat we sailed to Bermuda three times, for a decidedly non ocean crossing boat, I guess we will resort to flying there. That isn't all bad either!
Bruce
My wife and I really liked this FPB64 that fueled up at Cap Sante this past Saturday. The guy singled handed it and made it look easy. Per him, "You get used to it."