angus99
Guru
It shoud be obvious, I guess, from the height above the water, that it would be easier to fish from a cockpit, but I'm looking for real-world experience.
The Defever 44 http://www.powerboatguide.com/Free_Access_files/DeFever 44 Trawler.pdf has moved near the top of our list along with the KK 42. We've been on numerous Krogens, including a 5-day charter, and feel we have a good idea about strengths and weaknesses. We've only spent a half-hour on a D 44, and still have much to learn, but first impressions were very positive. It's advertised as full displacement--which we prefer) and we liked the room in the master stateroom, deck and engine room. (I'm ruling out the 44+5 CPMY due to size and cost (seems like $50K to $100K for the addition of a cockpit!)
So, it probably sounds like a trivial consideration, but we love to fish and are just wondering if sundecks in general are a bad idea for that. (I've also read the threads on docking and boarding sundecks and I think those issues are manageable.)
The Defever 44 http://www.powerboatguide.com/Free_Access_files/DeFever 44 Trawler.pdf has moved near the top of our list along with the KK 42. We've been on numerous Krogens, including a 5-day charter, and feel we have a good idea about strengths and weaknesses. We've only spent a half-hour on a D 44, and still have much to learn, but first impressions were very positive. It's advertised as full displacement--which we prefer) and we liked the room in the master stateroom, deck and engine room. (I'm ruling out the 44+5 CPMY due to size and cost (seems like $50K to $100K for the addition of a cockpit!)
So, it probably sounds like a trivial consideration, but we love to fish and are just wondering if sundecks in general are a bad idea for that. (I've also read the threads on docking and boarding sundecks and I think those issues are manageable.)