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03-20-2019, 07:57 AM
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Newbie
City: CLERMONT
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 4
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Just bought a boat
My husband and I just bought a 1987 Bluewater 51 coastal cruiser. We are both excited and scared. We have a 21-foot Chaparral now. My husband has been around bigger boats, but I haven't. We do plan to live on it with our 5 birds. The boat is in NC and sometime in the next couple of months, we will be moving it to FL.
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03-20-2019, 08:03 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,565
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard y'all.
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RTF
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03-20-2019, 08:05 AM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
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OH NO! You bought a bigger boat? I'm sorry for you.
LOL
Welcome aboard.
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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03-20-2019, 09:05 AM
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Guru
City: Beaverton, Ontario
Vessel Name: Looking Glass
Vessel Model: Carver 370 Voyager
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,240
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Welcome! Enjoy your new ride
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Allan
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03-20-2019, 09:12 AM
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Guru
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 1,107
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Hi,
Good luck with the new boat and welcome to TF. Our bird (parrot) always enjoyed boating, be careful with sunshine, some birds can suffer.
NBs
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03-20-2019, 10:03 AM
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#6
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Guru
City: Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Vessel Name: Irene
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 40II
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,235
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Welcome and Congratulations!
When the time comes, please tell us about your trip.
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Jeff
MV IRENE
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03-20-2019, 11:06 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,187
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Welcome aboard. Congrats on your new boat.
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03-20-2019, 01:49 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Welcome to TF. My boat, like yours, isn't exactly a trawler, but these guys and gas put up with me anyways.
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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03-20-2019, 04:26 PM
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Guru
City: Between Oregon and Alaska
Vessel Name: Charlie Harper
Vessel Model: Wheeler Shipyard 83'
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 3,023
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Practice boat handling, read up if necessary. Lots of books out there. My first boat was 65'. I was younger than you'd believe. I come from a maritime family and my relatives traded off putting me thru boat handling every weekend. In 2 months, I probably docked 300 times on all kinds of docks and wind and current conditions. Even solo. Once you learn it, it's good forever. Now 55 years later, I mostly solo an 83'.
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03-20-2019, 06:37 PM
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Senior Member
City: St James City/Punta Gorda
Vessel Name: Charlie Noble
Vessel Model: 32 Nordic Tug
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 424
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No Problem
There should be no problem getting used to this boat, it is only a 30 foot difference from your current boat.
Good luck with the relocation, maybe we will see you out there while we are doing our "new to us boat" relocation from Connecticut.
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The best way to find out is get her out on the ocean, because if anything is going to happen it's going to happen out there.
"Captain Ron"
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03-20-2019, 07:05 PM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
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Capitaine,
After a while all trawlers begin to look the same.
Who is the builder of the boat posted in your profile?
Thanks.
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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03-20-2019, 07:49 PM
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Senior Member
City: St James City/Punta Gorda
Vessel Name: Charlie Noble
Vessel Model: 32 Nordic Tug
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 424
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Charlie Noble is a 1986, 32' Nordic Tug. Hull # 004
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The best way to find out is get her out on the ocean, because if anything is going to happen it's going to happen out there.
"Captain Ron"
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03-20-2019, 07:54 PM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capitaine R
Charlie Noble is a 1986, 32' Nordic Tug. Hull # 004
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Looks good on the hard. Bet it looks even better in the water.
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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03-20-2019, 08:01 PM
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Senior Member
City: St James City/Punta Gorda
Vessel Name: Charlie Noble
Vessel Model: 32 Nordic Tug
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 424
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Thanks, we will find out how she looks in the water pretty soon.
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The best way to find out is get her out on the ocean, because if anything is going to happen it's going to happen out there.
"Captain Ron"
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03-20-2019, 08:10 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Vessel Name: Slo-Poke
Vessel Model: Jorgensen custom 44
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3,749
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Congratulations and welcome to Trawler Forum.
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Marty
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04-26-2019, 09:37 AM
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Member
City: Dallas
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 13
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That's a nice boat. Welcome!
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04-30-2019, 01:29 PM
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Guru
City: Oriental N.C.
Vessel Name: true heading
Vessel Model: marine trader 38 dc
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 572
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how far have you made it
tim
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04-30-2019, 02:46 PM
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#18
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,196
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Sincere congrats. Bluewater is a cavernous live-aboard that should make a good home for all seven of you. The good news is that you shouldn’t need a smoke ot monoxide alarm with those birdies.
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Larry
"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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04-30-2019, 02:54 PM
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Senior Member
City: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Vessel Name: Time & Tide
Vessel Model: 2005 34T Mainship
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 195
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04-30-2019, 03:39 PM
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#20
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Guru
City: Warwick RI
Vessel Name: Lollygag
Vessel Model: 34 Mainship Pilot Hardtop
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 872
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We have a couple of them up our way with summer live a boards. Looks like there is plenty of room. congrats
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