Rhinoc
Veteran Member
Hello forum members,
I've been reading the forum for some time but this is my first post. I've been in the boating world most of my life, predominently in a recreational capacity but at times in a commercial context. All of my recreational boating up until a year ago was in smaller, planing hulls but a year ago (approximately) my wife and I ventured into the larger trawler style vessel and we have been loving every moment of it. The first couple of months was a little rough having to rectify issues resulting from the PO's lack of attention to the vessel but in hindsight, it gave me an opportunity to fast track my knowledge base on the boat and it's systems.
The boat itself is an unknown brand (2006 Mimosa 40) which is essentially identical (built in the same Chinese factory) as a reasonably common brand here, Integrity. I believe the Mimosa brand only imported a couple of boats before going broke during the GFC. Anyway, we are very happy with it to date.
So, thanks for all the very useful posts on TF. They are incredibly helpful to a relatively new Trawler owner.
By the way, I'm on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. I note there are a number of Australian forum members from 1 hour up the road in Brisbane.
Cheers,
Rhino
I've been reading the forum for some time but this is my first post. I've been in the boating world most of my life, predominently in a recreational capacity but at times in a commercial context. All of my recreational boating up until a year ago was in smaller, planing hulls but a year ago (approximately) my wife and I ventured into the larger trawler style vessel and we have been loving every moment of it. The first couple of months was a little rough having to rectify issues resulting from the PO's lack of attention to the vessel but in hindsight, it gave me an opportunity to fast track my knowledge base on the boat and it's systems.
The boat itself is an unknown brand (2006 Mimosa 40) which is essentially identical (built in the same Chinese factory) as a reasonably common brand here, Integrity. I believe the Mimosa brand only imported a couple of boats before going broke during the GFC. Anyway, we are very happy with it to date.
So, thanks for all the very useful posts on TF. They are incredibly helpful to a relatively new Trawler owner.
By the way, I'm on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. I note there are a number of Australian forum members from 1 hour up the road in Brisbane.
Cheers,
Rhino
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