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10-21-2016, 08:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 264
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Offer accepted
We have an accepted offer (at least a verbal, paperwork is in the mail) on a 1994 Carver 370.
After looking at quite a few boats while we were in Florida last month we found the Carver that was in much better condition than most of the others we looked at. Our search included taiwan trawlers and American manufacturers. This one has quite a bit of recent maintenance in the clean engine room and inside. Hull is nice and clean. It may not be our "ideal" boat but it is close enough and will get us on the water. Other boats we looked at in our modest budget range either had a nice engine room and not so nice inside or outside, or nice inside/outside and not so nice engine room.
So hopefully we can get the survey scheduled in the next week or so and get this done.
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10-21-2016, 08:17 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,541
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Greetings,
Mr. f. Hope all goes well. " It may not be our "ideal" boat but it is close enough and will get us on the water. "
EVERY looker/newbie should read this phrase at least 3 times!
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RTF
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10-21-2016, 08:52 AM
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Guru
City: Wilmington, NC
Vessel Name: DreamQuest
Vessel Model: Prairie 36
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 550
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Congratulations and good luck with your survey.
So true about getting on the water.
After owning several sail boats in California, we decided to change our attitude by not making it about the boat and making it about the adventure. Buying our trawler here on the East Coast was quick and easy with our new mind set.
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10-21-2016, 08:53 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: SEWARD ALASKA
Vessel Name: DOS PECES
Vessel Model: BAYLINER 4788
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,263
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RT Firefly
Greetings,
Mr. f. Hope all goes well. " It may not be our "ideal" boat but it is close enough and will get us on the water. "
EVERY looker/newbie should read this phrase at least 3 times!
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What he said!!!
Congratulations!!
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10-21-2016, 09:17 AM
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,789
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Congrats, the chance of getting your ideal boat first time out are slim.
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10-21-2016, 05:57 PM
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Guru
City: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Gumbo
Vessel Model: 2003 Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,882
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Sounds Good, best of luck on the survey!
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10-21-2016, 06:55 PM
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Veteran Member
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Wiggle Room
Vessel Model: Spendrift 58
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 41
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This is from a 2 boat owner. You may not need to buy the perfect boat the first time, but the boat you buy should be well within the ball park. Our first boat (within the ball park for me, but not my girl) has been on the market for over a year now.
Dan
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