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OK -- I figured out how to post pics, but haven't figured out how to put them in the right place -- still working on that.
New here, and I am not sure my boat qualifies (I will start a thread asking what constitutes a trawler -- in my mind the fact that 90% of my hours are at 8.7 knots or less is dispositive), but since I bought the boat for adventure and relaxing, this question piqued my interest. We relax, in different ways at different times, everywhere:
The bow has side-by-side recliners (they are flat and under canvas in this pic), with umbrellas that can be put up when at anchor. Very nice place to read a book, take a nap or have a small gathering for cocktails:
Behind that is the Portuguese bridge, with wing stations on either side. Great place from which to run the boat and watch the world go by:
The cockpit is always nice, since it is out of the wind and is wide open (previous boats had the bait tank in the middle, but for us the openness is better). We have a barbeque in the cockpit, and often rotisserie a prime rib or tri-tip; having a beer while keeping an eye on the Q can be very relaxing:
As with most houses, social activity tends to center around the kitchen, so we designed with our galley "up", adjacent to the pilothouse helm (wtih twin Stidds) and galley table. If you look carefully, you will note a Viking gas range -- at least for us it contributes to the relaxation of cooking:
Even when not cooking, I often sit at the helm and listen to the radio, look at charts, surf the internet or watch TV. We have a video switch that allows us to show any of 8 video sources at any of 12 screens throughout the boat):
The salon has a comfortable couch and two chairs:
Forward of the cockpit, but aft of the salon, is a mezzanine deck with a beni-hana table -- lots of fun to cook up some treats out of the shade. That table can be easily relocated to the boat deck, aft of the fly bridge.
Although the tower gets less non-fishing use than I expected, at 35' above sea level, the view is pretty good:
Not shown is a hammock that suspends from the dingy crane; bought it at a boat show and break it out often when we are anchored in a nice location. Also not pictured is the engine room, which I find very relaxing. Unlike every other engine room in my prior boats, this one is fully stand-up, and with good outboard axcess. I find it relaxing to go in there and just look around at everything.
New here, and I am not sure my boat qualifies (I will start a thread asking what constitutes a trawler -- in my mind the fact that 90% of my hours are at 8.7 knots or less is dispositive), but since I bought the boat for adventure and relaxing, this question piqued my interest. We relax, in different ways at different times, everywhere:
The bow has side-by-side recliners (they are flat and under canvas in this pic), with umbrellas that can be put up when at anchor. Very nice place to read a book, take a nap or have a small gathering for cocktails:
Behind that is the Portuguese bridge, with wing stations on either side. Great place from which to run the boat and watch the world go by:
The cockpit is always nice, since it is out of the wind and is wide open (previous boats had the bait tank in the middle, but for us the openness is better). We have a barbeque in the cockpit, and often rotisserie a prime rib or tri-tip; having a beer while keeping an eye on the Q can be very relaxing:
As with most houses, social activity tends to center around the kitchen, so we designed with our galley "up", adjacent to the pilothouse helm (wtih twin Stidds) and galley table. If you look carefully, you will note a Viking gas range -- at least for us it contributes to the relaxation of cooking:
Even when not cooking, I often sit at the helm and listen to the radio, look at charts, surf the internet or watch TV. We have a video switch that allows us to show any of 8 video sources at any of 12 screens throughout the boat):
The salon has a comfortable couch and two chairs:
Forward of the cockpit, but aft of the salon, is a mezzanine deck with a beni-hana table -- lots of fun to cook up some treats out of the shade. That table can be easily relocated to the boat deck, aft of the fly bridge.
Although the tower gets less non-fishing use than I expected, at 35' above sea level, the view is pretty good:
Not shown is a hammock that suspends from the dingy crane; bought it at a boat show and break it out often when we are anchored in a nice location. Also not pictured is the engine room, which I find very relaxing. Unlike every other engine room in my prior boats, this one is fully stand-up, and with good outboard axcess. I find it relaxing to go in there and just look around at everything.
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