Re: Boat transition
Mr. Baker.
As you know we still own our Mainship pilot 30 /11 hull #140, *which we think is a great boat because as you say we can go down to the dock and go out for a few hours, the boat is sea worthy and reasonably fast.
As we get older, like you say, there is the desire for a larger boat , is it because time is running out or are we looking for more space? *The difference being time, that it is a *transition if you will, from a week ender to a never ending week.
We did just that,with a big up grade we purchased our Mainship 400 *Trawler , this boat just like the Pilot *and ideally suites where we live not with standing the fact that we were wanting *a Krogen 39 *which proved to be beyond or means and not ideally suited for here.
The Krogen is for long distance travel the draw for us was big boat small engine. Never the less a great trawler just for two and you can stand up in the engine room.
We now have big boat and big 6 cylinder engine.
it is said. "We win some and we loose some", the gain was space and comfort, the loss was speed.
Mavis says we can spend more time on the bigger boat,to me it feels like a having small ship, cruising at 8 kts is not so bad once you get used to it .
Having a trawler feels like moving house without calling Acme Van Service.
A *Naval architect once told me.
If you want to go fast get a sports car.
If you want to go places jump on a Mega Cruise Ship.
If you want to enjoy life get a trawler.
Enjoy every moment still to come.
I am preaching to the choir.
Donald
"Andromeda"
