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    Recreational Boating & the Green Movement

    Our plan has always been to retire, sell our current home, and buy a boat to do the loop and some diving in the keys and Bahamas for at least five years before moving back into a dirt home again. We're about 5 years from retirement now and getting much more serious about the planning but we're...
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    Melbourne, FL Liveaboard Marinas

    Hello all - We are looking at a new job in Melbourne, FL and soliciting suggestions for good liveaboard marinas in the area. The job will be located near the airport (MLB) so we're looking for marinas within 30 miles or so. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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    Boat Lift vs Wet Slip

    We are buying a 1988 35 ft Luhrs Alura and are weighing the pros and cons of installing a boat lift vs wet slip and are looking for advice. Either option will be at our private pier in our backyard on a creek off the Chesapeake. The boat is in great condition and has been bottom painted...
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    First Purchase Advice

    We are narrowing down our search for our first larger, non-outboard boat and looking for some advice. We live on the Chesapeake and this is to be our weekender for the next 5-10 years to learn how to operate a trawler-like boat and visit parts of the bay not accessible to us on our 21 ft...
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    Willard Identification

    This willard is at a local marina for repairs and it looked very interesting. I paced it off to be roughly 37ft. Can anyone identify (model or specs) it from my pics?
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    Good Engine, Bad Engine

    We've been searching the forum and talking to boaters about their likes and dislikes and have been running into a question we keep asking ourselves as we look for our future trawler. We don't have a lot of experience with marine diesel engines and we are wondering what experiences people have...
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    New vessel Advice

    Hello everyone - We have been surfing the forum for some time now but are making our first post this evening. We're researching possibilities for a vessel and looking for some suggestions to help steer us in the best direction. We're planning to retire in a few years, sell the house, and...
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