Getting out of the rat race!

[psneeld]

I have found it's much more about a person wanting to cruise than worrying about what boat.

There are certain musts people have for living aboard or long term cruising that should be addressed....after that it's just a matter of going.

[Marlinmike]

You might also want to try the step approach, instead of investing a lot of money on a large trawler, maybe go with a lower cost smaller higher production boat to get your feet wet, if you decide this is it and you want to travel greater distances then the next step you will be in a much better position to make a good/sound decision.