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06-28-2021, 01:29 AM
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City: Mooloolaba
Join Date: Jun 2021
Posts: 8
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Too old to sail...
Hi, I'm getting too old to sail so having sold my Roberts 44 Offshore I'm looking to buy a small trawler.
Something like a "man cave" in the water.
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06-28-2021, 01:56 AM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,329
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boracay
Hi, I'm getting too old to sail so having sold my Roberts 44 Offshore I'm looking to buy a small trawler.
Something like a "man cave" in the water.
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Welcome aboard! Philippines enthusiast?
Maybe begin by searching the usual sales sites to get some ideas.
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BruceK
2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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06-28-2021, 03:58 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,101
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Welcome to another fellow Aussie to TF. Good luck in the search. It might pay to come down, once the current covid excitement settles again, and walk round the marina-based boat sales places down in Brisbane and the Northern Gold Coast, as the stock for sale on the Sunshine Coast will be much smaller.
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06-28-2021, 06:12 AM
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Guru
City: Stratford, CT
Vessel Name: Blue Moon
Vessel Model: Mainship Pilot 355
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 3,937
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boracay
Hi, I'm getting too old to sail so having sold my Roberts 44 Offshore I'm looking to buy a small trawler.
Something like a "man cave" in the water.
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Welcome aboard. As former sailors ourselves, wife and I wanted a boat that at least somewhat resembled what we were used to from sailing. We began to focus on downeast lobster-style boats and ended up with a Mainship after looking at a few others including some Back Coves. Kind of fits the "man cave" description in a small boat. But small is relative. If you are used to a 44', maybe small to you is 39'.
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07-04-2021, 03:21 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Narsaq
Vessel Name: ALICE H.
Vessel Model: SANMAR LNG TUG
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 84
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Welkommen!
I gave up sailing when I was 73, however I take advantage of every opportunity now to sail with friends, as long as I don't have to climb the mast or run to the bow - I'm fine. I'm a firm believer in motor sailors and trollers with steadying sails. Gives me the best of both worlds.
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07-04-2021, 04:19 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,185
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Welcome aboard. Glad to have another member from down under.
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