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04-13-2018, 09:46 PM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,277
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Originally Posted by Comodave
Yes we found out current boat on the way to look at another boat. We flew into BWI and had to drive down the VA and had a couple of hours extra so looked at Yachtworld and stopped to look at our President. Went to look at the other boat and next day stopped back to look at our President again and made an offer.
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Life is full of surprises and this is what makes it so incredibly great 
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04-18-2018, 06:38 AM
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City: Navarre
Join Date: Apr 2018
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Vision is clearing up
Sunday, wife and i, visited a boat, locally...wow...spent 2.5 hrs with PO and wife...while walking away from out visit, I told Michelle, "I really liked that boat" she said the same, then i said "we should try to buy that boat", she agreed....we turned around a went back to the boat and made a deal. The survey is this Friday....so excited...we won't be casting off for 15 months or so, that should give us lots of time to make her ours and practice at live aboarding.
44' 1981 Marine Trader
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Fajah
you know the Daddy - Freaky Deaky Dutch
1981 Marine Trader Tri-Deck
Navarre Fl
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04-18-2018, 06:49 AM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,277
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Congratulation! Hope the survey will go smooth.
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04-18-2018, 06:54 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Baton Rouge
Vessel Name: Someday's Here
Vessel Model: 1987 Jefferson 42
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 96
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 Now get a good surveyor that knows what he is doing
Make sure he checks everything...spot light controls, bilge pumps, lights etc
Keeps us posted
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YouTube/ Someday's Here
Stop The Madness Start The Adventure
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04-18-2018, 09:30 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Vessel Name: Slo-Poke
Vessel Model: Jorgensen custom 44
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3,749
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Congratulations. Hope it all works out for you two.
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04-19-2018, 12:12 AM
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Newbie
City: Paris, TN
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 3
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Welcome from one newbie to another.
We're also looking for fiberglass trawlers with a single diesel in the 32' - 36' range for living aboard. So far we've narrowed the field to Grand Banks, Albin, CHB, Mainship and Marine Trader. This summer I will be motorcycle camping around the southeast looking for suitable candidates.
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04-27-2018, 04:50 AM
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Guru
City: Sarasota,FL/Thomasville,GA
Vessel Name: Steppin Stone IV
Vessel Model: Marine Trader Kelly Trawler 46
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,815
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fajah
Sunday, wife and i, visited a boat, locally...wow...spent 2.5 hrs with PO and wife...while walking away from out visit, I told Michelle, "I really liked that boat" she said the same, then i said "we should try to buy that boat", she agreed....we turned around a went back to the boat and made a deal. The survey is this Friday....so excited...we won't be casting off for 15 months or so, that should give us lots of time to make her ours and practice at live aboarding.
44' 1981 Marine Trader
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Any updates? Are you a fellow MT owner or soon to be?
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Skype roatan63
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04-27-2018, 06:50 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Navarre
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 34
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If all goes as plans, today we will complete the deal for the MT44.....Jeff from Florida Survey did one heck of a job. Rated the boat "above average" with a few suggestions.
We plan on closing with the PO and sleeping on the Boat tonight. Very exciting day for us.
Will be back with more later.
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Fajah
you know the Daddy - Freaky Deaky Dutch
1981 Marine Trader Tri-Deck
Navarre Fl
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04-27-2018, 07:34 AM
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Guru
City: Sarasota,FL/Thomasville,GA
Vessel Name: Steppin Stone IV
Vessel Model: Marine Trader Kelly Trawler 46
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,815
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fajah
If all goes as plans, today we will complete the deal for the MT44.....Jeff from Florida Survey did one heck of a job. Rated the boat "above average" with a few suggestions.
We plan on closing with the PO and sleeping on the Boat tonight. Very exciting day for us.
Will be back with more later.
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Post pics as soon as you can
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04-27-2018, 09:14 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Navarre
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 34
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you know the Daddy - Freaky Deaky Dutch
1981 Marine Trader Tri-Deck
Navarre Fl
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04-28-2018, 06:42 AM
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Guru
City: Palm Coast
Vessel Name: Southerly
Vessel Model: 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,231
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I also own a Marine Trader!
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04-28-2018, 07:22 AM
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Senior Member
City: Lutz
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 471
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Originally Posted by Fajah
So, I was wrong, the owner was hiding things and he let me make a 600+ mile trip before he did a reveal. Now I will be jaded for sure. On top of that I found the previous listing for the boat where he must have paid about half of what he was asking and he hardly did anything to the boat.
Well he did let it loose the Bimini during hurricane and some gunnel damage, not revealed. Turd.
Back to kissing frogs I guess......
Boat name was "Door to Summer"
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Sounds just like the DeFever 40 I looked at in Naples 3 months ago --- a real disaster!
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04-28-2018, 08:20 AM
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Guru
City: Sarasota,FL/Thomasville,GA
Vessel Name: Steppin Stone IV
Vessel Model: Marine Trader Kelly Trawler 46
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,815
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Originally Posted by Fajah
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Nice!!! what Marina is this?
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Skype roatan63
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04-28-2018, 03:45 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Navarre
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 34
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you know the Daddy - Freaky Deaky Dutch
1981 Marine Trader Tri-Deck
Navarre Fl
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05-02-2018, 01:04 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Westerly, RI
Vessel Name: Magic Moment
Vessel Model: Mariner Orient 38 Euro
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 60
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The more boats you look at the better you come to know what it is you want, and don't want in a boat. Maybe even more important, you come to know real market asking prices. That knowledge allows you to look at a boat and make an offer without thinking it over for a few days while someone else plunks cash down as a deposit on your dream boat.
One last point to ponder over rum, or gin, or both.... Even looking at a crappy boat in an ocean harbor is far better than looking at a hay bailing machine in the dust bowl.
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05-02-2018, 01:53 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20,289
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Congrats on your new boat. It looks very nice.
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