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05-13-2022, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lake Wales/Greenbackville
Vessel Name: "OLD BAY"
Vessel Model: 1979 Grand Banks #599
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 277
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Getting back in after 35yrs
Yep. Retired after driving truck for 35 years. Grew up in Annapolis MD. Crewed on an 81' Trumpy for a few years traveling the east coast. Lived aboard my Cal 2-27 for several years before sailing down to FL. So now I am retired and wife and I are looking to Loop. Main residence in FL. Summer on Delmarva. Have a '78 Kencraft 20' c/c and a '95 Grady-white 26' Islander. Now it is time for a trawler. Looking forward to connecting with other members. Thanks.
Robert Heldrich
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05-13-2022, 11:01 PM
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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: 10,055
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Welcome to TF. Good luck with your search. Most importantly...enjoy that search. In some ways it's the most fun part of it all.
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Pete
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05-13-2022, 11:25 PM
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Guru
City: Saint Petersburg
Vessel Name: Weebles
Vessel Model: 1970 Willard 36 Trawler
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 6,732
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Sea Dog
Yep. Retired after driving truck for 35 years. Grew up in Annapolis MD. Crewed on an 81' Trumpy for a few years traveling the east coast. Lived aboard my Cal 2-27 for several years before sailing down to FL. So now I am retired and wife and I are looking to Loop. Main residence in FL. Summer on Delmarva. Have a '78 Kencraft 20' c/c and a '95 Grady-white 26' Islander. Now it is time for a trawler. Looking forward to connecting with other members. Thanks.
Robert Heldrich
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Hey Robert - welcome to TF.
Of of the long time members of TF just listed what apprears to be a nice, fairly priced 46-foot Cheoy Lee Trawler capable of long distance travel. Located in Fort Lauderdale.
FYI - I have no connection except as a casual observer.
His original TF post pre-listing
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/...-fl-63438.html
And subsequent Yachtworld post.
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/197...awler-8309743/
Good luck
Peter
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M/V Weebles
1970 Willard 36 Sedan Trawler
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05-14-2022, 12:53 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20,582
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Welcome aboard and good luck with your search.
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Boat Nut:
If you are one there is no explanation necessary.
If you aren’t one, there is no explanation possible.
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05-14-2022, 06:02 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,342
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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RTF
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05-14-2022, 06:21 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,597
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Welcome to the forum! Had a home in Salisbury, MD for 30 years and did some sport flying out of Lake Wales in Fl. Lots on nice spring and fall cruising on the Chesapeake, especially the Eastern shore. The Loop is a great trip.
Ted
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I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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05-14-2022, 08:50 AM
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Guru
City: Centreville MD
Vessel Name: Resilient
Vessel Model: Helmsman Trawlers 38E
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 1,466
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Welcome, from another Eastern Shoreman.
Greenbackville. Its been some years since I was there. That was back in the day when folks were trying to breathe new life into Captain's Cove. Its a nice quiet corner of the world. Hope to see you on the water one day.
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05-14-2022, 11:28 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,724
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O C Diver
Welcome to the forum! Had a home in Salisbury, MD for 30 years and did some sport flying out of Lake Wales in Fl. Lots on nice spring and fall cruising on the Chesapeake, especially the Eastern shore. The Loop is a great trip.
Ted
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Ted, How many times have you completed the Loop solo? Twice?
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05-15-2022, 08:25 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,597
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyWright
Ted, How many times have you completed the Loop solo? Twice?
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Just once. I really enjoy the Great Lakes, so this is my third trip up the Hudson. Will be focusing on the Rideau and Trent Severn canals in Canada and Lake Superior this summer. Hope to spend some time in all 5 Great lakes plus Georgian Bay and the North Channel this summer.
Ted
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Blog: mvslowhand.com
I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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05-22-2022, 01:05 AM
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Senior Member
City: Puget Sound
Vessel Name: Muirgen
Vessel Model: Beebe passagemaker 50
Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 289
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Welcome aboard. Good luck with the search.
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"I don't want to die with a boring obituary"
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05-30-2022, 07:48 PM
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Newbie
City: Tracys Landming
Vessel Name: Mari Jo
Vessel Model: 49’ DeFever CPMY
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 2
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Welcome to TF from Cathy
Hey Bobby - nice to run into you on TF. Bill and I are in the process of downsizing to a smaller and faster boat that we can more easily zip around the bay with. We bought a 2002 49 DeFever in 2015 and have enjoyed it tremendously. We had planned on doing the loop but life happened and we instead had a couple of great trips to Florida and the Gulf. Give us a shout - cmconlyn@comcast.net
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05-31-2022, 03:54 PM
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Senior Member
City: Green Cove Springs FL
Vessel Name: Shellerina.com
Vessel Model: Mainship 390
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 203
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My wife and I thought that we found (and bought) something special to do The Great Loop in, when we found a Mainship 350/390 (same boat -different years).
Then we started out on The Loop, and kept running into these every week or so!
Come to find out 10% of all the boats known to finish The Loop last year were Mainships of one variation or another.
My wife has M.S. So, the combination of the walk-thru transom and the railings all the way around the perimeter + the f/g molded stairs to the bridge, and not a LOT of stairs otherwise, made this boat the best choice for us.
Of course, your requirements may well be different. But I figured I'd give you someplace to start. Then compare from there. These are affordable, and their warts are not deal breakers for most of us.
Capt Ray
Shellerina.com
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