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07-20-2018, 10:18 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Hello from Midcoast Maine
Hello,
My name is Carrie and my husband and I are both retired. We live in Midcoast Maine and neither of us have ever owned a boat or a yacht - sail or power. Who knows - someday? Maybe and if so, likely a motorsailor or trawler with good fuel economy. Might even become snowbirds, who knows? Until then, we both enjoy being volunteer DJ's on our local community radio.
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07-20-2018, 11:09 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20,269
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Welcome aboard. Go for a trawler...
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07-21-2018, 06:50 AM
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Senior Member
City: Hernando Beach
Vessel Model: Seaway
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 492
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Welcome aboard, Carrie. Are you actively looking for a trawler?
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07-21-2018, 07:34 AM
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Guru
City: Southern Maine
Vessel Model: Prairie 36 Coastal Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,643
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Welcome aboard! I'm pretty far West of you, but I have some contacts up that way if you run into any specific questions.
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07-21-2018, 10:01 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Pierce
Vessel Name: Florita Ann
Vessel Model: 1982 Present
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,935
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Welcome. Love your part of the world..... in summer... last week we spent in a summer house on Boothbay. Just lovely.. winter I suspect lovely also but BRRRRR.
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07-21-2018, 10:14 AM
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Guru
City: Miami Florida
Vessel Name: Possum
Vessel Model: Ellis 28
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 5,242
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Welcome aboard! I do love Maine. Florida in winter, Maine in summer would be great. Consider a Lobstet Yacht. They make some real nice ones up your way.
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Parks Masterson
Retired from Hopkins-Carter Marine Supply
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07-21-2018, 11:13 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Seneca Lake NY
Vessel Name: Bacchus
Vessel Model: MS 34 HT Trawler
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,509
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Welcome aboard TF.
Will be at Pemaquid Pt early Oct. Beautiful area
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Don
2008 MS 34 HT Trawler
"Bacchus"
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07-21-2018, 02:14 PM
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Guru
City: Friday Harbor, WA USA
Vessel Name: FORTITUDE
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 54-8
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 1,009
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Welcome! We lived in Rockport Harbor right after we got married and kept a 30' sloop on a mooring ball near the Wooden Boatbuilding Achool. Haven't been back in ages but still one of my favorite parts of the country.
You'd be going against the prevailing sailboat culture up there but a trawler is a nice way to go. Good luck with your search and keep us posted.
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08-21-2018, 04:44 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Hi Ms Tom, sorry for the delayed reply! We're not actively looking for a boat at this time - likely a couple of years off...
Carrie
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08-21-2018, 04:44 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Thank you, Capt. Tom!
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08-21-2018, 04:47 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Actually, the winters aren't much colder than MA or CT - I think being right on Penobscot Bay allows for some weather mediation from the adjacent open water. Sure does snow, though and we both LOVE winter, spring and fall, though summer, not so much...
Carrie
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08-21-2018, 04:48 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Thanx HopCar! When ready to pull the trigger, we'll have a LOT of manufacturers, cabin layouts and such to consider...
Carrie
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08-21-2018, 04:50 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Good luck on your cruse, Bacchus! Calm seas and fair weather to you...
Carrie
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08-21-2018, 04:53 PM
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Member
City: Midcoast Maine
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 8
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Airstream 345, thank you for your kind words... Yep, Woode Boat boatbuilding school is still there and thriving. We go down to Owls Head from Belfast a fair bit to go to the car museum and it's lovely down there but, admittedly, we kinda like working-class Belfast a bit more (and the chicken farms left YEARS ago!)...
Carrie
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08-21-2018, 06:17 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Atlanta
Vessel Name: n/a
Vessel Model: n/a
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 30
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Welcome aboard. We go to Cushing annually and love Belfast.Dropped into the Brooklin Boatyard and got a rare view of some incredible boats being made.
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