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12-20-2016, 01:49 PM
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Member
City: Northport
Vessel Name: JustUs
Vessel Model: 38 Californian
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 12
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Just got on board
Hi All, This is a wonderful site with an amazing amount of insightful and sometimes sarcastic knowledge. I spent the last five years dreaming and the last three months looking for a trawler. Took a trip to Florida and learned a lot. Read through here as issues came up. When I got home I found a 1982 38' Californian with a cockpit aft right in my own backyard. Great shape. Twin 3208 Cats. Everything checked out and I bought is for a song last week. She's on the hard and I look forward to spending the next five winter months sanding and varnishing and making her beautiful. God heard me and blessed me with my dream to have a boat I can work on and live aboard all summer! I'm looking to put a door in the transom, build a larger leak swim platform, and add Europa style sides and extend the cockpit hardtop back 3' so I have shade and can get a dingy up there. Oh, yea, I guess I have to build a mast and boom. Kinda ambitious. But I love planing, researching, designing, and building. Thank you all at Trawler Forum, my brothers and sisters at sea, you make it fun and easy.
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12-20-2016, 02:04 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: St. Marks, Florida
Vessel Name: Morgan
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 36
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,673
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Welcome aboard. Glad to have you with us.
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John
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12-20-2016, 02:09 PM
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Guru
City: Gig Harbor
Vessel Name: Kinship
Vessel Model: North Pacific 43
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 9,045
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Welcome Maui and show us pictures of your progress.
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12-20-2016, 03:39 PM
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Senior Member
City: Perth
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 374
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welcome, and get her in the water ASAP then your "livin the dream" 
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12-20-2016, 05:49 PM
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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: 12,602
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Welcome to the forum! Congratulations on the new boat.
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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12-21-2016, 01:56 AM
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Guru
City: Pahrump, NV
Vessel Name: Pairadice
Vessel Model: Sold Selene 47
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1,962
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Welcome, but we like Pics!
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12-21-2016, 02:20 AM
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Guru
City: Here
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,940
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crusty Chief
Welcome, but we like Pics!
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+1, we need to see the before shots.
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12-21-2016, 10:07 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,355
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard. Sarcastic knowledge? Never.
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RTF
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12-21-2016, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member
City: La Paz, BCS
Vessel Name: Ansedonia
Vessel Model: Californian/Carver 52CPMY
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 376
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Welcome and congrats Maui,
You are going to love your Californian! We all want to see before and after pics please.
Cheers, Bill
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"There is simply nothing more worth while than messing around in boats."
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12-21-2016, 11:48 AM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,195
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maui
I look forward to spending the next five winter months sanding and varnishing and making her beautiful. God heard me and blessed me with my dream to have a boat I can work on ect., etc......!
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It's darned good that we start out that way! We're gonna remember you said that in a few years when you post a new thread titled: "Painting over teak exterior trim"! Seriously though, it sounds like a great boat to celebrate with, and welcome aboard TF!
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Larry
"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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12-21-2016, 02:20 PM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,281
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Welcome home Maui! I swear, I will never be sarcastic with you... or am I already 
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12-21-2016, 04:34 PM
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Guru
City: Wilmington, NC
Vessel Name: DreamQuest
Vessel Model: Prairie 36
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 550
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Welcome aboard. I'd also like to see some pics.
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12-21-2016, 08:04 PM
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Member
City: Northport
Vessel Name: JustUs
Vessel Model: 38 Californian
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 12
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Just figured out how to set up an album on my profile. How do yo put pictures in a message?
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12-21-2016, 08:13 PM
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Member
City: Northport
Vessel Name: JustUs
Vessel Model: 38 Californian
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 12
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Learning fast
Ahh, advanced settings. Playing around with photo shop. Kinda like the dark blue hull. I wrapped my 20' ski boat in viny three years ago still looks brand new Wrapping a 38 footer could be fun. Lol.
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12-21-2016, 10:06 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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Welcome aboard, Maui! Looks like you just found a diamond in the 'not-so-rough'. Your boat looks like mine, but on steroids. It's a great layout for single-handing from the lower helm.
Is it a late 70's Marshall Californian?
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12-21-2016, 10:45 PM
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Member
City: Northport
Vessel Name: JustUs
Vessel Model: 38 Californian
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 12
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Its a 1982. I think Wellcraft built the Marshall design.
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12-21-2016, 11:10 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Annapolis
Vessel Name: Our Legend
Vessel Model: Halvorsen 39 Hard Top Express
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 83
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Welcome to TF. Great group here.
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Nate & Deb on "Our Legend"
1996 Halvorsen 39 Hard Top Express
Hull #1 of 1
Annapolis, MD USA
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