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04-14-2017, 09:04 AM
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Member
City: St. Louis
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 8
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Legitimized lurker
Hello all!
I've been lurking for a while and decided to come clean and join!
My wife and I are avid pleasure boaters, although our boating has been limited to inland rivers and lakes. We plan to purchase a trawler type vessel and do the loop as soon as we retire (current plan is 5 years - COME ON LOTTERY!!) with some time spent in the Bahamas as well.
We have the absolute pleasure of having friends with a DeFever who are always up for company and we join them whenever possible (next trip is to the Abacos). He calls me his engineer, as I've spent some time with him doing upgrades and repairs.
I'm looking to steal... um... borrow... as much knowledge about trawlers, systems, electronics, manufacturers and locations to go and use this information to refine the "list" of requirements for our boat.
I look forward to learning from all of you, and hopefully I can add some value along the line.
Thanks in advance for any advice (good or bad) that you all can share!
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04-14-2017, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member
City: LAFAYETTE,LA
Vessel Name: Relenti
Vessel Model: Atlantic 30, 1983
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 451
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Welcome aboard
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04-14-2017, 12:55 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Welcome aboard. The knowledge on this forum is immense and that's why I joined. I'm not a trawlerer (is that a word???) but they kind folks on here are nice enough to let a non-trawler owner hang out with them.
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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04-14-2017, 01:00 PM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Welcome aboard. Dare to Dream
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"The most interesting path between two points is not a straight line" MurrayM
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04-14-2017, 01:57 PM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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Why were you illegitimate?
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North Western Washington State USA
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04-14-2017, 02:32 PM
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Member
City: St. Louis
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 8
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Well, my father WAS the keeper of the Eddystone Light....
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04-14-2017, 03:21 PM
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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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YAY! Welcome aboard!
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04-14-2017, 04:34 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,565
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard. Mr. mb. "Why were you illegitimate?" Means he couldn't read.
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RTF
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04-14-2017, 05:38 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GFC
I'm not a trawlerer (is that a word???)
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Wifey B: You're not a trawlerer? For shame. I am. A fast trawlerer, very fast one.
Guess I'm like a trawlerer on speed.
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04-15-2017, 02:37 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian_D
Hello all!
I've been lurking for a while and decided to come clean and join!
We have the absolute pleasure of having friends with a DeFever who are always up for company and we join them whenever possible (next trip is to the Abacos). He calls me his engineer, as I've spent some time with him doing upgrades and repairs.
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That's the absolute bestest way to 'own' a boat, for sure. Hang onto the relationship as long as possible. it's not free-loading if you really help out with maintenance and crew duties, and cough up for fuel now and then.
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Pete
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