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07-05-2016, 02:22 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bristol PA
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 137
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New to the site Denise
Hi everyone! New to this site! Sold my 30ft sailboat last year.  not sure what where when or if, I'm a trawler person but kind of think I could be. I have started researching trawlers A sail to keep her "steady" would be nuff to me me happy I'm sure.
I have family in the deep south. (Chattanoga TN) but, my internal compass always takes me north in my need to escape hot weather. Snowbird? Not likely but fun to think about.
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07-05-2016, 04:05 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: 12,590
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Welcome to the forum!
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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07-05-2016, 06:55 PM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeniseO30
Hi everyone! New to this site! Sold my 30ft sailboat last year. not sure what where when or if, I'm a trawler person but kind of think I could be. I have started researching trawlers A sail to keep her "steady" would be nuff to me me happy I'm sure.
I have family in the deep south. (Chattanoga TN) but, my internal compass always takes me north in my need to escape hot weather. Snowbird? Not likely but fun to think about. |
Welcome to TF, Denise. I boat on the coast, but my home is Chattanooga. Small world.
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07-05-2016, 07:31 PM
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Senior Member
City: Gaine's Marina
Vessel Name: REAL MOUNTIE
Vessel Model: 1986 PILGRIM 40 HULL No 28
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 179
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Welcome to Trawler Forum! There are many experienced people that will help you.
All the best !
Kindest regards, Normand
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07-05-2016, 07:53 PM
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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: 7,620
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeniseO30
Hi everyone! ...
I have family in the deep south. (Chattanoga TN) but, my internal compass always takes me north in my need to escape hot weather. Snowbird? Not likely but fun to think about.
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Welcome aboard...
Lots of great cruisin up N...just have to settle for short seasons
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2008 MS 34 HT Trawler
"Bacchus"
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07-05-2016, 07:59 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 DeniseO30
Hi everyone! New to this site! Sold my 30ft sailboat last year. not sure what where when or if, I'm a trawler person but kind of think I could be. I have started researching trawlers A sail to keep her "steady" would be nuff to me me happy I'm sure.
I have family in the deep south. (Chattanoga TN) but, my internal compass always takes me north in my need to escape hot weather. Snowbird? Not likely but fun to think about. |
Wifey B: You ain't been deep or hot yet....  Not in Chattanooga.
How much time will you have to boat in a year? A lot of people do summer around the Chesapeake or even in the NE and then head south for winter. A lot of people boat around Chattanooga and on the TN River because it's not as hot as the Gulf Coast area. NC Coast has great boating and a compromise in climates.
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07-06-2016, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
City: Bristol PA
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 137
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Thanks for the warm fuzzy feelings everyone!  I had a plan when I bought my house 15+ years back... twas to live on a boat. well too many years went by and much changed. I still dream of living aboard but after selling the boat and still finding myself stuck with my mortgaged house and getting close to 70.  I just don't know. sometimes I feel like yeah! other times... well you know. 
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07-06-2016, 11:49 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Originally Posted by DeniseO30
Thanks for the warm fuzzy feelings everyone! I had a plan when I bought my house 15+ years back... twas to live on a boat. well too many years went by and much changed. I still dream of living aboard but after selling the boat and still finding myself stuck with my mortgaged house and getting close to 70. I just don't know. sometimes I feel like yeah! other times... well you know. |
Wifey B: One doesn't have to know.  I don't have any idea what I'll be doing when I'm close to 70. At least you're still thinking of ideas and dreaming. When you boat, do you anticipate alone? 2? 4? 6? 8? 10? 12? Think out loud a minute of what your boating looks like? How much time moving and how much sitting? Anchoring? Marinas? Year round or partial year? All those things play a role in what to get.
If your idea is enjoying the summer, within a few hundred miles north and south of your home or just to enjoy a week or two at a time or boat year round, summer north, winter south, those all influence your choice a bit. For ideas, look around at the boats at the marinas near you. And don't get hung up on words like trawler or passagemaker or seaworthy. The biggest difference you'll see here is some boats go faster than others and the slower ones may sometimes be more seaworthy, and while there are people here who cover long distances, 95% don't go out if it's more than 3-4' seas and any boat here can handle that, doesn't take some great seaworthy passagemaker trawler to do so. However, you want to go outside more and explore further then it might become important.
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07-06-2016, 02:14 PM
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Guru
City: DC
Vessel Name: Carolena II
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 32/34
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 635
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Welcome, Denise! Your screen name looks familair - perhaps from SailNet? We used to be on that forum when we had our Pearson 303, which we sold a few years ago after purchasing our trawler.
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07-06-2016, 02:43 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bristol PA
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 137
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Yes tis me!
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07-06-2016, 03:19 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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Lots of Sailnet folks here I think.
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07-06-2016, 03:27 PM
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Guru
City: Kenai, Alaska
Vessel Name: Melanie Rose
Vessel Model: 1999 Willard PH
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,233
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I was on the dock yakking with a Westsail 32 owner, he was lamenting his sailing partner wasn't available until July (it was early June) and it was too hard to single hand his sailboat. My Willard is comparable in size and easily single hands, he was a bit jealous. Up here almost no one actually sails unless it's for a sailing event inside a bay.
My guess is you would find it an easy move over to a trawler, life is easier and visibility is much better from inside the cabin. You also get to hide inside when the weather is crappy :-)
Kudos to you for still wanting to do it!
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07-06-2016, 03:39 PM
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Senior Member
City: New Rochelle, NY
Vessel Name: Jerry Land
Vessel Model: Grand Banks/Alaskan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 252
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Welcome aboard.
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07-06-2016, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bristol PA
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 137
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Thanks Doug! I know how to set up a boat for SHing I gave up trying to teach my lady friends lol.
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07-06-2016, 04:14 PM
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Guru
City: DC
Vessel Name: Carolena II
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 32/34
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 635
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeniseO30
Yes tis me!
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Welcome to the dark side! While we miss sailing for the sake of sailing, once you experience driving inside during crappy, cold weather, it is hard to look back.
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07-06-2016, 04:45 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carolena
Welcome to the dark side! While we miss sailing for the sake of sailing, once you experience driving inside during crappy, cold weather, it is hard to look back.
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07-06-2016, 04:57 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bristol PA
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 137
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I really don't know if and when but thanks everyone!
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