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01-24-2017, 08:57 PM
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Member
City: Looking for new home
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 19
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Not in Kansas anymore
New owner of a Grand Banks 36. After owning small boats for years my wife and I decided to step up preparing to adjourn to the northern gulf coast in our starter trawler. Lots to learn and looking forward to learning from those that have gone before....
And are still going
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01-24-2017, 09:15 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: St. Marks, Florida
Vessel Name: Morgan
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 36
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,671
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Welcome aboard. Nice looking boat -- thanks for sharing. Any particular destination in mind re the Northern Gulf coast???
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01-24-2017, 09:24 PM
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Member
City: Looking for new home
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jwnall
Welcome aboard. Nice looking boat -- thanks for sharing. Any particular destination in mind re the Northern Gulf coast???
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First order of business is practice, practice, practice, going from Pensacola to Appalachicola- back and forth getting to know the area and the boat.
1st major goal - cruise to the keys and back
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01-24-2017, 10:02 PM
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Guru
City: Gig Harbor
Vessel Name: Kinship
Vessel Model: North Pacific 43
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 9,022
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Congrats on your new boat!
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01-24-2017, 10:44 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15,024
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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RTF
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01-24-2017, 10:47 PM
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Senior Member
City: Huntsville, AL
Vessel Name: Sea Note
Vessel Model: Mainship 40
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 185
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Starter? Well you should be considered WELL started. Beautiful choice. Congrats.
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01-24-2017, 11:59 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: 13,566
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Nice pick for a starter boat. I like the 36 GB lines. You, sir, have good taste!
I'm looking forward to also seeing your final boat!
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01-25-2017, 01:14 AM
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Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,285
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Not in Kansas anymore
Good choice in boats. If you haven't joined the Grand Banks forum you may want to. www.grandbanksowners.com
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What kind of boat is that?
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01-25-2017, 06:31 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: 10,439
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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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01-25-2017, 07:55 AM
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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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Welcome aboard!
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01-25-2017, 09:31 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Clinton
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 99
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I'm new to boating also, and since my boat 3888 Bayliner is on the hard up
in Iowa. I'm taking a one week boating class in Cape Coral
next week. Hopefully I will learn a lot and get a lot of
practice. I'm antsy to start cruising the old Miss and
get to a warm climate in 18 months.
I have to places I must go to, Bimini and the Dry Tortugas.
I saw them in college and I want to take my own boat to them.
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01-25-2017, 10:17 AM
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Senior Member
City: Outer banks NC
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ctbarbarian
I'm new to boating also, and since my boat 3888 Bayliner is on the hard up
in Iowa. I'm taking a one week boating class in Cape Coral
next week. Hopefully I will learn a lot and get a lot of
practice. I'm antsy to start cruising the old Miss and
get to a warm climate in 18 months.
I have to places I must go to, Bimini and the Dry Tortugas.
I saw them in college and I want to take my own boat to them.
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HI CT
My wife and I took classes last year at SWFY, we took P101, 102 & 103.
We had a great time, the people there were great.
We had Captn Bill as our instructor of all 3 courses and we had a ball learning. He has a way of getting you to learn things and then explaining later when you are operating the boat why you had you learn that.
My wife took them also and he had her doing things with the 42 ft boat she would never attempt to do on our 21 ft. She loved it.
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01-25-2017, 11:29 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Clinton
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 99
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Signed up for the same classes, 101 and 102,
I can't wait to learn but the wife is really getting
nervous about driving anything bigger than a
toyota camry.
We are staying on the Misled a twin diesel
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01-25-2017, 11:34 AM
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Member
City: Looking for new home
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 19
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SWFY - Southwest Florida Yachts? Looking for training. In the past my wife has been the self described bow ornament (her words) and I think training together and not Spouse directed training would be best. She claims I'm losing my patience as I age.
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01-25-2017, 12:01 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 20,582
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Wifey B: I think training together is the way to go and especially with a knowledgeable captain in a fun environment which is what they do. I think these courses you're talking about can sure lessen a lot of anxiety. In 2001 I was new to small boats and hubby trained me. He was a patient and loving trainer.  I know most of the time spousal training probably not good. I knew how much he loved his boat and when he had me operating it and docking it that meant a lot to me that he had the confidence. I can still remember the first time I docked it. It felt so cool. Oh and he did reward me very well. Call it teacher with benefits. 
Now coastal and bigger boats we both had to learn and we did it together. 50/50. I think most of us are more comfortable in a car when we're driving than when someone else is. When it's someone else you're thinking "look out for that, slow down, speed up, stop". The more you ride with them the more comfortable. Hitting a few waves when someone else is at the helm and you've never done it makes you nervous. But when you do it and you know how and you know what the other person is doing then suddenly it's no big deal. You know what the helmsman is doing, you understand what the boat is capable of. I can't imagine not learning how to operate the boat anymore than not knowing how to drive a car. I spend a lot more time on boats than in cars.
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01-30-2017, 06:06 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Tarpon Springs, Fl.
Vessel Name: Makin Memories
Vessel Model: 1987 41' President
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 85
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Welcome aboard. Beautiful boat.
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01-30-2017, 09:34 AM
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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. Good advice can be found here.
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02-11-2017, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
City: Anacortes
Vessel Name: Salish Nomad
Vessel Model: American Tug 34
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 317
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Congratulations, beautiful boat. Single or twin?
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American Tug 34-109
Home Port Anacortes Skyline & Sitka AK
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02-11-2017, 08:10 PM
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Member
City: Looking for new home
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 19
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Hi Helen - Its a single, John Deere w/o thrusters and I think I'm going to be able to learn to manage it. Had a much smaller twin Chris Craft and was a little skeptical about a bout this big with single
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