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03-18-2017, 05:43 PM
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Senior Member
City: New Tazewell
Vessel Name: Saoirse
Vessel Model: 1983 Nauticat 44 Ketch
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 151
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Returning to the lifestyle...trawler shopping
Hello all,
Retired 4 years ago to a Nauticat 44 motorsailer, which was the perfect sanctuary to wind down from the stress of being walked out the door on a 30 year career. I learned alot about old boats, old sailboats, teak, and living aboard.
Escaped California to a remote cabin in the hills of east Tennessee. Half the cost of living, no traffic, just the gentle wind, birds and animals of the forest. Again, perfect. But now, the water is calling again, and a grown daughter in the Sacramento Delta I'd like to spend some time with.
Selling the cabin, and shopping for a boat to explore the ICW or the Loop before returning to the Bay Area.
Island Packet SP Cruiser, Grand Banks Europa, American Tug, Nordic Tug, Beneteau Swift Trawler all look very tempting.
Look forward to learning, contributing where I can.
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03-18-2017, 05:47 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15,895
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard y'all.
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03-18-2017, 05:56 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: St. Marks, Florida
Vessel Name: Morgan
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 36
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,672
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Welcome aboard, and hope that things work out the way that you want them to.
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Escaped California to a remote cabin in the hills of east Tennessee. Half the cost of living, no traffic, just the gentle wind, birds and animals of the forest.
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I have to tell you, though, what you have sounds pretty doggoned good!
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03-18-2017, 06:02 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: 13,704
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Welcome aboard, WIlliam! Nice 'cabin' you've got there.
Good luck with your hunt. Lots of us Delta/Bay boaters here on TF.
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03-18-2017, 07:11 PM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,277
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Welcome aboard gentleman!
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03-20-2017, 08:18 AM
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Guru
City: LI or Fla
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,148
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Beautiful cabin, nice video!
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03-20-2017, 08:26 AM
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Guru
City: st pete
Vessel Model: 430 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 3,418
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Acheron,
Are you going to just live on the boat while cruising the loop and ICW, use it as your home away from home or sell the cabin in the woods right away?
The boats you mention are all nice. Looking at a 42 Beneteau this week, but probably over my pay grade.
That's a neat cabin... would love to have one as a get away occasionally, but couldn't live there off the water for very long. My brother has a place very similar, but to get his "water fix" he installed a small 3 acre lake, which he uses for fishing, swimming and a place to hang out. However, nothing beats being on the water.
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03-20-2017, 12:14 PM
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Senior Member
City: New Tazewell
Vessel Name: Saoirse
Vessel Model: 1983 Nauticat 44 Ketch
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 151
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At this time, my plans are to be a full-time liveaboard while doing the ICW/Loop. At the same time, because of a narrowing list of potential boats, if I find one in the Pacific Northwest, that tour might be that area instead. Final destination is the Sacramento Delta.
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03-20-2017, 12:56 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,451
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acheron2010
At this time, my plans are to be a full-time liveaboard while doing the ICW/Loop. At the same time, because of a narrowing list of potential boats, if I find one in the Pacific Northwest, that tour might be that area instead. Final destination is the Sacramento Delta.
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One thing you might keep in mind when finding a boat is the ease of transporting it later to the west coast, unless you want to go the Panama Canal route. The boats you're considering would be rather easy although requiring the removal of the flybridge. That's really not a major problem, just extra cost.
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