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Old 05-27-2013, 07:07 PM   #39
bshillam
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City: Portland, OR
Vessel Name: Our Heaven
Vessel Model: 1997 4800 Navigator
Join Date: May 2013
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Agreed,
It's just reading the horror stories about the teak decks and how previous owners have not up kept them. I am not looking to purchase a new boat and having the added expense of ripping out a bad deck or re doing it to glass because of a lack of maintenance.
The wife and I really do like the Island Gypsys and GB 32. We really want the Swiss Army Knife of the boating life there in Bellingham, day, night, weekend and cruiser for vacations. With one child and the two of us it seems to be a good pick. Something in that size range. I'd be open to anything though up to 35/36ish but would want to make sure the marina there in Bellingham can take us. I don't want to end up on a waiting list for years and have to travel up to Blaine. It just doesn't sound like as much fun when Bellingham marina will only be about ten minutes from our new home. My wife could call in the afternoon and ask for crab and my son and I could head out soak some pots and be back for a dockside boil.
So we have scaled back a bit, started looking at a bit smaller boat and have decided a solid 32 to 36ish would fit the family well!
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