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Old 02-06-2017, 10:22 AM   #11
Nomad Willy
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City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Yup ......
Go on CL and find the boat you want for the next 7 years. Most people would'nt want a RIB as a real boat and most all people would want a real boat bigger than they would want a dink. Also the perfect dink for your new boat may have special requirments like length, speed or lack of same. You do'nt know those special qualities as you don't know what boat you'll have.

Just get a boat most would call a runabout. Some speed, carry 2 or 4 people safely whatever distance you intend to go and be easy to handle on a trailer. And a 16 to 24' runabout could be fairly inexpensive on CL. Surfing CL may even give you ideas about what boat to buy.

And in those 7 years you will probably learn much of what you'll need to know to operate the big boat when it comes. Or in those 7 years you may see other boaters experiencing so much grief (including expense) with their bigger boats you may decide not to get a big boat. So the little 18 - 20' runabout could be very important in your life.

Another thought is that you needn't limit your boat inventory to one boat w a dink. I have canoes, outboards, rowboats and kayaks. Many people have quite a few boats beyond a trawler and it's dink. My username was previously "Manyboats".
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