SaltyDawg86
Senior Member
Forgive me if this has already been a hot topic, but I didn't see anything when I searched.
My wife and I really want to get a trawler (trawler type) boat, but if we go the route we're looking at, it will be another 5 years before we honestly get one. You know, that whole being responsible and having no debt before buying a boat crap....
Anyhow, the end goal is a nice, twin diesel that will allow us to travel down the coast and even into the Caribbean then on to one that will allow us to do the Great Loop. But while we're waiting for that, are there really any drawbacks of a twin gas cruiser that's 35-40 ft?
They're half the cost of diesel boats, if not more and parts are a dime a dozen. I can easily work on them and parts are cheap. With school, sports and life in general, we're not looking at too many weekend trips per year.
What say you?
My wife and I really want to get a trawler (trawler type) boat, but if we go the route we're looking at, it will be another 5 years before we honestly get one. You know, that whole being responsible and having no debt before buying a boat crap....
Anyhow, the end goal is a nice, twin diesel that will allow us to travel down the coast and even into the Caribbean then on to one that will allow us to do the Great Loop. But while we're waiting for that, are there really any drawbacks of a twin gas cruiser that's 35-40 ft?
They're half the cost of diesel boats, if not more and parts are a dime a dozen. I can easily work on them and parts are cheap. With school, sports and life in general, we're not looking at too many weekend trips per year.
What say you?