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Old 12-18-2020, 09:55 AM   #8
ksanders
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Vessel Name: DOS PECES
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Originally Posted by AK-Firedude View Post
Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Kevin thanks for the reply. We sure do miss our many days of exploring all of the Fjords, islands and islets in PWS! Many great memories!

Your statement regarding the interior of the Nordhavn vs Bayliner are valid especially the layout and the small pilot house of the Nordhavn. We are not set on any particular boat yet but we would like a trawler that could comfortably cross open areas like the Gulf of Alaska and the Dixon Entrance.

The other requirement for us is a full displacement hull for fuel efficiency and long distance capability. While the Bayliner's are much faster with a planing hull, the fuel economy does not work for our plans to live aboard for 4-5 months at a time. We've also been eyeing the 42 Nordic tugs as well.

Of course I have 2 foot-itis (or more like 10-20 foot-itis) and wishing we could afford the boats in the $650k+ category. But I'm hoping we can find something that works well overall for us in our price range.
It sounds like youy have your “needs” list pretty well figured out.

Lots of great boats out there to choose from!
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