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There's one at my marina. I walk by it every time I'm there. It's a beautiful boat and looks like it is a seriously purpose built cruiser. The owner has taken it from Redwood City, CA down the coast to Mexico and back a few times. He says she's a tank. She looks like a tank. It's for sale. I...

That's quite an assumption on your part. It wasn't my situation at all. Also, I think the type of boat has a lot to do with the decision to mortgage or not. Trawlers either hold their value or increase in value where many other types of boats depreciate considerably.

Boat Buying Debt It's such a personal and potentially complicated issue depending on your financial situation and your level of comfort with debt. Some people are not comfortable with any debt. Some people are leveraged way beyond their means but walk away rich. If passage-making is something...

Yes go with a Kadey Krogen, full displacement hull with ballast. You won't have to worry about being in open ocean with a KK. I took possession of my NP45 in Bellingham and spent almost 3 seasons cruising the San Juan's and BC. It was perfect in the protected waters. I installed stabilizers for...

Nordic Tug 44 vs Helmsman 46 I think the NT 44 is over priced but is a beautiful build with a nice interior layout. I don't care for the tug look. The Helmsman have improved their look and appear to be well built. I really like their new 46. It's a very nice looking boat. Unfortunately...

I took possession of my first trawler in Bellingham WA in 2017. I was planning on taking the boat directly home to Redwood City, CA. Many people suggested spending some time exploring Puget Sound, which I did in addition to the Gulf Islands and up to Desolation Sound until Canada closed the...

I had a new Carver C34 with a gas Kohler 7.5kw genset. I had nothing but trouble with it. Not even the Kohler tech could figure out why it acted as if the starting battery was dead the next morning while on the hook. The remote start never worked either. It was also very loud. I assume that was...

I added Keypower fins last year. They run off of a PTO on the main engine. About $50k installed! Better to buy a boat with them. No more rolling!

Congrats on your new boat and on being able to use it in BC. It doesn't get any better than that! I bought my first trawler at the end of 2017 and went right up to BC. I spent the entirety of each boating season up there. My daughters started telling people that I lived in Vancouver. I miss it...

:rofl::lol: Too Funny!

Agreed! Very good advice.

I have a single engine with two tanks but it's set up so I can return to either tank. I have it set up to draw from one tank and return to that same tank. When fuel starts to get low in that tank I can either equalize them or pump fuel from the unused tank to the used tank. I guess you could...

I always use a bridle. My bridle adds about 10-15' of scope and since it attaches much lower on the chain, (about 10' below water surface) puts more chain on the bottom increasing the holding. For some reason North Pacific likes to use a smooth roller. Because of that, the chain flops around...

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I used silicone. It holds the lead bricks down. They won't come up unless you pry them up with a bar and it takes quite a bit of effort. Adhesive would be a bad idea.

She is a serious long range cruiser with a 3000nm range and a Portuguese bridge. I like the stand up engine room with the sea chest. Big galley and a well organized saloon. I have an issue with the imitation wood over FCRI which is very cool but when it gets scratched or worse you probably won't...

She looks well cared for. There is a lot more exterior teak than I would want to take care of. I'm not crazy about the stairs down in to the saloon but that is subjective. The water damage from the porthole in the V-birth should be looked at. The price for a 2008 seams reasonable. For that price...

Yes she does! And probably even more lovely in a following sea.

One of the prettiest, well equipped trawlers for a price that I couldn't pass up. Now that I know more about trawlers I'd probably go full displacement hull but I still love this boat!

The better you can see through the windows the more expensive it is. I just enclosed the cockpit and it was horrifically expensive! But it's almost like looking through glass. Yours turned out very nice!

Almost 100% at anchor. When I leave my slip I don't return for typically 3 months. During those 3 months it is very rare that I stay at a marina. I carry an electric bike so I can do grocery runs on what ever island has a grocery store. I'm actually new to passage-making and fell in love with...

I have a propane Force 10 stove/oven. I like it. It does heat up the galley but during the winter that's a plus. I can open all of the windows during the summer. I like the propane because there is no draw on my batteries, which is important to me since I run from cove to cove, staying on the...

I use an app called Predictwind. I know a lot of people that use Windy. I have both but am not warming up to Windy yet. If no service then the weather channel on the radio.

I have a 2017 NP45. (to Bajarat) The beam is 13'8". My neighbor has a Nordhavn 55. I've been in it and the woodwork looks like it was done in the same factory. That should give you some idea of the interior quality. A mechanic that I hired told me that the NP reminded him of a Nordhavn. I...