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Thanks Max! The 'dock on starboard when possible' really helps minimize the issue. btw, i switched port/starboard in original post because, well, i'm a landlubber, but have edited the post to correct it.

PORT door for solo boater I will be a solo boater and am looking at many trawlers. In my mind, it seems that a port side door in addition to the starboard side door is critical for port/starboard access when docking/locking. However, given my lack of experience I may be simply putting too much...

The work/cost of adding a wanted/needed item is one of the factors on which list it falls, and I must admit your arguments for the windlass and generator swapping places does make sense. Thank you!

I’m in Durham NC USA, so I’m talking 75,000 in greenbacks. : ) Thanks for bringing that up in case that was leading to some confusion.

I spoke with Shawn yesterday about his boat and wanted to add a couple things. First, he was very upfront about all of the issues surrounding the survey. At no time did I feel he was holding back anything. He was very accommodating to all of my questions, and this was very much appreciated...

Thanks for all of the great input and based on the feedback I am updating my needs/wants by removing the mention of the NC location, the ford lehman motor preference, engine hours and windlass foot pedals. Here is the new list: NEEDs condition: this boat should be loop ready. ie engine and...

Thanks for the wisdom sunchaser; and it came at a much needed time!

Indeed I did - thanks. And I've spoken with the owner. This boat is soooo close. There are a couple of items that are keeping me looking elsewhere: no bow thruster, and there are a couple of issues pointed out in a recent survey that are worrisome but the owner (a great guy) is going back to...

cool. done. thanks!

@PierreR - You are right, an expansive geographical search will provide for my best chance of success. While I will consider any boat around the loop, I did say that I preferred close to NC, and that my prevent some people from responding, so I am going to remove that from the stipulations. And...

Thanks for the welcome messages! This is such an awesome forum!

I will be a solo boater, and many of the NEEDs and WANTs below are driven by this. And I understand that the NEEDs below eliminate 99% of the boats. However, if a boat passes the NEEDs filter, and contains some of the WANTs it is truly a contender to be purchased. FWIW, I have made two offers...