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Buy New or go Used? I had an interesting conversation with a 'seasoned boat broker' about boat financing and purchase power. So I thought I would pose the question, " how much boat can one really buy/afford when considering this purchase?" Value or perceived value of a boat is another topic...

Who wants one? And who is willing to pay $500k, full displacement, round stern, pilothouse/bridge, two stateroom, salty, sea worthy, long range, 7-8 Knots, less than a gal/hr, designed for Alaska, cruising yacht? Im just looking for some feedback on this, as we have been talking about the...

We are considering a shared ownership arrangement with our 40' Willard Trawler. Is anyone in involved in a shared ownership? And what would be the ups and downs? Our Willard was purchased originally in 1975 by a group of five owners and the article says they did well enough to trade up to a...

We have a very nice condition 40' Willard trawler for sale. It is a wide body model which gives great livability, double Deisel heaters for cabin and staterooms, nice lighting, two heads, Force Ten range, two refrigerators, and all the equipment to make a long range cruise. This boat is very...

Our first run with engine back together today. We learned a few things. Engine ran nice, temp seemed to be at 185 most of time then dropped to 175. Does that sound to cool for a 1969 Ford Lehman Diesel 120? Other issue; we have a pipe connecting rocker cover to manifold. Manual calls for a...

Just a quick note on our Ford Lehman 120 seizing on the Sacramento River last summer. After a bilge pump hose burst and filled the bilge with water, causing us to shut down the engine and bail out the water, we spent five hot days of 112 degree weather trying to get the boat running again. We...

New to the Trawler Forum, but not new to the trawler life. I grew up with a boating family aboard a 40' Santa Barbara cruising the PNW with mom, dad and brother in the '70's. In the '80's it was a Willard 30 Mark IV. In '97 dad bought a Willard 40 Nomad and shortly there after, a Grand Banks 32...