Hi everyone,
We are buying our first boat soon and I know all of you must have tons of tips and advice and we would love to hear it all!
Here's what we are looking at:
36-40 ft trawler;
Under $60,000
Probably 1970's or early 80's
Diesel
It's for two of us and a dog mostly with occasional visitors, liveaboard eventually, cruising eventually (Columbia and San Juans). It will be in Portland for the first few years and then Seattle.
Our favorites so far are a 1977 Marine Trader Tradewinds 40' that we love nearly everything about, and also a Bluewater 40' Pilothouse that we just missed, but we loved the rear transom door and rear porch area on that one.
We are buying our first boat soon and I know all of you must have tons of tips and advice and we would love to hear it all!
Here's what we are looking at:
36-40 ft trawler;
Under $60,000
Probably 1970's or early 80's
Diesel
It's for two of us and a dog mostly with occasional visitors, liveaboard eventually, cruising eventually (Columbia and San Juans). It will be in Portland for the first few years and then Seattle.
Our favorites so far are a 1977 Marine Trader Tradewinds 40' that we love nearly everything about, and also a Bluewater 40' Pilothouse that we just missed, but we loved the rear transom door and rear porch area on that one.