Hi all,
My name is David and we're in the process of finishing off a purchase of a Marine Trader 40. We have engine survey on Wed and marine survey on Thursday. Hoping all goes thru with flying colours.
We live on a little piece of beachfront in Mexico from Nov - April and given housing prices In Vancouver, we've decided to buy a trawler to liveaboard. We'll be moored at the same marina that I'll be working at driving a whale watching /Grizzly tour boat for my "summer job" from May - Oct.
I've been running mostly racing keelboats for 30 years and the last 15 years powerboating in the Pacific Northwest. This is my first trawler experience and I'll admit, I'm feeling a little intimidated by the scope of the systems and tight maneuvering with a single screw. I've owned sailboats this size but there's so much more bow up there than a pointy little sailboat bow.
I welcome any and all advice from those who have walked the path before me.
My name is David and we're in the process of finishing off a purchase of a Marine Trader 40. We have engine survey on Wed and marine survey on Thursday. Hoping all goes thru with flying colours.
We live on a little piece of beachfront in Mexico from Nov - April and given housing prices In Vancouver, we've decided to buy a trawler to liveaboard. We'll be moored at the same marina that I'll be working at driving a whale watching /Grizzly tour boat for my "summer job" from May - Oct.
I've been running mostly racing keelboats for 30 years and the last 15 years powerboating in the Pacific Northwest. This is my first trawler experience and I'll admit, I'm feeling a little intimidated by the scope of the systems and tight maneuvering with a single screw. I've owned sailboats this size but there's so much more bow up there than a pointy little sailboat bow.
I welcome any and all advice from those who have walked the path before me.