Completely Overwhelmed

[westwinds]

Originally Posted by beachbum29

Any new news?

Maybe this one? - Trawler Forum

[deckofficer]

Looks like she has upped the ante to a 100 ton steel trawler. I wouldn't want those haul out bills just for zincs that need to be welded on. Probably cheaper to have a diver/underwater welder do that. But either way, all the costs to operate, maintain, and insure is going to be low 6 figures per year.

[GrowleyMonster]

Originally Posted by deckofficer

Looks like she has upped the ante to a 100 ton steel trawler. I wouldn't want those haul out bills just for zincs that need to be welded on. Probably cheaper to have a diver/underwater welder do that. But either way, all the costs to operate, maintain, and insure is going to be low 6 figures per year.

I would like to think it could be done for less than that, Bob. There are plenty of REAL 100t steel trawlers being maintained for way less than that. Otherwise a boat grossing 200k a year and valued at 60k would never get hauled out at all. A trawler yacht needs no more maintenance than an actual trawler.

Now let me go on record saying I personally dont care for wood or steel and i am pretty lukewarm on ferro. That pretty much leaves fiberglass which is pretty tolerant of my casual approach to maintenance. I, too, have literally thousands of hours leaning on a needle gun and I dont care to do it if I am not getting paid OT for it! Not my idea of what recreational boating is all about. Nevertheless if her brood pitches in on topside maitenance it would help, and bigger zincs can last a few seasons barring ground issues. With a thorough bottom job in the first place, annual haulouts arent absolutely necessary. Hey kids... scuba lessons? Heres a nice hull scraper while youre down there... with light use the machinery is good for low maint costs. No sails, standing or running rigging to replace. A small compensation for not being able to harness the free energy of the wind for propulsion. Yeah worst case scenario 100k a year could certainly be exceeded but I think it could be kept for less than half of that. Time will tell.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by GrowleyMonster

I would like to think it could be done for less than that, Bob. There are plenty of REAL 100t steel trawlers being maintained for way less than that. Otherwise a boat grossing 200k a year and valued at 60k would never get hauled out at all. A trawler yacht needs no more maintenance than an actual trawler.

Now let me go on record saying I personally dont care for wood or steel and i am pretty lukewarm on ferro. That pretty much leaves fiberglass which is pretty tolerant of my casual approach to maintenance. I, too, have literally thousands of hours leaning on a needle gun and I dont care to do it if I am not getting paid OT for it! Not my idea of what recreational boating is all about. Nevertheless if her brood pitches in on topside maitenance it would help, and bigger zincs can last a few seasons barring ground issues. With a thorough bottom job in the first place, annual haulouts arent absolutely necessary. Hey kids... scuba lessons? Heres a nice hull scraper while youre down there... with light use the machinery is good for low maint costs. No sails, standing or running rigging to replace. A small compensation for not being able to harness the free energy of the wind for propulsion. Yeah worst case scenario 100k a year could certainly be exceeded but I think it could be kept for less than half of that. Time will tell.

Jesus... life is so much simpler when one is poor... with a small boat..

[GrowleyMonster]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Jesus... life is so much simpler when one is poor... with a small boat..

Amen. My boat cost me 2k to buy and I have been holding the line pretty good on maint costs, due to poverty.

[beachbum29]

So what ever happened?

[deckofficer]

She is plugging away on the Trawler's Forum, a sister forum to CF.

[chrisjs]

Please do not restart this thread!!!

[beachbum29]

Originally Posted by deckofficer

She is plugging away on the Trawler's Forum, a sister forum to CF.

I post over there and can't remember her for quite awhile

[westwinds]

Her last post in trawlerforum.com was April 14, 2013

[deckofficer]

I would guess that if she found an ocean crossing boat for her, her kids, and other family members she needed berths for, she would be chatting the folks on TF up quite a bit. More than likely she discovered her dream wasn't financially feasible and has moved onto other dreams.

[beachbum29]

I never believed one bit of it.

[deckofficer]

Originally Posted by beachbum29

I never believed one bit of it.

But you can't rain on someone's dreams, so I went along for the ride.

[beachbum29]

Originally Posted by deckofficer

But you can't rain on someone's dreams, so I went along for the ride.

If she was really going to do it, she never would of been affected by other peoples comments.

[GalaxyGirl]

It's not a dream, it's a PLAN.

The update:

My house is currently on the market for sale. As soon as it is sold I am going to view a bunch of boats. Still not completely sure what I want and still weighing out options. I have a few on the short list, but there is 1 boat in particular that I think will be the "one" if it checks out and is what it seems to be. Can't wait for the day when I can post the pic of my new boat.

Watching Yachtworld every day...