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Old 19-05-2022, 18:02   #1
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Greetings, and thanks for having Me aboard. Yeah...probably too soon for Me to be trying out My nautical terminology. My Wife won't let Me call Her My "First mate" either. I thought She'd be honored.
I took a look at the different forums, but I am still a bit unclear on which one would be most appropriate for My question. I am really confused. I was told by a very capable Captain that I could find a trustworthy bluewater boat in My budget of around 150K. I look at a Formosa, and read it was junk. Same with the Morgan and the Hunter...YIKES!
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Old 19-05-2022, 19:12   #3
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Welcome.

I would suggest updating your profile with your general location and your boat make & model or “Looking” in the "Boat" category. This info shows up under your UserName in every post in the web view. Many questions are boat and/or location dependent and having these tidbits under your UserName saves answering those questions repeatedly. If you need help setting up your profile then click on this link: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3308797

I would happily help more if the link above is not enough.
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Old 19-05-2022, 20:15   #5
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Welcome here! I would agree that $150K is plenty for a good boat, though it depends on what size you have in mind. Fear not, there are plenty of good possibilities. You might have a look at this site as a starting point too. It is not a complete list but it is a place to start.
https://bluewaterboats.org/
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Old 19-05-2022, 20:38   #6
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Welcome aboard! First mistake was calling your wife “First Mate”. That implies that there is a Second Mate.
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Old 20-05-2022, 02:58   #7
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Probably too soon for me to be trying out my nautical terminology: My wife won't let me call her my "First Mate" either. I thought she'd be honored.
Proper terminology for your wife is "The Admiral".

Here's a resource to get her started:

The Cruising Women's Advisor
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Old 20-05-2022, 03:12   #8
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Proper terminology for your wife is "The Admiral".
Yup. The OP is is the Swabbie.
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Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, New'.
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Yup. The OP is is the Swabbie.
Haha!

Hadn't heard that one before, Sandcrab.

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