List: trawlers@lists.trawlering.com
From: Crustytop1@aol.com
Re: Cost of Owner"Ship"
Thu, Mar 19, 1998 1:10 AM
Two old sayings that really ring true for me are:
The size of the boat is in direct relation to the amount of fun had on it.
That's right, the smaller the boat, the more fun.
Bigger is not always better, with a fifty footer, you better have a big bank
account just for the bottom paint, nevermind all the complicated systems. I
lived on a 25 footer for a summer, (granted, I was alone and it WAS summer)
and got along fine. I think a 36 to 40 is more realistic for a permanent live
a board. But anything bigger than that and I wonder how often you would leave
the dock?
I think some people could be happy never leaving the dock. Heck, I know people
that have never left Great South Bay on Long Island, NY there whole life. But
not me, I need to cruise, I want to see whats around the next headland.
Ron