My wife and I live aboard our 1988 Willard 30 here in Seattle. It is a small but very comfortable home, and should be excellent for your area. As far as I'm concerned, $140,000 is quite expensive for a 30' boat. Willard Marine does build a very tough and quality vessel. They not only build for the US Navy, they also build for the Coast Guard, US Army, and numerous commercial customers. Baron Mathews Willard 30 "Ida B" Seattle ---------- From: poohbear2 <poohbear2@provide.net> To: trawler-world-list@samurai.com Subject: Willard 30' Date: Thursday, March 26, 1998 11:39 PM I have been searching for a very small liveaboard for over a year, and I believe I have found it. I want to go slow in the Cape Cod waters. I like a new trawler/tug as opposed to used. And I like spending under $140,000. Why is the Willard so inexpensive, and can anyone tell me about it? The company's (Anaheim)brochure indicated it builds for the U.S. Navy.