Hello list, we are making a transition from 49' Blue Water sailboat with 32,000 miles under her keel in the last 12 years to a shallow draft (less than 4') vessel less than 36' LOA to ply Carolina coastal waters with. Understanding that this may be a hard adjustment I would love to hear from some of your experiences T&T readers as to what your vessel would be for this type traveling, crew of 2 with very occasional guests. Budget $200K or less. On line or off-line at _oyster485@aol.com_ (mailto:oyster485@aol.com) Carl Mischka New Bern NC ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Carl: Several boats come to mind: GB 32 or GB 36 Monk 36 Mainship 34T (pushes your $200K limit but may be feasible) Camano 31 Nordic Tug 32 (also pushes the $200k limit) David

Carl: In addition to the other fine boats listed in another response I think you may want to consider an Island Gypsy. Powerboat Reports did a comparison of the Grand Banks vs. Island Gypsy and summarized it with "Comparable-and, in some cases, better-construction, combined with a price advantage in the mid-double digits, makes the Island Gypsy look like a winner to us." Powerboat Reports Volume 8, Mumber 6 June 1995. I have a 32' Island Gypsy and am very happy. One nice thing about the Island Gypsy is the deck is solid fiberglass so water intrusion will not rot the decking core. The IG has a draft of 3.5 feet. Dave Hart 32'Island Gypsy Lake Ontario --- MischkaCEM@aol.com wrote: > Hello list, we are making a transition from 49' Blue Water sailboat > with > 32,000 miles under her keel in the last 12 years to a shallow draft ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222

Carl, How about a Krogen Manatee. 36', gobs of room, and only drafts 3' 2". Cost is in the ballpark at $125K - $175K. Mark > From: <MischkaCEM@aol.com> > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 16:39:52 EDT > To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> > Subject: T&T: Top Choice Vessels less than 36' > > Hello list, we are making a transition from 49' Blue Water sailboat with > 32,000 miles under her keel in the last 12 years to a shallow draft (less than > 4') vessel less than 36' LOA to ply Carolina coastal waters with. > Understanding that this may be a hard adjustment I would love to hear from > some of your > experiences T&T readers as to what your vessel would be for this type > traveling, crew of 2 with very occasional guests. Budget $200K or less. On > line or > off-line at _oyster485@aol.com_ (mailto:oyster485@aol.com) > > Carl Mischka > New Bern NC > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.