Cal Vanize wrote:
We're looking for a trawler or motor yacth to live on and cruise.
Any help or information sources would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Hi:

I've fell in love with the world's best motor boat. Especially when you
look at the initial purchas cost and operation cost over 10 years. If
you REALLY want a STOUT boat that can be fixed anywhere even by a
truck mechanic try this...........

Steel
10 years old
70'-80'
Gulf Shrimper
Cat 3412, 100% Continous Heavy Duty @ 20 GPH.
Lots of $800,000 boats for sale because of Katrina, imported shrimp
driving wild caught prices too low to make a living, and add high fuel
prices. The poor guys cant make a living. Plus all the other commercial
fisheries that might use such a vessel are failing too. Add to that the
Government Buy-Back program trying to rescue other fishers. It all adds
up to very cheep shrimpers. Im talking $130,000-150,000 for a near
million dollar boat!

Just Google: brokers "gulf shrimper"
Just emagine a boat so tough others scurried back to the dock in fear
of your steel plate and able to just shove the bow up onto the beach
and hop off. And somthing so simple anybody can fix
it................... not just a yacht yard at $65 plus/hr.
Bob