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Default Suggestions for a low maintenace, low operating cost, seaworthy power boat 40 - 45'?

On 2007-05-21 00:54:18 -0400, ron said:

Anyone have suggestions? I subscribe to the KISS principle and have
lived, off and on for 20years on a CAL 34 sailboat. That boat has no
pressure water and no hot water and I've been perfectly happy boiling
water whenever I need hot water.

However I need more space and don't feel that I can handle a larger
sailboat by myself. I'd like to keep my purchase below $100,000, and
certainly below $150,000. The boats I've gravitated to are the
Roughwater 41 and the Gulfstar 43.


I have found that larger sailboats aren't necessarily more difficult to
handle, even single-handed. In that arena, I'd look at the boats being
used for bareboat operations, as they need to be tough and relatively
simple to be economical.

On the powerboat side, friends had a 42' Marine Trader. That boat has
more than enough space for your purposes, yet it gives sailboat-like
economy when moving. We actually thought about buying that boat when
our friends put it up for sale, despite the problems we knew it had:
teak decks and other wood structures past the end of their useful life.
It also was a bit "rolly" in quartering seas. But that was a boat that
we could easily envision moving onto.

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Default Suggestions for a low maintenace, low operating cost, seaworthy power boat 40 - 45'?

On 20 May 2007 21:54:18 -0700, ron wrote:

Anyone have suggestions? I subscribe to the KISS principle and have
lived, off and on for 20years on a CAL 34 sailboat. That boat has no
pressure water and no hot water and I've been perfectly happy boiling
water whenever I need hot water.

However I need more space and don't feel that I can handle a larger
sailboat by myself. I'd like to keep my purchase below $100,000, and
certainly below $150,000. The boats I've gravitated to are the
Roughwater 41 and the Gulfstar 43.

I'd be interested in what others might suggest. By the way I live in
the Pacific NW.


Here's a few ideas:

Willard

http://tinyurl.com/2p38eu

Gulfstar

http://tinyurl.com/354kuk

Krogen

http://tinyurl.com/3abyru

Mainship

http://tinyurl.com/37tquj
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