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Boat Shopping in Seattle (help)
The kids are gone, the house has been sold, most of the junk has been
sold or given away, and after nearly 10 years of being without a boat, my wife and I are ready to start shopping again! We just made airline reservations to fly from Juneau Alaska down to Seattle Washington on the 22nd of April. Wow are we excited Our last boat was a 36' Fuji Ketch. This time we're looking for Sloop between 38 and 40'. Being in Alaska has made it pretty hard to get an idea of exactly what boat will work best for us, so we're guessing we'll have to crawl thru a few before we start getting a clearer picture. We want something that can be safely taken offshore, holds adaquate fuel and water, skeg rudder and fin keel with fairly shallow draft 4 to 5.5' at the most. Some folks have recommended a Morgan 38 a while back, so plan to check one out if possible. Not sure if that is a very good offshore vessel though. Suggestions??? It's been a long time since we've been in Seattle. Last time I was there, most of the boat shopping seemed to be around Lake Union. Is that still correct? Can someone recommend any other areas close by to check out???? We'd really like to hear some recommendations on boat brokers too. It would be nice if we could use one that comes recommended rather than take our chances via email. Any recommondations??? If all works well, we hope to be bringing something back up to Alaska in June, but if we have to wait another winter, that's ok too. This has been a great news group. I've been lurking for about 2 years or so and have really enjoyed the reading. kl7rs - Norm in Alaska - Almost retired!!!! |
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