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Did say you won't find a 50-foot, full displacement fiberglass
trawler for $160k, though. And you won't, not in reasonable shape.

You really are a word twisting slimeball, Gould. You are munging the
original specs we discussed in Seattle, and you KNOW it.

I never said you couldn't "buy a boat" with your budget

That's total BS, Gould. You've taken three positions regarding price; a
few years ago in the NG AND in Seattle you stated $160,000 to $180,000
COULD get a good boat meeting the specs, then on the 22nd of last month
you stated in this NG that it takes a Nordhavn or equivalent
($400,000+), and now you modify that statement with the one above.

Most of the regular NG readers know you CAN find many vessels capable of
comfortable and safe topic cruising for $160,000 to $180,000. Your posit
that one MUST spend $400,000+ is ignorant misinformation.

Much like the Gulfstar 44's with full standup engine room.

http://tinyurl.com/9vf4m

And once again, Gould is without a clue.

I have a clue that a 44-foot Gulfstar doesn't meet your stated minimum
of 50-feet LOA.

Who said it did? The Gulfstar 44 is a great design and hard to find. And
once again, we find you twisting truth...50' was NEVER a minimum. You
know our original discussion in Seattle was for single powered trawler
OR sail, and that the 50' was a "target" because of cabin heights on
many *sailboats*.

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Skipper