On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:11:49 -0500, HK wrote:

If you are serious about a GB49 try to find one with stabilizers or
plan to get them installed post-purchase, same for any other decent
sized trawler. They make a huge difference offshore.



And if they are angled properly, you can use them to wedge yourself off
a sandbar when you hit bottom.

Not sure if you are trying to make a serious point or not but I'll
give you the benefit of the doubt. The GB49 has a full length keel
which is almost always the first thing to touch bottom in skinny
water. The stabilizer fins are amidship and do not extend deeply
enough to hit anything in most cases. On the few occasions where we
have nudged a sandbar a quick shot of power in reverse is all that it
took to free it up. That assumes you don't park it somewhere at full
speed of course.