Not in the market - but IF I were...

gulfcoast john · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:22 pm Post subject:

Ditto what James said...even tougher for a TC255 sitting so high on the trailer...
John

Marco Flamingo · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:15 pm Post subject:

I went bigger in order to do longer, more extensive cruising in decadent comfort. But while I looked at the newer offerings like the "tug" looking boats, I decided on a 1980's vintage Taiwanese trawler (at 1/10th the initial cost and operating expense). Yes, I have expenses in getting it ready for a long cruise. Also important, I kept my C-Dory. (Even more important, Beth hasn't complained about us keeping the C-Dory in the garage.) Our trawler isn't trailerable, so a completely different use. Sort of like owning both a motorcycle and and a pickup.

I suspect that a 35' trailerable boat would end up either sitting in a storage facility unused or sitting in a marina, where it is likely to see more use. If one were purchased for the "loop" and promptly sold when the loop was completed, I could see it being a okay idea. But it seems like it would be similar to the "manufactured homes" that I see going down the freeway with pilot cars front and rear. Yes, it is trailerable and could, in theory, be moved in the future, but . . .