T&T: 30 ft willard trawler: possible purchase

[C. Marin Faure]

 >Since the boat is in Bellingham, I am guessing you are nearby.  
Being a new
to boating, I would suggest contacting Marin Faure, who is very trawler
knowledgeable, and lives on board in Bellingham, and making  
arrangement to
view the boat with him.

I appreciate the vote of confidence but I should make a few  
corrections.  The only trawler I've had any experience with is our  
own GB.  Other than what I have learned from the owners of other  
types of boats, I would only venture to make definitive statements  
and judgments about the boat and systems I'm familiar with.

Also, we live outside Seattle.  We keep the boat 100 miles north in  
Bellingham and use it almost every weekend but we do not live aboard.

There are several excellent surveyors in the Bellingham area as well  
as a very good yard, Seaview North.  While the owner of this  
particular Willard has taken very good care of it I would highly  
recommend that anyone serious about buying the boat hire good hull  
and engine surveyors and have the boat thoroughly checked out by them.



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C. Marin Faure
GB36-403 "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington