Tuesday, November 30, 2010

OMG - WE DID IT!!!

Been talking with Trevor for several weeks; working up specs, etc.  Today, we actually signed the contract and sent him some real money!
How do we feel?

Excited, Scared and "What do you mean it takes a year to build a boat?", anxious.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Sea Trial - Vero Beach

As luck would have it, there is a NP43 in Vero Beach.  Owners Donny & Pat are kind enough to take us out. 
Spent about an hour in the ICW; 
  • Boat handled a lot like we expected (much like a sail boat to maneauver). 
  • Water was very flat, so did not get to see what a bigger sea would be like
  • Great visability from fly bridge
  • Pretty quiet in the salon while underway
  • Bow/Stern Thrusters are a MUST - Donny made it look pretty easy getting in and out of the slip
  • Very easy to get around between salon and fly while underway
Lots of good conversation about what features and options are must haves and which ones are nice to haves.
Still haven't been able to locate any negative press or negative reviews on the boat what so ever.  Trevor is either an awesome boat builder or a great master at managing the public message.  I'm beginning to think believe that he is simply an awesome boat builder.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Now We're In Trouble

November 2010
Well, after being home for a few days, we have continued to talk about this darn boat..... and neither of us are coming up with any good reasons why not to do this.  Let me rephrase that - I think we both can come up with a hundred reasons why we shouldn't do this now - but no one is saying them out loud. 
This is pretty cool - we might actually do this!