Looking at Boats

My brother Keith and Mom, Wendy, Luke and I all went together to Beaufort to look over a particular trawler that Keith wanted to inspect. He is looking for a boat that would be suitable for living aboard for awhile. I think that sounds like a great life, for a while anyway. I had also considered the possibility of owning and living on a boat some years ago. I eventually decided on the Airstream Camper/Trailer instead of getting a boat.

The boat we looked at was a used one with some obvious wear and it was in need of many improvements. It was large by my standards.....forty feet long. It had a galley and a head and it could easily sleep six. It was dry docked so we had to find a ladder to get into it. It was a little precarious trying to get Mom and Luke up so high, but we made it without injury.

On our outing we stopped to eat at the locally famous "Sanitary Seafood Restaurant" which now seats 600. We all had fried seafood and it was good.....fish, oysters, scallops, shrimp with hush puppies and sweet tea. The restaurant is on the water with a dock around it just outside the big windows. The sun was so bright reflected off the water. We watched boats as they passed and read the names and ports of origin. The weather was perfect. We left home at 10 and got back around 5:30. Daniel and Daddy were fine when we got back. They had found something to eat and had entertained themselves in our absence.

We'll have to get out like that again soon. Keith is still searching for the right boat. Maybe we can help him decide on the right one.