We Find Our Nordic Tug

After months of searching Yachtworld.com and attending boats shows in Boston and St. Petersburg, we finally find the right boat for us. Nordic Tugs are a well built, sea worthy vessels and have a classic tug boat styling that we both enjoy.

This Nordic Tug was located in Houston, Texas. We made a offer continigent upon our acceptance, sea trial and marine survey. Bonnie and I traveled to Houston just before the Christmas holiday and were very pleased with what we saw. Our new vessel had been well cared for and maintained.

After a sucessful sea trial and marine survey, we were on our way to becoming the new owners. The closing occured on December 30, 2006 and the start of our new adventure.

Our Search Begins

For Bonnie & I some our best vacations have been on the coast of North Carolina. Each summer for the past few years we have taken our boat (Pioneer 175 Bay Sport - Center Console) to coastal North Carolina.

Cape Lookout has been one of our favorite places to visit and explore. Sometimes the clear water, sand and views can be as beautiful as a Caribbean island.

During our last two summer and fall trips we started discussing purchasing a vacation home on the coast. After browsing the real estate market we found that prices for coastal property in North Carolina had increased rapidly as in most coastal areas.

So ....... I mentioned to Bonnie that we should consider a trawler. Her first response was 'What's a trawler?' After my explaination that is was a sea worhy vessel that we could liveaboard during our vacations to the coast, she was all for it.

And our search began.