Here is my story.........and I am sticking to it.
Being born in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and both of my parents being from outport fishing communities, I have spent most of my life in and around various types of boats. Therefore, it is only natural that I consider myself an avid boater.
In addition, as most of my boating experience and time has been in the North Atlantic, just any boat won't cut it. Especially with the unpredictable weather conditions off of the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. As is the local saying, "If you don't like the current weather conditions, just wait five minutes and there is sure to be a change." Thus, my need for a boat that can satisfy both pleasure and the need to take a pounding in heavy and unexpected ocean conditions.
My previous boat, a deep v-bottom 16 foot center console which I named the "Riff Raff" (called after a local fishing ground located in Trinity Bay), was a great boat for fishing and as a general runabout pleasure boat. Able to hand some pretty bad sea conditions and easy to handle, especially a good trailering boat. However, after several years ownership, my wife and I decided it would be nice to have something a bit larger, and something that, if the need arose, we would be able to spend the night aboard.
After many hours of research and a tremendous amount of time on various boat websites, I decided that the Trophy 1802 Walkaround would best suit my purpose. So, after a fair amount of debate and attempting to locate a used model (and considering the price of having a used boat shipped to Newfoundland and Labrador - as there are not a lot of this type of boat here locally - as a matter of fact, I only know of one, and that one was not purchased locally) I decided to bite the bullet and go for broke. Yes, after negotiating with the local Trophy dealership and getting an exceptional deal on a 2008 model that was still at the factory, I made the purchase in early August 2008. As the factory was soon going to start their 2009 model year production, I was able to obtain a boat with a lot more options than the base boat, for basically the same price.
Unfortunately, as the boat had to be shipped from the other side of the Noth American continent and from the US, I did not take delivery until September 12, 2008. This was a bit late in the pleasure boating season in our local waters. However, I was still been able to have several good trial runs in the boat prior to winterizing it for the first year.
I will keep the information on this site updated as the seasons progress.
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