Apples and oranges - like comparing a car with a truck. with a sailboat, count how many times you will be climbing up/down the ladder over the period you plan to cruise.not doing that in a trawler can be priceless. not that this is the only distinction which makes the comparison dubious, e.g., being able to make it under a bridge in a sailboat can be frustrating.. Trawler = a ton of money in fuel, noisy, ride is like any large power boat (which leaves a bit to be desired), and, maintenance is definately higher than a good sailboat.. If you renounce your allegiance to the sail community the de might be the way forward, otherwise a trawler is your best bet imo, hull speed is going to be your most economical speed no matter what hull you choose..
Many years offshore sailing and off-and-on living aboard on a 50'+ sailboat, but with our two teen age crew off to college, and me not getting any younger, it is time to join you folks. a trawler looks to fit our plans best, with the wife and me living aboard and the extended family joining us on occasion.. All in all, i'd say a 40 foot trawler and a 40 foot sailboat would have about the same annual operating costs. the trawler would be in fuel and engine maintenance. the sailboat would be in sails, cordage, blocks, and much less fuel and engine maintenance. the sailboat would be even more if you raced her.. So after 60 collective years of sailing, we decided to join many other snowbirds and leave the perch on our sailboat for a trawler. we had been eyeing trawlers for some time, since they checked off many of the wish list items: a boat with a view and light, space, and the feeling of living on top, not under the water..
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