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Longbob-

Give Maxweld a call and talk to Andy about his smaller cats. I have seen them down to 24', with a single outboard. He will build to your specs. A 24-26' Maxcat will be light, tough, fuel efficient, stable, fast, and have a great ride. Probably 18" draft at rest with the motor down. As long as you're not running rapids it will beat any similar monohull hands down.

If you are thinking about retiring to a boat the only choice is a Trawler design. That said I'm looking a t retiring to a fifthe wheel and a piece of property in Wyoming. No state taxes, and when the snow gets too deep I just pick up and head to the southern areas of the gulf coast to live off fish for the winter.

Keith