Living Light for sale (???) and a new venture....

Well, I have some real mixed emotions making this post! If you have been following our blog regarding our beloved "Living Light," you know that well...we love her. :) Seriously, no other boat has so captivated and called to me and made me feel so very happy just being aboard her. Maybe it is her beautiful exterior lines. Maybe it is her charming teak filled interior? Maybe it is the quiet little chug chug chug of her Perkins diesel. Maybe it is the view from the lower helm of her proud foredeck projecting out to cut through the waves and lead us on our way. Maybe it is something that is indescribable. I don't know. I do know though she has a special place in our hearts.

Saying all that, there is also "reality." Reality is that she is not a giant vessel of palatial size. With 2 young children, a medium sized dog, and my wife and I aboard for 4-5 days at time...well...she can start to get "cozy." Ok- crowded may be a better word for it. Particularly in the summers, we spend a lot of time aboard. I have started a new business venture in Chattanooga (started my own yacht brokerage firm after several years working with a firm out of FL!) so we will be up there even more as we move forward.

Given all of that, and combined with the fact my wife and the kids have said we should get a bigger boat, we are purchasing a 45' pilothouse and have placed our beloved trawler on the market. As you know if you have read through or followed our blog, we have completed a comprehensive and extensive refit on Living Light. She is thus in tip top shape and ready to cruise. We are hoping we can find a good home for her and a home that will feel the same sense of stewardship we have felt for her. Part of me is sure I will miss the feel of cruising aboard her as I feel like we were just getting to know each other. In a world of cookie cutter boats it is a pure joy to be aboard a classic trawler that even those aboard $500,000 yachts still give her sincere compliments for her beauty.

So, without further delay, Living Light is officially on the market. I have over 100 pictures of her online via her ad on yachtworld that you can view here:

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1983/Monk-36-2403578/Chattanooga/TN/United-States

All her refit work was done professionally, fully documented, and available for inspection. Our refit work line item summary alone is 3 pages long.

If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a classic, beautiful, and high quality trawler but don't want to deal with the typical "old boat issues" please get in touch or let them know about Living Light.

Also, since I already mentioned it....as many of you may know, in addition to my commercial real estate firm that I own in Atlanta, I have been a yacht broker with Frank Gordon Yachts out of Ft. Lauderdale for the last few years (and was actually his top producing yacht broker for the last 2 years). The other week though I formed my own yacht brokerage firm which I am extremely excited about, Watermark Marine Group. Based on our plans and vision for Watermark, we think it will help create a new way of doing business on the water. I invite you to come visit our new website and look around at www.WatermarkMarineGroup.com. As well, we have a facebook page we are building that if you are so inclined, we would be thrilled if you took a moment to visit and join by clicking "LIKE" at the top of that page. www.facebook.com/WatermarkYachts

The larger pilothouse vessel we are buying will help us with Watermark in that it will be easier to entertain clients, hold closings aboard, etc. as our boat, among other things, acts as my floating office.

So...mixed emotions but if you are in the market or know anyone in the market for a wonderful and happy trawler that shows as new, let us know. We may ask for character references since we love her so much! :)