YIKES! WE OWN A BOAT!!

May 1, 2016

The surveys are done, the negotiations completed, the ink has dried on the contracts......
we own a boat in Stuart, FL!!!

She's a 2006 37' Mariner Seville trawler (now made my Helmsman).  A beautiful boat, a comfortable size, with the perfect draft and bridge clearance for the Great Loop - which she has successfully completed twice.

She was originally named the Carol Anne and then Seeker.  We've decided to have a renaming ceremony and christen her

Yes, we love the show The Big Bang.  But bet you didn't know a new species of jellyfish was discovered off Australia, which was named Bazinga in 2014.  In either case, the name represents fun and serendipity to us - which we look forward to enjoying along the way.

We had actually toured the Carol Anne in October, 2013 at America's Great Loop Cruising Association's (AGLCA) Fall Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler Marina in Alabama.  Jim had been intrigued by the boat since 2008, when he came across an article about the brand.  Finding the exact boat for sale three years later and having the sale go smoothly was definitely serendipitous!

There's a lot we love about the boat.  One of the pluses is a pilothouse and a flybridge from which to steer the boat.  So, if the weather is hot and sticky, we can be in the pilothouse with air conditioning; or, if chilly and rainy, we'll turn up the heater.  During beautiful cruising days, we'll enjoy the views from the fly.

Here are some of Bazinga's specs and pictures:

LOA:  37'
Draft:  4'
Bridge Clearance: 18' (with 'everything up')
Engine:  single Cummins 380QSB
Master stateroom:  queen bed
Heads:  2
Shower:  1
Fresh water:  140 gallons
Fuel:  300 gallons
Holding tank:  30 gallons
Air conditioning and heat

Port (left) side 

Cockpit at stern (rear), with BBQ grill.  Sliding door (with screen) provides
access to main salon and galley.

Aft (rear) of boat, with dinghy on electric davits that lower
and raise the dinghy.  Swim step for boarding dinghy
and/or jumping in and out of the water for a swim.

Flying bridge looking forward - a seat for the Captain
and the Admiral.  Great place from which to drive
the boat on beautiful days.

Plenty of seating on the flybridge

More seating at the back of the flybridge. Come enjoy
a glass of wine while watching the sunset!

Stepping thru the sliding door on the stern, enter the main salon
and galley area.  Settee table and couch on left.  Step down 3 steps
to the day head on the port (left) side.  Galley on starboard (right).
The center steps lead up to the pilothouse.  Thru the pilothouse
and down 5 steps into the master berth.

Galley (kitchen) area with sink, stove, convection microwave and
refrigerator (no oven will make for creative cooking)

Comfortable recliner next to galley

Looking aft (rear) at the high-low table and bench seating (settee),
that can be converted into a large double bed.  We love
all the windows and look forward to enjoying a morning
cup of tea while gazing out upon the water.

Pilothouse

Looking aft (rear) from the pilothouse, thru the salon and
galley area to the sliding door on the stern (rear).

Another table and bench (settee) in the pilothouse

Master berth's queen bed

Separate head (toilet and sink) in master berth

Good-sized shower in master berth

Engine room access in floor of pilothouse

Generator access in floor of main salon