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05-05-2012, 07:09 PM
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Member
City: New Minas, NS
Vessel Name: Hornblower Too
Vessel Model: CHB 42 Oceania
Join Date: Mar 2012
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What Trawlers are made in the USA/Canada?
Hi folks:
Newbie here. I have been following the threads on this forum for many months with great interest and have learned a tremendous amount. Thanks to all who have contributed so many hours and so much information.
I have just sold my sail boat and am now in the market for a trawler (35 to 40 feet). Since I live in Canada (Nova Scotia) importing a vessel from the States is problematic from a "customs/duty" point of view if the vessel is not manufactured in North America. (Read NAFTA). There are many vessels that I like of Taiwainese origin but they all bear the prerequisite 9% duty if imported. I've heard a few names bandied about in some discussions, but was wondering if we could consolidate a simple list of North American made trawlers. It might serve as a reference point for other "cross-border" shoppers as well. I'll start things rolling with the "Monk" which was made in Nova Scotia.
Thanks in advance.
Cworthy
"Boatless in NS"
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05-05-2012, 07:47 PM
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Guru
City: Springdale, NL
Vessel Name: Ocean Breeze
Vessel Model: Ocean Alexander 85OA38
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 526
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05-05-2012, 09:06 PM
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Guru
Vessel Name: Just a Tinch
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 44 MC
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 595
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GulfStars, Mainships, Hatteras, Chris-Craft and probably a few others are US made...
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05-05-2012, 10:37 PM
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,972
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Sunnflord, Nordic Tug, American Tug, Ranger Tug, Park Isle, Maple Bay, Willard, Nova Trawlers, Legacy Trawlers, Northern Marine, Delta Marine, Cape Horn Trawlers, Philbrooks.
To name a few.
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05-05-2012, 11:12 PM
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Guru
City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,323
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05-05-2012, 11:34 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Californians and Navigators built in sunny southern California.
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05-05-2012, 11:58 PM
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Guru
City: Everett, WA
Vessel Model: Ocean Alexander 38'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 801
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Canoe Cove, Tollycraft, Uniflite (37' trawler)
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05-07-2012, 05:29 PM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,870
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Are you looking for a new trawler or is previously owned OK?
My Camano was made in Canada. The company was sold a couple times in the last few years and they may or may not be making them now and if they are, it's possible they are now making them in the USA.
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05-07-2012, 06:49 PM
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,972
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rwidman
Are you looking for a new trawler or is previously owned OK?
My Camano was made in Canada. The company was sold a couple times in the last few years and they may or may not be making them now and if they are, it's possible they are now making them in the USA.
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Of course the Camano - been on a number of them; great boats. The 41 is now built by Bracewell in Richmond BC.
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05-07-2012, 07:46 PM
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City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Pacific Trawler (not to be confused with Puget Trawler which was made in Taiwan) was a nice looking cruiser made in the Pacific Northwest for awhile. In the late 90s, early 2000s they were being built at the old Uniflite plant in Bellingham, WA. So far as I know they have not been made since then but I'm sure used ones come up for sale from time to time, probably mostly in this area. I believe the Pacific Trawler is a single-engine boat, and I think they are about 40' long. We used to see them under construction in Fairhaven where we did our haulouts until Seaview North opened their big yard in our marina.
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05-07-2012, 09:24 PM
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Senior Member
City: California Bay Area
Vessel Name: BOOSTER
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 362
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Nordhavn. Facilities in both California & Far East.
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05-07-2012, 09:25 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: SEWARD ALASKA
Vessel Name: DOS PECES
Vessel Model: BAYLINER 4788
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,266
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All of the Bayliners are/were made in the USA.
The 38' series is extremely popular.
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05-07-2012, 09:26 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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Nordhavns are made in Xiamen, China. We've filmed their plant there. The parent company is in the US but the boats themselves are made in the PRC.
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05-07-2012, 09:37 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Port Moody
Vessel Name: Big Tuna
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 61
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The older Nordhavn's (pre-2003) were made in California, but all are made in China now. So for an import boat, a well priced and well kept older Nordhavn would save on import duties. I looked at 40' Nordhavn's quite a bit and the older ones were very well built, the newer ones are a bit shinier with more feminine touch, I think still well built though. Talking with US built Nordhavn owners though, you may get a different opinion.
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05-08-2012, 12:12 AM
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,972
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Quote:
Originally Posted by baldpaul
The older Nordhavn's (pre-2003) were made in California, but all are made in China now. So for an import boat, a well priced and well kept older Nordhavn would save on import duties. I looked at 40' Nordhavn's quite a bit and the older ones were very well built, the newer ones are a bit shinier with more feminine touch, I think still well built though. Talking with US built Nordhavn owners though, you may get a different opinion.
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I think you're thinking of the Nordhavn 40's that were initally built by Pacific Seacraft but eventually production went to China, where the other models were being manufactured.
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05-08-2012, 12:15 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Port Moody
Vessel Name: Big Tuna
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 61
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Conrad....you are probably right as I was only actively looking at the 40s.
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05-08-2012, 09:15 AM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,870
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ksanders
All of the Bayliners are/were made in the USA.
The 38' series is extremely popular.
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Talking to the Bayliner dealer that shares my marina, many of the Bayliners and Sea Rays are now made in Mexico.
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05-08-2012, 09:24 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,663
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The OP was trying to save 9% on the price of a used boat. The first thing would be to establish where he is going to be shopping. If Florida, just bear that 9% in mind when dickering on the price. If a Taiwanese built trawler is still cheaper than a domestically built one, it will still win.
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05-08-2012, 09:32 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: SEWARD ALASKA
Vessel Name: DOS PECES
Vessel Model: BAYLINER 4788
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,266
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rwidman
Talking to the Bayliner dealer that shares my marina, many of the Bayliners and Sea Rays are now made in Mexico.
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Could be true. Everything is moving to Mexico for the cheap labor prices.
Sorry, I was thinking of the older units, when Bayliner made larger boats.
In 2002 Bayliner/Brunswick discontinued the motoryacht lines, and re-branded the exact same boats as Meridian, in an effort to seaprate the motoryachts from the runabout lines.
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