Davis International Defever designed trawler???

[prosimedia]

Does anyone have any insight into the Davis International Trawlers? Looking for any info: where they were built, how they have held up (late 70's vintage), construction method, etc.

Thanks,

 

[ARoss]

A Google of the Davis name doesn't show a lot, but it turns up a 42 footer on Yachtworld which may the subject of your inquiry.

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/list...rency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=12224&url=


If you are looking at a project boat, here's another one that showed up in my search.*
$34k for a 42 footer ??* It going to need a lot of work

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/1887396995.html

The connection with the Defever name would almost certainly mean it's a Tiawanese boat, where the "caveat emptor" rule applies in spades. There are many threads regarding what to look for.*

A while back I posted this link from PM which gives a little history on our boats:

http://www.passagemaker.com/Magazin...dArticle/tabid/277/articleId/909/Default.aspx

Good hunting!

 

[jcwyatt]

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/197...th-Cockpit-1477653/San-Diego/CA/United-States

61 Davis Pilot house trawler.* They also were built (had built) by Westlake Yacht sales