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City: Dunedin
Country: New Zealand
Vessel Name: Te-anau
Vessel Model: Converted trawler
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 4
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Hi Brucek , the vessel was named in 1956 when she was built as a fish trawler and has worked all its life in foveaux straits she was gutted and converted 4 years ago the owner lost interest so decided to on sell it. We spent Easter cruising Stewart Is and are presently plan a trip to fiordland in sept.So no doubt will confront the sandflies.She,s powered with a DAF so very economical.
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08-12-2015, 09:26 PM
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Newbie
City: Old Lyme
Country: US
Vessel Name: Molly
Vessel Model: Mainship Pilot 30 1999
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3
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Hello All,
Thanks for the newbie welcoming intro to TF. Just starting to roam around Long Island Sound with destinations to Lake Champlain and Mid-coast Maine in mind. Making sure all is shipshape on the Mainship Pilot 30 before getting too far from home port.
Already posted a forum question and got two very helpful replies.
Smooth Sailing All,
Jmac.
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02-27-2016, 11:13 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Marblehead,Oh
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Castoff
Vessel Model: 77 Heritage West Indian 36
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 52
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Time to trawl
Hi, new to this forum. I've been a sailor for over 40 years and have recently acquired an intense desire to routinely go to destinations in a straight line. Speed not important.... Seems a Trawler answers the call... Then there is the joke about "old sailors never die...." At any rate I have a ton of questions to sort thru and I hope you can all help. Thanks, tedted
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02-27-2016, 11:28 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Country: Bumpkin?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 10,844
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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02-27-2016, 11:45 AM
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Guru
City: Carefree, Arizona
Country: usa
Vessel Name: sunchaser V
Vessel Model: DeFever 48
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 6,904
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Originally Posted by tedted
an intense desire to routinely go to destinations in a straight line. Speed not important....
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Ahh, the ability to not go in a straight line, and still get there before dark, is what makes power boating so much fun.
After many years of sailing, trying to keep on the rhumb line has successfully been altered to keeping on line to the rum.
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03-22-2016, 08:36 AM
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Member
City: Springfield
Country: America
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 6
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Oh good
This was a very fun classic post and thank you for the key to the forum decorum. It helps a great deal to see that there are guidelines everyone likes to follow. 
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04-08-2016, 04:40 AM
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Member
City: BURNHAM ON CROUCH ESSEX
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Vessel Name: Sovereign GB
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 12
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Thanks on Trawler at last. Many Thanks from Sovereign GB. And the Captain David.
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04-08-2016, 01:51 PM
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Member
City: Lake Suzy Fl
Country: U S A
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 6
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Hello from SW Florida
 Just saying Hi all, still looking for a great Loop trawler!
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04-08-2016, 01:58 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Country: Bumpkin?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 10,844
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard. Why the ? This is supposed to be a fun exercise...
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04-22-2016, 04:39 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Tarpon Springs, Fl.
Country: US
Vessel Name: Makin Memories
Vessel Model: 1987 41' President
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 85
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Great set of instructions. Much appreciated
Jerry
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06-07-2016, 02:52 AM
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Member
City: Bremerton
Country: USA
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 5
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New '69 grand Banks 32 Owner
Hello All,
Just wanted to say hello. At the age of 56 I finally made the plunge and recently bought my boat and checked off my 1st item on my bucket list. She's an old woodie and I love her even with all her faults (leaking antifreeze, head pump doesn't work, and navigational lights don't work.
I'm working on everything, but haven't been able to locate a good (any) electrician to work on the lights.
Look forward to "meeting" everyone and learning and will hopefully will be able to give back in the future.
KevinS
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06-07-2016, 05:52 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Houston
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Baobab
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4788
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,410
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Welcome to the Trawler Forum Kevin. An old woodie, while a challenge, can also be a great source of enjoyment, for reasons you will never get with a plastic boat.
Enjoy!
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06-07-2016, 07:57 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Country: Bumpkin?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 10,844
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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06-07-2016, 09:00 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Country: USA
Vessel Name: William
Vessel Model: Outer reef 32
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,786
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Welcome to TF
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06-07-2016, 09:04 AM
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Guru
City: Cary, NC
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Skinny Dippin'
Vessel Model: Navigator 4200 Classic
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,451
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Welcome... However, now that you own a boat, anything else remaining on your bucket list might have just gotten dumped overboard. 
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08-15-2016, 01:23 PM
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Newbie
City: Kemah
Country: USA
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1
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Hello peoples. I just joined. I'm a cruising sailor (read also live aboard) with wife. We are now at that point in life where we are looking at a transition from sail to power. I know a lot about sail but very little about power boats, so I joined up to research my next boat and get to know the community. I hear we got some loopers here. Sounds intimidating. Might wanna try it though.
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08-15-2016, 02:34 PM
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Guru
City: Avalon, NJ
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Freedom
Vessel Model: Albin 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 17,382
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CapRon
Hello peoples. I just joined. I'm a cruising sailor (read also live aboard) with wife. We are now at that point in life where we are looking at a transition from sail to power. I know a lot about sail but very little about power boats, so I joined up to research my next boat and get to know the community. I hear we got some loopers here. Sounds intimidating. Might wanna try it though.
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truth be told, sailboats are just more cramped, very efficient trawlers with an extra tall mast, a great get home system that requires a bit extra work to enjoy to the fullest and a wait for more bridges.....
Other than that...very similar overlap in many trawler cruising styles...
So the change depends more on cruising style differences sometimes more than the boat.
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08-15-2016, 03:53 PM
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Senior Member
City: Baytown, Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Islander
Vessel Model: Prairie 36
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 268
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Having come from sail to our trawler I find it much easier to run the boat but with two engines, extra systems etc. than my last boat there is more maintenance. We use more fuel, oil etc but sailing is much more involved than powerboating.
Kevin
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08-15-2016, 04:08 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Country: Bumpkin?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 10,844
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Greetings,
Mr. CR. Welcome aboard.
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08-15-2016, 04:12 PM
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Guru
City: Gig Harbor
Country: United States
Vessel Name: Kinship
Vessel Model: North Pacific 43
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 6,524
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Welcome from another sailor that just made the switch a few months ago.
The hardest thing that I had to do in looking at the change was simply a mindset difference. Try to start with function rather than form. In other words, define what you want the boat to do rather than what you want the boat to have.
An example from a sailboat would be say you decided that you wanted to be able to quickly raise and lower the main from the cockpit. You could opt for in-mast furling, or you could go with a StackPack and a halyard brought back to and electric winch in the cockpit. Start with your needs/desires then look at what might meet those.
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