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Old 07-22-2011, 08:32 AM   #5
Nomad Willy
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Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
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RE: Fuel Economy Question

If fuel economy is of great concern the best boat (not trawler) is usually a sail boat. But having two expensive propulsion systems, a draft over twice that of a power boat and a cabin layout that requires one to stand out in the weather while operating their boat and once in the cabin it's hard to see outside you may want to consider a trawler. Ninety five + % of trawlers are semi-displacement and burn (generally speaking) twice as much fuel as a full disp trawler so serious economy is available only w the full disp boats but there are VERY few having been built 30 yrs ago. So the first thing to do if low fuel burn is of great concern is to look at full displacement trawlers. Even they are mostly over powered. The Krogen 42 and Willard 40 are excellent examples. Then if you come up empty handed look at semi-disp trawlers. Almost all trawlers are SD. Look for the narrowest, lightest boats with the smallest engine. Pass on 99% of twin screws.
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