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Old 08-01-2011, 07:37 AM   #9
Nomad Willy
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RE: Sailors going over to the Dark Side, looking for a trawler...

Well if you want serious economy while running you must find a stern that is not a straight run aft like most all trawlers. But that straight run aft and big wide and fat stern gives lots and lots of space and great stability*** ....perhaps too much. Lacking much of a keel (re sail boats) the trawlers bottom tends to conform to the shape of the sea and it conforms NOW unlike a FD hull and may be irritating to you after years of the gentle motion sail boat. There are lots of boats out there so you won't come up empty handed but you'll need to work at it to find a good boat. Have you exhausted Yachtworld? Fish boat conversions are sometimes good if converted by the right person but most are overpowered*** ....but then so are most trawlers. You won't like most trawlers in a stern sea either. Unlike a sailboat almost all trawlers have a high CG also. A trawler is a very different type of boat but every type has it's drawbacks. If your'e not happy w what your'e finding I'd say expand your search geographically. On the east coast you may find the boat you want in Maine.
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