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Old 04-12-2012, 11:21 AM   #8
markpierce
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City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
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This is the local Vallejo trawler seen frequently in Mare Island and Carquinez straits. It fishes for shrimp bait.



A "trawler" in the recreational vessel sense is merely a marketing term. It means whatever the manufacturer/marketer wants it to mean. For me, a recreational trawler has full living accommodations contained in a mid-sized hull designed in partnership with an economical power plant and being unable to exceed hull-speed. On the larger end of the "mid-size" scale is this vessel:

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