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Old 03-27-2022, 09:39 AM   #21
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My draft is 6 feet. I am triple keeled in the stern. Two skegs with enclosed props and a center keel. It was designed to sit on it’s bottom.
Now THAT is cool! Bet it's an impressive look to see that big 65 foot trawler sitting high and dry at low tide.
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Old 03-27-2022, 02:13 PM   #22
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Now THAT is cool! Bet it's an impressive look to see that big 65 foot trawler sitting high and dry at low tide.
I would be extremely hesitant to beach my boat unless I was sure the shore was as hard as cement. I would be to afraid of sinking into the mud and getting stuck. Not to many boats could pull me off. I’m loving the keels for bumping the bottom or hitting logs.
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Old 03-27-2022, 02:20 PM   #23
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Were are you on the ship canal? I'm at SBMC about midway between the locks and the Ballard bridge on the Magnolia side.
Im directly across from you. Was that your Nordhavn that just backed into a slip?
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The big, heavy duty designs definitely make good coastal cruisers if self sufficiency is a top priority.

But they do have their tradeoffs. Some destinations will be more challenging or off-limits due to draft with some of those boats, and if you enjoy the social aspect of being at marinas here and there (when they're available cheaply or there's a cheap/free town dock), cost and availability of heading into a marina will be a concern.
For sure. One of my earlier posts stated I didn’t recommend this type of boat for marina hopping. My goals are to never touch a dock when I go cruising (other then my dinghy). I plan on installing solar panels and wind generators to help with this endeavor.
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Is that the old Steely? I met the owners and got a tour in Petersburg in 2012. Cool boat!
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Is that the old Steely? I met the owners and got a tour in Petersburg in 2012. Cool boat!
It is the old Steely. Thanks for the compliment.
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I would be extremely hesitant to beach my boat unless I was sure the shore was as hard as cement. I would be to afraid of sinking into the mud and getting stuck.
I doubt that could ever happen - buoyancy is a pretty powerful lifter

But more of a concern could be one side being on hard and the other soft, one "keel" sinks in and you roll.
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Old 03-27-2022, 05:37 PM   #28
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Simi 60: Maybe I'm in your head because your boat looks very similar to mine (I don't have the enclosed upper deck). Is yours steel?
Yep, 2 inches thick


Oh wait, that'd be timber

65 tonne (71 UST) and 7.5ft draught
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My goals are to never touch a dock when I go cruising (other then my dinghy). I plan on installing solar panels and wind generators to help with this endeavor.

Sounds like a good goal. However I’d drop the wind generator idea. Save the money for some more solar, perhaps on some swing out mounts if you don’t have the deck space.
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Im directly across from you. Was that your Nordhavn that just backed into a slip?

Around noon we turned the boat around. When doing that, I think I spotted you.
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Love your boat! The krogen 54 is a favorite of mine. Came very close to buying one. Did you used to have it on the ship canal by Fred Meyer in Ballard?
I will attempt pictures soon.
Thanks, me too and I still can't believe she's ours. Our 54 was named Oasis and moored in Bremetron for a long time, before that it was in Florida and NC. Owner lived in CO, brought it around on it's bottom and then used it for two weeks a year to go to the SJIs. Needless to say it was PNW green and in rough cosmetic shape.

It's in slightly less rough shape now

The one you referenced was likely SeaBear (another member here) who was in Hatton's for an engine replacement. SeaBear is likely one of the two or three top examples of 54s due to an all in owner who's updated just about everything.

Our home slip is Shilshole but we haven't been there since October. We'll likely be back mid May. Mark me down if you ever give a TF tour. I'd love to see your trawler.
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Sounds like a good goal. However I’d drop the wind generator idea. Save the money for some more solar, perhaps on some swing out mounts if you don’t have the deck space.
Thanks for the advice. I will use the solar panels and see how productive they are before purchasing the wind generators. I was thinking the wind generators would work much better way high up on the flybridge roof and might be useful for the winter months.
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Very cool boat. We did the NW Exploration tour Juneau to Ketchikan and the captain of the flotilla got nervous when I took the 46 GB Classic through the ice up closer to the glacier. Reason being turns out someone had just taken the Out Islander too close and knocked a hole thank goodness above the waterline as noted here. When the tour boats came in off the cruise ships they were all metal. The yellow mark near the waterline is a very rough application of some sort of emergency patch.
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These must be the skegs you are speaking of?
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This is my favorite metal boat for sale right now, add deck gun and you'd be set. Crawled all over her in Ft Lauderdale last year. Besides somethings I did not desire, like the 15,000 hour genset, she is set to go. I was told those gens could run 20,000 hours plus easy. Loved it, wife not so much and you know the saying about happy life....

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Sounds like a good goal. However I’d drop the wind generator idea. .
Absolutely, not only are they mostly noisy and annoying, had a mate of ours had his wind gen crap out and self destruct during 50+ knots a few weeks back

One blade went through the fiberglass cabin top and fractured his wrist.
Could have ended worse.

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Or flybridge roof framework is a good spot
Always thought if we had one we'd extend it aft for maximum top deck shading, maximum solar.
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These must be the skegs you are speaking of?
Yes indeed. Pretty sure that is my boat.
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Absolutely, not only are they mostly noisy and annoying, had a mate of ours had his wind gen crap out and self destruct during 50+ knots a few weeks back

One blade went through the fiberglass cabin top and fractured his wrist.
Could have ended worse.



Or flybridge roof framework is a good spot
Always thought if we had one we'd extend it aft for maximum top deck shading, maximum solar.
holy Toledo that would kill ya

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This is my favorite metal boat for sale right now, add deck gun and you'd be set. Crawled all over her in Ft Lauderdale last year. Besides somethings I did not desire, like the 15,000 hour genset, she is set to go. I was told those gens could run 20,000 hours plus easy. Loved it, wife not so much and you know the saying about happy life....

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Beautiful boat! Aluminum hull too. Very unique.
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I would have to agree with everything you stated!! We also have a "bluewater" passage-maker with our 2006 Diesel Duck motorsailer. We can carry 2500 gal of diesel, put up the sails for a bit of wind assistance, our burn rate is only about 1.5gal and we have a range of nearly 7k nm. Being steel and having the ballast of the fuel, water and black holding tanks also is a benefit when in heavier seas for sure and the use of our stabilizers also is helpful. We see many people who ask questions on fuel consumptions and are very thankful we have a 'sipper' rather than a 'guzzler' in terms of diesel use. We will be transiting from Honolulu, Oahu to Meyers Chuck Alaska in June and anticipate to use roughly 700 gal and cross in about 19-23 days.
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