Trawlerfest Baltimore

[ABfish]

The wife and I attended last weekend. Our son lives in Charm City, so the boat show was just an added attraction. A few observations:

-The boat market is even more over-heated than I imagine. Many of the boats in the show had already been sold. In some cases, the owners themselves were showing the boats on behalf of the dealers.

-Some dealers reported that all inventory was committed through early 2023.

-There were lots of Krogens on hand, but I fell in love with the only Fleming, a 55 footer. The folks at Burr are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about these boats and spent much time answering my questions.

 

[2savage]

Fleming 55? Buy a crash helmet for when you go to the engine 'room'.

 

[ABfish]

Fleming 55? Buy a crash helmet for when you go to the engine 'room'.

I did a fair amount of moving around in the engine room. Access is good, though it's not close to stand-up height. A mechanic's stool would be the ticket.

Stand up engine rooms are nice, but there are lots of advantages to an overall lower profile. And it looks a lot sexier.

 

[2savage]

I agree, the Fleming 55 does look sexy!!