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10-31-2013, 11:42 PM
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Newbie
City: Stillwater, MN
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 40 Europa Sedan
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 3
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New (to us) Marine Trader 40 Europa Sedan
Hello,
I've been lurking around this site for a month or so. Now that I've got pictures of the boat, I felt it was time to post on the site. I'm not sure if it's true here, like other forum sites I post on, the rule (guideline) is, without pictures it didn't happen.
We'll, it happened.
This is our ninth boat. Yes, ninth. They've ranged from twelve foot dingys, to twenty-seven foot sailboats; zero horsepower, to three hundred.
This was a boat we couldn't pass up. This boat can do what no other boat we had could do, entertain a big group of friends.
We've had it for about two months now, and now she's laid up for the winter. There is a growing list of winter projects, none that seem too daunting. I hope to gain some knowledge from this site to really make her shine.
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10-31-2013, 11:56 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,724
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Congrats on your beautiful boat. That's one huge flybridge you've got there. Big enough for lots of friends, I figure.
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11-01-2013, 12:13 AM
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Guru
City: Everett, WA
Vessel Name: Honey Badger
Vessel Model: 42' CHB Europa
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 784
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Nice looking Europa. We have a 42 Europa that is a near cousin to the MT40. Congrats!
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11-01-2013, 12:22 AM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Niiiice, and lots of room to slam-dance 
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11-01-2013, 07:23 AM
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Guru
City: Bayfield, WI
Vessel Name: Gopher Broke
Vessel Model: Silverton 410 Sport Bridge
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 898
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Congratulations! What a beautiful boat. Are you at Sunnyside normally? I hope to see you on the river next year, although I don't have a trawler. .. yet!
BD
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11-01-2013, 08:51 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: St. Marks, Florida
Vessel Name: Morgan
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 36
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,673
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Nice looking boat -- thanks for the pics. Perhaps 9 is the magic number for you, and this will be the one that you settle down with. :-)
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John
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11-01-2013, 09:09 AM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Very nice.  The Europa or sedan layout is certainly great for living or entertaining. Single or twin?
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11-01-2013, 09:41 AM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,719
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I like the FB. It looks nice .. for a FB. Would look better w/o that blue tent over it. The FB looks small compared to the rest of the boat and that's good. I think FlyWright was considering the whole upper deck as the FB. Sure has the opportunity to get way too many people up there. The lines of the FB blend into the rest of the boat nicely too. Looks like you've got a good one.
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Eric
North Western Washington State USA
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11-01-2013, 11:01 AM
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Guru
City: Everett, WA
Vessel Name: Honey Badger
Vessel Model: 42' CHB Europa
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 784
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I just enclosed mine last winter and changed out the blue weather cloths with black. I really love the nice large flybridge in the summer. Nothing better than sitting up there in the nice warm sun watching the world go by.
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11-19-2013, 11:23 PM
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Newbie
City: Stillwater, MN
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 40 Europa Sedan
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 3
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Thanks everyone for the compliments.
To answer some of the questions people had... She has twin Lehman 120's, plus a diesel genset. We will keep her on the St Croix River in Stillwater, Mn. Our intended use is mainly for day trips and entertaining. I've found most of the systems pretty straight forward. But everything is poorly marked; wiring and plumbing.
Once the days start getting longer, I'll be asking several questions here, but for now I keep adding to the project list.
SomeSailor... I love your boat name!
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11-20-2013, 12:38 AM
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Guru
City: Cruising East Coast US
Vessel Name: Grace
Vessel Model: DeFever 48
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,420
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Congrats! We really enjoyed our MT36 for many years and one gale 
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Esse Quam Videri
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11-20-2013, 09:47 AM
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Senior Member
City: Bradenton, FL
Vessel Name: OPTIMYSTIQUE
Vessel Model: Mariner 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 119
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I'm glad to see this post. I have an IP-37 and am 'think' of going over to the trawler world.
I like the Europa style, but I am wondering if we would have any more room in the Mariner 40 or GB 42, etc that we now have in our IP-37? This is our full time liveaboard boat, thence the thought of moving to a trawler 40+.
Thanks,
Wm Mayberry
OPTIMYSTIQUE
IP 37-30
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11-21-2013, 01:11 AM
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Member
City: Anacortes
Vessel Name: Kik N Birrd
Vessel Model: 1983 50' Ocean Alexander MK1
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 19
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Congratulations, very nice looking boat! We love the style & looked at quite a few Europa style boats before we ended up with our pilothouse. We really like the covered walkways especially in the PNW. Randy
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