My own opinion is that a true "trawler" should have a pure full displacement hull, regardless of the deck furnishings or decor. Horsepower or number of engines is not a factor, lots of working trawl boats have big engines and multiple engines. What a "trawler" does not do is plane, in any form, now matter how much fuel you burn. The word "semi" used in the hull description precludes a hull from being pure full displacement and by default is not a trawler hull, no matter how slow I drive it or how much I want to be in the club. I own boats on both ends of the spectrum, and am in no way an expert, just my opinion. This, and some money, will get you a cup of coffey.
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