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TDunn · 06-29-2015, 10:04 PM

Looking at the boats discussed here and peoples avatars, I see a wide range of boats from pure displacement boats to sport fishers.

By some definitions my boat is a trawler (full displacement hull, top speed not much over nominal hull speed, etc.). hat said, my boat is more of a classic day cruiser despite having overnight accommodations. It is 79 years old after all, so it predates the trawler period by about 35 years.

So what makes a boat a trawler?

06-29-2015, 10:04 PM	#1
TDunn Guru City: Maine Coast Vessel Name: Tortuga Vessel Model: Nunes Brothers Raised Deck Cruiser Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 890	I see a wide variety of boats here, so what exactly makes a boat a trawler? Looking at the boats discussed here and peoples avatars, I see a wide range of boats from pure displacement boats to sport fishers. By some definitions my boat is a trawler (full displacement hull, top speed not much over nominal hull speed, etc.). hat said, my boat is more of a classic day cruiser despite having overnight accommodations. It is 79 years old after all, so it predates the trawler period by about 35 years. So what makes a boat a trawler?