New to the trawler world

Salish Nomad said:

The AT 43 is an excellent boat.

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The American Tug is a well kept secret brand of boat, on the east coast.

Peter Pan said:

RickyD,
Never heard of the Rocker Stoppers before. I looked them up and understand that with more leverage they would work better.
NAIAD stabilizers seem the way to go. Everyone seems to agree with that. No more looking around then.
Appreciate your comment and advice.
Enjoy your weekend.
Peter

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I bought my first Rocker Stopper from a used chandlery. Used it off the boom of my sailboat for years. After buying the trawler I needed at least one more. The maker was in San Diego. He made it for me out of his garage as he was retired. He gave the business to his son but I’m not sure what happened next. There are similar devices out there. This had a heavy rectangular frame with cut plastic over it so water would pass on the down stroke and close to block on the upstroke. Magma makes one from stainless shutters but I understand they make clanking noises. I’ll look for a phone number if anyone is interested