New trawler yacht..............

Anyone remember these, Fairways Fisher trawler 38, built late eighties early ninety's then made would you believe in the Isle of Man under the name Applecraft but extended to 42', was SD and with twin Iveco 240's gave about 18 knts. Always admired them and seems maybe ahead of their time /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif, wonder what happened to the moulds, seem to remember they went back to Northshore.

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Are'nt you being a bit picky Stoaty?
After all, "Trawler Yacht" nowadays refers to any chunky looking boat that isn't a "sports cruiser" or "motor yacht".
I think a new name needs to be considered for these heavy duty ocean crossing lumps.
 
To me a trawler yacht implies some kind of standard. A displacement boat with a high quality commercial or commercial standard displacement hull, economical to run and able to take most seas comfortably. Nordhavn is a good example of one. This is more like an early 80's princess with a different top on it. I think it's stretching 'Trawler Yacht' a bit too far.

I might settle for 'Trawler Style'
 
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trawler style mini ship passage making fly bridge motor boat

Whatever you call it, very impresive indeed.
 
Well I don't think you can make such a snap judgement on the ST52 until it's been tested. It's certainly aimed at blue water motor cruising. Yes, I know that Beneteau sail boats have a certain reputation but they're well capable of making offshore passages and there's no reason why the ST52 won't be similarly capable
You still have'nt told us what this boat is called so I don't how to refer to it but if it is actually made in the US (as opposed to China or Taiwan) that fact alone is going to make it pricey given US labour costs. I just don't think that cost is neccesarily an indication of quality. Is an Absolute a less well built boat than an Azimut because it costs less?
 
The term 'trawler yacht' has been hijacked to mean any boat that looks vaguely traditional or retro irrespective of it's capability. The design of many so called trawler yachts (I'm not going to name names in order not to offend) have little or nothing in common with traditional trawler design. It's a marketing trick
We call sail boats capable of extended offshore passages 'bluewater yachts' so why not motor boats with similar capability 'bluewater motor cruisers'?
 
You are right on the hijack of the name-type. It seems to have started in the States when people started to convert old trawlers into their mobos (a favourite being the original wooden Irish Malahide trawlers), and ever since has become the name attributed to mobos which tend to have reverse raked windscreens and go at displacement speeds. Most of the States-side mags on these boats now simply call them trawlers.
 
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"Wonder if there is anything around at the moment that could compete, can't think of anything really that has that trawlery look and massive construction yet a bit of zip."

Don't know if they are "massively constructed", but they tick the SD and trawellery-look boxes:

www.nordictugs.com

Is there a website for the one you've shown? Certainly interesting!
 
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