BruceK
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Saw this in Pwllheli. Steel construction but crafted so beautifully she looked like she was from GRP mould. Not a single weld seam or hard edge to her.
Trawler yacht ID please
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Bajansailor
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She is 16m long according to Marinetraffic, but they dont supply any additional info.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai...:199900/imo:0/mmsi:235096148/vessel:THATLL DO
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai...:199900/imo:0/mmsi:235096148/vessel:THATLL DO
Mr Googler
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Love the name!
longjohnsilver
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Certainly a good looking boat. Would also be interested to know more about her.
Blue Sunray
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As I understand it she was a one off built by the first owner himself, he had some sort of engineering business. It is no longer in his hands.
BruceK
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Thanks for the info 
Very Annoyed
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What a lovely boat!
Fishtigua
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What a crackin' looking craft, real class there.
Such a shame the fender covers have gone all hip-hop. :ambivalence:
Such a shame the fender covers have gone all hip-hop. :ambivalence:
Whitelighter
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Lovely looking boat.
Really like the trawler idea. The only problem is the internal space is tiny - 50ft boats with a two cabins one if which is bunks. With a single engine you'd think they'd have more space
Really like the trawler idea. The only problem is the internal space is tiny - 50ft boats with a two cabins one if which is bunks. With a single engine you'd think they'd have more space
MapisM
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I would say that they do, generally speaking.
But of course, in a proper ocean going trawler you will never find an engine room as cramped as in many P boats, and quite a bit of space is taken also by the very large tanks.
Which single screw boat do you have in mind, with much less accommodation space than yours, at comparable size?
MapisM
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I don't think it's the sort of vessel that could be built in anything else than a proper boatyard, no matter what (other?) sort of engineering business the first owner used to run.
So, I'd be curious to hear what yard name she carries in her build plate. I googled her name a bit, but no joy.
In fact, while I have a soft spot for this type of boats in general, I have a bit of mixed feeling about this one.
Some details suggest a careful building (very high bulwarks, dry stack), but others don't (no space for a spare anchor, shabby side door - not to mention that it's installed the other way round...?!?).
Whitelighter
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Norhavn 52 for example. Ok, so they have two cabins no bunks but a split V berth in the bow. Where is my third double cabin. Saloon is much smaller, cockpit much smaller, no crew cabin.
Perhaps you are right an I'm missing the point - or do I want a short range trawler yacht?
jfm
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Yup, I too thought there were plenty of questionable details. Too-small hand rail tube diameters, ali hull windows and odd angle for the forward one, etc etc etc.
MapisM
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Funny you should mention it, because I'd like such thing, but I'm not aware of any boats ever built along that philosophy.
It seems to me that builders always thought (and they still do) that trawlers can only appeal to those interested in ocean crossing, and as a consequence they build them like battleships.
A "light trawler", so to speak, could/should be cheaper to build than a comparable size P boat (if nothing else, because of one and small engine rather than two gas guzzlers), and I for one would prefer it to a P boat.
Oh, well. Even if such thing would be available tomorrow on the market, it would take too long before a good one would appear on the used market at (for me) affordable prices, so it's not even worth thinking about it...
MapisM
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Seconded 100%.
Another thing I don't like is that the s/steel stanchions seem welded directly to the hull, which is a recipe for rust, on a steel boat.
Talking of build details, did you by chance have an opportunity to check the pressure rating of your tanks?
With apologies for the o/t...
boddubbay
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Looks like a boat built at Savcon Engineering near Stratford upon Avon some years ago 2005 ?
AllanG
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.....don't think they are, as it looks like the stanchions are mounted on white spacers, which I presume are plastic.
Blue Sunray
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Correct.
MapisM
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Can't tell for sure from the above pics alone, but as far as I can see the white layer at the bottom of the stanchions is only paint, meant to cover/protect the stanchions welding.
I don't think there are any spacers, whether plastic or not.
