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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: South of the Mason-Dixon Line
Posts: 3,722
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Here on the east coast (southeast) you find more traditional Trawlers (Albin, Grand Banks, Marine Trader, CHB, Mainship, etc); however, in the Pacific northwest, to take on those heavy sea conditions and weather it seems the stronger boats (Krogen, Nordic, Nordhavn, Ocean Alexander, to name a few) are more prevalent. The bow or stern thruster is always a must have, but the question is always, "do I need two engines"? You can get by easily on an Intracoastal Waterway journey or "Great Loop" run with the one engine and thruster set up. On these older Trawlers the Ford Lehman (120 hp) is the most common diesel and will go for over 8,000 hours without a rebuild. They are a great value here. I would prefer two engines though on the west coast. The Nordic, in my opinion is an extremely well built boat and worth the money. Nordic will at least hold up better with re-sale.
Bob
Catalina 30 "Breezin II"
Georgia
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