BST: Trawler for sale or trade

[Mark Bennett]

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Thanks for your inquiry concerning my 43' trawler for sale

My boat is truly a unique vessel, with classic lines which always draws a

 crowd. A displacement trawler, it is designed to live aboard and cruise

while consuming very little fuel (about 2.92 mpg at 9 knots). The hull is a

typical round displacement shape for the front two thirds, and has hard

chines in the rear third. The keel is about 18" deep at the rear, and

projects below the propeller and rudder. The builder specialized in

building shrimp boats for use in the Gulf of Mexico.

This is the only pleasure boat they built, commissioned

by the original owner. The hull and running gear are the same as the

commercial boats. It is very heavy duty, about 1.25" thick solid

fiberglass below the waterline, and .75" above. I am the second owner of

the boat, having purchased it about 7 years ago after a two year search

for a character trawler built of fiberglass. The boat was in a boatyard for

over a year as it was being restored. Included in the restoration was an

engine overhaul, new generator, new paint, new mast with crowsnest, new

pilothouse, new canvas, new electronics, new carpeting, new windows, new

plumbing fixtures, new batteries, new A/C, new cushions, new rigging, new

controls, new gauges, new electronics, and much more. Our plan was to

keep this boat for many years as we love cruising, but by wife has developed

back problems, and had surgery about a year ago. Unfortunately she is no

longer able to help with lines, and cannot withstand the movement of the

boat while underway, so I must sell her (the boat not the wife).

In addition to the specifications below, you may view many pictures of my
boat

by copying and pasting the following website into your internet browser:


       http://weblife.earthlink.net/photo/PhotoAlbumView?AID=qeuloers::LO:a6g
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The boat is located behind my house in Charleston, SC, and can easily be
shown.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


Thanks for your inquiry,


Mark Bennett

markdebzac at earthlink.net

(843) 696-8745

Specifications:

Built by Bombay Boatworks in Clearwater Florida in 1984.

Restored in 2002-2003

48' Length Overall

43' Length on deck

38' Length at waterline

14' Beam

30' Height

4' Draft

Registered Gross 26 tons, Net 20 tons

Canoe curved stern

5' teak bow pulpit

Layout:

Pilothouse at stern with large curved settee, storage underneath, table


Down through companionway to salon with settee to starboard, recliner to

port, chart area to forward port

Down three steps to galley to port, head to starboard

Forward to master stateroom with centerline double, two hanging lockers,

two shelf lockers, three drawers

Aft of salon is guest stateroom with double berth hanging locker, four

drawers, shelf locker

Engine room is under salon with engine in center, generator to starboard,


battery bank to port

Features:

400 gallons fuel in two fiberglass saddle tanks

80 gallons water in 4 polystyrene tanks

Steadying sail with roller furling

Vetus 80 bowthruster with joystick control

Two double staterooms with numerous drawers, lockers

Settee in salon converts to bunk bed

Head with stall shower, fresh water toilet, tiled vanity

Galley with Magic Chef propane cooktop/oven, Magic Chef microwave,


Norcold AC/DC/Propane refrigerator

110 volt 12 cubic foot cold plate freezer

Single Perkins 6-354 diesel 130HP approx 160 hours SMOH

Racor fuel filters on dual switching manifold

Batteries: 8 deep cycle 6-volt house batteries, group 27 starting battery for

generator,

4D starting battery for main engine, 2 deep cycle 6-volt batteries for

windlass/bowthruster

Northern Lights 8KW generator, approx 60 hours since new

3 banks of solar panels (225 watt) with SCI controller for battery charging

King-Air 19,000 BTU A/C with heat, digital controls, 2002

Offshore Marine 800 GPD Watermaker

SGC Powertalk SSB radio, 2003

Digital wind meter

Heart Freedom 1000 Inverter/charger

Honeywell 1600 mechanical inverter

Sylvania 19" TV with integrated DVD, VCR, 2003

Interphase forward scan sonar/depth finder, 2003

KVH electronic compass

Raytheon RN300 GPS, 2003

Raytheon RAY53 VHF radio interfaced to GPS, 2003

Raytheon SL70 24 mile Radar interfaced to GPS, 2003

IBM Thinkpad laptop with Nobeltech chartplotter interfaced to GPS, 2003

Splendide washer/dryer combo, 2003

Kenmore 20 gallon water heater

Maxwell 2200 double drum horizontal windlass

Delta plow anchor on 300' chain, 2002

Fortress fluke anchor on 30' chain, 200' 3/4" rode, 2002

Navy kedge anchor on 75' rode

22' mast on tabernacle, with crowsnest, 12 volt Powerwinch for cargo

All thru-hulls and valves replaced 2002

Spare propeller

Spare transmission

Numerous spare parts, fittings, hoses, etc.

For further information please contact:

Mark Bennett

 markdebzac at earthlink.net