T&T: Trawlers

[StWillett@aol.com]

Quote  "If the application of the word "trawler" to recreational boats  whose
configuration is copied loosely from seaworthy commercial fishing  boats,
"trawler" is probably the much more universal  term."    
 
    When I read this in an earlier post it reminded me  of the time I was 
walking along a dock and stopped to  look at a steel recreational trawler, it had 
been recently painted but was  pretty old and had been patched and welded on 
in several places. I made the  honest mistake of asking the owner if it was a 
converted shrimp boat. He  was most insulted and informed me in no uncertain 
terms it was not, and  that it was an Ed Monk design! 
    By the way, I've seen several shrimpers that I  felt would make a nice 
looking pleasure trawlers.
 
Steve Willett
Camano 31
Thibodaux, Louisiana