T&T: Trawler vs Motoryacht

[w.k. perkins]

C.Marine,

I like you am having a hard time with the explanations of what our boats are.
I use the the "if it walks like a duck , talks like a duck, and sounds like a
duck, it must be a duck!

We live aboard a 42' Hershine that is a semi displacement 9kt hull speed, 3
gph on 1 engine, aft cabin, sun deck, BOAT, (break out another thousand.) that
the Admiral calls a "TRAWLER" and I for one do not plan on picking that fight
to try and change her mind.

My boat does not have a hold for fish nor can it pull in pots. It can take us
to another Yacht Club for a weekend cruise out, or a night on the hook at
Treasure Island, or even make it back to Ohio on our on bottom to do the
"Great Loop". Is it a "TRAWLER?

I guess it is all in your point of view.


Phil & Sally Reynolds
The Sally Ann 42' Hershine SDMY
Ballena Isl, Alameda Ca.

 > To: trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com> From: cmfaure at earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:23:35 -0800> Subject: T&T: Trawler vs Motoryacht> >
The marketing types have gotten things so muddled up in their efforts > to
"enhance" the image of one kind of boat by calling it a different > kind of
boat that I can't keep the names straight anymore. So maybe > someone can
enlighten me.> >> > But now I see the term "Motoryacht" being used to describe
a complete > boat configuration, same as the terms "trawler," "express
cruiser," > "lobsterboat," "tug," etc. So what exactly is a "Motoryacht" these
> days?> >
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