T&T: trawler versus motor yacht

[Pascal Gademer]

I think the 58YF is a better option than the 53YF, you get a lot of extra 
space.  the 5' dont' make much of a difference in maintenance, docking, 
etc...

a friend of mine has one and the cockpit is fantastic. Yet, he still has a 
good sized aft deck, although about a foot smaller than mine.

I've run some hatts with full beam saloon (58MY and 54ED) and the issue 
isn't docking, the lack of side decks makes no difference since the first 
lines ashore are teh spring lines and they are right next to the pilothouse. 
Visibility is an issue at night when backing into a slip but no big deal. 
The big difference, to me, is the lack of ventilation on the aft deck..  on 
the 53MY and 58YF you get a ton of wind coming in the wing door and when 
anchored, even in Fl summers, it's never too hot back there. This is what i 
miss the most when i'm on a full beam saloon boat.  But yes, the extra space 
is VERY nice.

at hull speed, the 53s and 58s  get about 1NMPG which isn't bad 
considering...

pascal
Miami, fl
70 hatteras 53MY
live helmcam @ www.sandbarhopper.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Phillips" <bob at doylecaribbean.com>
>
> My next boat will be a Hatt 53 sportfish, mid 70's built.  You can
> run this brick outhouse at trawler speeds economically or open her up
> when needed.  Most cruisable layout.  Great value.  Incredible space
> for the price.  Enclose the flybridge and you have the ultimate
> bridge with unlimited visibility.  Low center of gravity and quite
> stable when at anchor or underway at trawler speeds.
>
> MY own sixty footer is a wide body, full width saloon.  My parents at
> 76 years old had a like boat with full width saloon, lived in
> Vancouver, cruised by themselves all over the Pacific Northwest with
> no issues.  Neither I nor they ever have had an issue docking and
> would never give up the interior space, which we use 100% of the
> time, for the few minutes a side deck would be handy.  My saloon is
> 15.5 x 15 with the twin 7' couches and easy chairs from our last
> house; you don't get that with side decks!