T&T: trawler versus motor yacht

[Allen Ames]

[NOTE: SOME of the following is somewhat tongue-in-cheek.  Please do not
take offense.]

I think at least PART of the definition should be basic setup and intended
use.  I am sure that I saw some of the following on this list a while ago:
TRAWLER: Set up to be relatively self-sufficient for long periods of time.
Anchors out, able to do overnight passages.  Fuel efficient (AKA: Slow?).
Seaworthy.  Looks like a boat down below. Great visibility from main cabin
of the great outdoors.  Often has large open cockpit and/or fly bridge.
Much like a sailboat, the major goal and purpose is the voyage itself, not
the destination.  
MOTOR YACHT: Set up to run from marina to marina, although COULD spend a
night or two on the hook if absolutely necessary (as long as the genset was
working well).  Relatively luxurious accommodations.  (Could be mistaken as
a Miami hotel room down below.) Natural ventilation sometimes limited, but
she's plugged in all the time so she has heat and air.  Often totally
enclosed so that you have to go ashore to get outdoors.  The goal is the
destination, not the voyage.  Motor yacht owners who don't have paid crews
also eat out a lot (check the ovens on their boats to see if they've ever
been used).

Allen Ames
SESAME at anchor in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas
blog: http://camano130.blogspot.com/