Talk:Recreational trawler

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I suggest a few changes to this page, starting with the name.

May want to change "Cruising Trawler" to "Recreational Trawler," which is a better description for these types of boats. Not all trawler owners "cruise," which connotes long-term voyages (several weeks or more. Many -- perhaps most – trawler owners just make day trips or weekend trips.

I also suggest changing the picture. A Nordic Tug is a fine boat, similar to a trawler and admired by most trawler owners. But it is a production boat that mirrors a tug. Boats such as a Grand Banks 42, a Mainship 400 Trawler or a Nordhavn might be better examples.

I suggest the following changes to the entry, in the interest of modernization:

A Trawler is a type of recreational powerboat and is so named because it looks similar to a commercial fishing trawler. Like a commercial fishing vessel, a cruising trawler has most recreational trawlers have a displacement hull and a raised pilothouse. the pilothouse is raised. The engine and mechanical room is under the main cabin and can be quite large. Usually trawlers have a single engine and a large fuel capacity, though most are slow, topping out at 8-9 knots. Many modern production boats now use semi-displacement hulls and twin engines to increase speed. The general design of trawlers is quite seaworthy.

Combined with the efficiency of a displacement hull, Single-engine, displacement-hull trawlers generally can go far before needing to be refueled and can be home for between 2 to 8 persons for many days and can be a permanent home.

Trawlers generally range in size from 30 to 70 feet.

--TheMadMariner 00:15, 11 March 2007 (UTC)