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Price reduced on this is a one-of-a-kind pilothouse trawler. 

Spacious, furnished salon; master stateroom w/head, shower, washer/dryer, linen closet, queen-size walk-around bed with hanging locker many drawers; galley with plenty of storage, refrigerator, 3 burner stove/oven and microwave; guest head w/shower; v-berth with lots of storage and hanging locker; pilot-house with port  and starboard dutch doors, nav station, and access to fly bridge; spacious aft sundeck w/covered hard top; fly-bridge with wet bar and ice maker, and seating; swim platform  and ladder. This is an exceptional cruising vessel. With the fly-bridge, covered aft deck and an intermediate area, there is tremendous outside space. This is a unique opportunity to own the perfect live aboard cruising vessel.

The Ideal Passagemaker? Very possibly.

See PassageMaker -the Trawler and Ocean Motorboat magazine, Fall of 1998. From a survey of trawler owners and those who wish to own a trawler. The vast majority of owners believe a trawler in the 40 to 50 foot LOA range is ideal. True Grit is 42.5 feet LOA(not counting large swim platform), 37'11" LWL. We also want it to be a displacement boat. True Grit has a full displacement hull displacing 30,000 lb. Fiberglass construction was the hands down winner. True Grit is Fiberglass, built by the Albin yard in Taiwan.  As for profile and overall appearance, the traditional trawler look was king; workboat styling came in next. See photo of True Grit. 66 percent chose molded or composite non-skid over teak decks. Teak decks were replaced with fiberglass and epoxy non-skid, then whole boat was Imroned in July of 2004. Normal cruising speed for the ideal passagemaker? 53 percent indicated 7-9 knots… True Grit cruises nicely at 8 knots but we usually throttle back to 7. We want fuel capacity for 2000-2500 nm. With 400 gallons in her two (new in 2006), main tanks and another 100 in her separate generator tank, True Grit has a cruising range of better than 2000 nm at 6.7 kph. Sixty percent agree that a single engine is most reliable. True Grit has a single normally aspirated Caterpillar 3208 nestled in her engine room. Sorry, no auxiliary get home engine, however, clean fuel and Caterpillar reliability as well as world-wide repair should prevent that necessity. 72 percent want a two state room trawler. True Grit has both forward and aft cabins. Three quarters of us desire two heads in our boats. True Grit has two heads, the aft head also holds the washer and dryer.

This is the least expensive waterfront property you can own. Just $95,000 firm; as is, where is through February, 2010.

Email: IdealTrawler@gmail.com