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We had a great 340 nautical mile delivery south down the Adriatic sea to get the boat from its previous life -stranded on hard stand storage where she had been for a few years - to her new life with us being used as she should be. I blogged about it here. Trawler Yacht Nostra Signora (Our...

Hi capt George. Thanks for the message re: Schoona. Thank god that time heals! As to the barking, we have a couple of friends that live on their boat here in Montenegro. You can catch their blog here. Watery Tails Its well worth a read as they are 'the' inspirational couple that left the...

Schoona, the best boat dog. We recently lost our wonderful little dog Schoona to a car. I have written about it on our blog, and the arrival or our new dog Rosie. I think any dog will be comfortable on a boat if its owners are. Nostra Signora (Our Lady) - Marine Trader 34 DC Trawler yacht ...

A lot of people think the Dashew FPB does not qualify as a trawler, maybe they are right. Personally, I don't think there is a better boat out there, if I won the lotto I would be in there like a shot......., and surely we could consider it a trawler that has been subject to the Darwinian theory...

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I have not read all the posts on this topic, but it is a good one. In my experience it is all about passage planning and weather windows. But even then you can sometimes get caught out or have no choice but to face bad weather due to time constraints etc, and will get a hammering at sea. Even...

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Thanks for the info Peter. Very useful. Here is a little map of the trip, starting in Italy and ending in Montenegro. If anyone is interested......

Actually she is not to bad. A bit of a squeeze to get outboard of the engines. But I come from the sailboat world so in comparison, it is a dream!

Thanks Firefly. It will be interesting to see how my MT actually performs with regards to fuel consumption. She has 2 x 130hp Volvo's! On the sea trial she was doing 6/7ish knots with very low revs on both engines. Full revs on both engines put her over 10, but I imagine she would be super...

Thanks, very useful.

This may have been asked before, but using the search on the forum, I cant find anything on it. Google has returned a few results but they vary, so let's try it here. I pick up our 1979 Marine Trader 34DC in April. I am starting to think about the details of the 330nm passage to get the boat...

Hi. I too am new here. I have quickly discovered there is an amazing amount of experience here and people that are very willing to part with it. Welcome.

Thanks everyone for the input, always good to get other peoples opinions. I think you hit the nail on the head Pineapple girl. The boat has a complete set of covers, so although I have done enough varnish in my life to never want to do it again, once done and covered its the best of both...

Having worked on yachts that require both the ss and the brass to be always shining to the highest gleam, I can say that any light abrasive polish on the market will do the job. However, there is one more important element, it's grease, elbow grease on a regular basis. Only way to keep it clean...

Hi Larry, thanks for the advice and good point!

Hi all, I am new here, but have been enjoying adding to a few posts over the last day or so. But now I have a question.... I have just purchased a MT34DC that has been laid up for a year or so, the previous owner had all the teak stripped, apart from the transom prior to layup. I love varnish...

In my early 20's I spent a few years pretending to be a pirate on a tall ship sailing around the world. A few times a year we would partake in sail training and tall ships races. It was always a good joke to send the young trainees up the mast as we approached a bridge, armed with a fender...

Hi, great topic that is close to my heart, so just thought I would add my 2 cents worth. I have been fishing all my life, from spear fishing, bottom fishing, shell fishing, long lining, netting, potting, trawling, I even worked on a fish farm during my summer holidays as a student. Having seen...

Hi Jennifer, thanks for the welcome. I am busy ready your blog at the moment and look forward to reading more. :)

Hi Bob, We too are new here, and have just gone through the exact same decision making process you are making now. I wrote about it on our blog. Check it out if you are interested. Cheers Tony Nostra Signora (Our Lady) - Marine Trader 34 DC Trawler yacht : The decision to buy a motor yacht!

Hi, I have been following this forum for about 1 year now, the same amount of time I have been interested in buying a trawler. Well we now have one so I thought I would introduce ourselves. We have started a blog to document our trawler journey. Cheers Tony. Nostra Signora (Our Lady) -...