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Hi! How long time should I plan to use on going from Panama City to Ft Lauderdale at 6-7 knots on a 34 Fu Hwa Trawler with a 135 hp perkins? My "new" boat is there, and I need to take it to Ft Lauderdale :) Never been in the US before, now I am in Norway. Cheers, Anders

only have about 20k, hehe... well... sweet boat anyway!

Great! I can change oil and fan belts. Trouble arises when I hear funny sounds, hehe! On a single engine at sea that might be a bad thing, so I want to prepare as good as I can. Do any of you have a list on filters, oil quality, tools ect. who is recommended to have at all times by trawlers...

You speak words of wisdom Marin. I guess I just need to look at factors like how clean it is. If it is any visible rust, corrugation, oil spots ect. Obvious things. I have some hobby mechanic skills for landrover engines, but that is not so voluntarily, haha! I guess I will learn the engine...

Wow. This was insightful. Now I will not mess with the service interval or do any thing funny to the oil filter. On the used boat there is a huge different on the photos of the engine bays. Some look like brand new after 40 years and others look like they come from a salvaged ship. How...

Great argumentation. It is good to check for leaks and wear from time to time also. Every 50 hours seems good. It is only every 6th day or so if only doing long legs in daylight.

Is there any way to upgrade the Injector on the FL120 so it does not need frequent oil change?

Thank you! I did not know about the 50 hrs oil change. That is frequent. It means about 4 oil changes on that passage. * This is the kind of answer i was looking for initially, but there is so many great contributions here! * Love this forum! *

*Cool guy! He is probably an awesome sailor too.

The book "The Gentleman's Guide To Passages South" cost several hundred dollars used and up to over a thousand!?! why? Is it worth it?

Yes, I plan to get the tanks flushed and cleaned, carry extra filters ect. Have any of you converted a trawler to run on bio fuels? that cleans the engine quite well.

Thanks Chuck! I like advice! My dad is an old sailor and he might join us for fun. The weather is the big issue here for sure, but I have no real time schedule, but it would be nice to do it on less than two months.

That is great news! * Exactly what i wanted to hear! Some old captains in Norway said they wore "'under powered". I do not mind going slow but still forward, but I have some issues with standing still when I don`t want to.

Thank you Gonzo! Norwegians have on several occasions rowed across the atlantic in small boats or crossed the pacific in rafts so I am not worried about that. What I am worried about was if the engine was not powerful enough to go against the current and would just be stuck on the same place or...

Surely I will get survey before i buy, but do any of you have experience with cruising east in the caribbean with that engine?

Hi! My experience is limited to coastal in Norway, and I do not have heavy experience or a captains lisence. I plan to get one in the US after summer, and learn about navigation. Anyway, this thread is to find out if a boat between 25-30k could take the crossing in late november-december.*...

Do the design and a single 120 lehman or equal put up a decent fight if the weather gets rough? I plan to go from Florida to the British Virgin Island late November. Now I am looking for a cheap trawler.. Most have the 120 Lehmans, and the boat looks underpowered in open sea.

Hi! I am new to this forum. My wife and I are going to become liveaboards in the BVI, and our plane leaves from Norway the 25 of August. We want to buy a cheap trawler (around 20k) of some kind, it might be a taiwan one. As we are to live in warm waters I do not want wooden hull.* We plan...

That is a fine looking boat! Is it wood or fiberglass?