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Hi all, Can you recommend a good boat surveyor and mechanic (for mechanical survey) in the Portland OR area? needed for a 45 foot trawler Also looking recommendations on live abord slip marinas - uncovered and covered. Thanks! -- Edited by Shelli563 on Monday 11th of July 2011 04:44:13 PM

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences with transporting.* I'm starting to make some calls, but it's always good to have some first hand knowledge from others.* At first I was discouraged about transporting, in terms of how an older boat would "handle" the transport.* But I'm more at ease...

In our ongoing search for a trawler, we have seen some on the west coast that look appealing.* The only problem is that we would need to transport the boat more than *halfway across the country.* Though I've read that alot of people have done this, intuitively I feel the transport must put alot...

Just thinking crazy here.......or maybe not........ Is it possible to take a trawler, like a grand banks, or similar with an aft cabin down and cut off the roof and build a new salon at deck level?* Something like this would likely cost $50kish?* Would the boat be too "top heavy"?

We've been looking at a lot of boats for liveaboard.* We noticed some early 80's 45' Sea Ranger Pilothouse and it seems to have alot of what we are looking for, design wise.* Since it is at some distance for viewing, thought I'd get some opinions before deciding if it is worth the trip to view.*...

Can someone tell me what is the construction material of the fuel tanks and water tanks for the kadey krogen 42 trawler?*- year range 1980-88. And your opinion on fuel economy for this boat too. Thanks!

David, Thank you for the feedback.* Since neither the Hatteras or the CHB are available in our area , we need to travel some distance to get a viewing.* No problems doing so, but we definitely want to do our research before we make that investment of time and money.* In terms of seaworthiness...

What do you think of the 45'CHB Sedan Trawler 1982 in comparison to the Hatteras?** Just came across pictures of this boat and really like the pilothouse design...

Thank you everyone for your feedback.* We are in the process of viewing more boats, so I'm sure we'll have alot more questions along the way.* Sounds like in general, the stabilizer is not necessary, so in comparing boats and prices, doesn't sound like it's worth the extra $.* The walkaround...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and to trawlers in general.* My husband and I (and dog too) are* planning on a lifestyle change.* We want to liveaboard for a while, travel slowly along the east coast, possibly to the Caribbean.* We have done some research and the strong forerunner is a 42' Hatteras...