RBack
Veteran Member
Hi,
Well then...
Thought I'd just as well post something in this department of the forum, before adding posts or comments in other threads.
I'm not really owning a trawler. I do have a boat, but I'm not sure of the proper definition of it in English - or among English speaking communities. It's a 34" double ended boat with an 52hp Parsons Pike Marine (a marine version of a Fordson Super Major). Both the boat and the engine are made 1962. It's one of the first generation fibre glass boats made here in Finland. The model is built in Turku (Åbo Båtvarf) and it's hull shape is based on traditional (wooden) Finnish open coastal fishing boats of the Baltic Sea. This model "Delfin" (Dolphin), was made for the state and used by Pilot and Lighthouse personnel, as well as the Customs and the Police. They used them mainly as a pure transportation (or "commuter") boats during the 60s and 70s.
It contains nothing more than the space consuming motor, a small fuel tank, and a steering wheel. A rather rough and inconvenient boat indeed. It's outstreched but narrow and low. No chance of standing with a straight back inside. So while driving, I mostly have my head out of the lid in the roof - unless it's raining or strong headwind with powerful horisontal showers from the bow breaking waves.
The hull moves quite swiftly through the water and a convenient cruising speed is 8-8,5 knots. Top speed is 10-10,5 knots. Due to lack of galley, toilet and similar "luxury", it's mainly a day boat. The fuel tank is also only 60 l (16 Gallons) so the range is limited. However I carry spare Jerrycans and can travel some distance anyhow. I've owned it one summer and that was mostly spent repairing stuff. The motor got a complete overhaul with lots of changed parts. The coming summer will surely see longer trips and I'll add a portable dry toilet as well as a small portable "kitchen". Furthermore there are quite many good guest harbours to stop at.
So... Boating for me is anyhow in some kind of "trawler oriented" direction. And at any given opportunity I'd surely check into getting a boat of more trawlerish proportions and character. This forum is therefore a most natural place to visit in order to get ideas, various experiences and so on.
And last... despite the rather "inconvenient" features of my boat, I do like it a lot. To me it's a small chapter of Finnish boating history and furthermore my dad was a pilot. This model wasn't used by the pilots anymore at that time, but it's a part of that history as well. And I was always out with the pilot boats as long as he worked.
Well then...
Thought I'd just as well post something in this department of the forum, before adding posts or comments in other threads.
I'm not really owning a trawler. I do have a boat, but I'm not sure of the proper definition of it in English - or among English speaking communities. It's a 34" double ended boat with an 52hp Parsons Pike Marine (a marine version of a Fordson Super Major). Both the boat and the engine are made 1962. It's one of the first generation fibre glass boats made here in Finland. The model is built in Turku (Åbo Båtvarf) and it's hull shape is based on traditional (wooden) Finnish open coastal fishing boats of the Baltic Sea. This model "Delfin" (Dolphin), was made for the state and used by Pilot and Lighthouse personnel, as well as the Customs and the Police. They used them mainly as a pure transportation (or "commuter") boats during the 60s and 70s.
It contains nothing more than the space consuming motor, a small fuel tank, and a steering wheel. A rather rough and inconvenient boat indeed. It's outstreched but narrow and low. No chance of standing with a straight back inside. So while driving, I mostly have my head out of the lid in the roof - unless it's raining or strong headwind with powerful horisontal showers from the bow breaking waves.
The hull moves quite swiftly through the water and a convenient cruising speed is 8-8,5 knots. Top speed is 10-10,5 knots. Due to lack of galley, toilet and similar "luxury", it's mainly a day boat. The fuel tank is also only 60 l (16 Gallons) so the range is limited. However I carry spare Jerrycans and can travel some distance anyhow. I've owned it one summer and that was mostly spent repairing stuff. The motor got a complete overhaul with lots of changed parts. The coming summer will surely see longer trips and I'll add a portable dry toilet as well as a small portable "kitchen". Furthermore there are quite many good guest harbours to stop at.
So... Boating for me is anyhow in some kind of "trawler oriented" direction. And at any given opportunity I'd surely check into getting a boat of more trawlerish proportions and character. This forum is therefore a most natural place to visit in order to get ideas, various experiences and so on.
And last... despite the rather "inconvenient" features of my boat, I do like it a lot. To me it's a small chapter of Finnish boating history and furthermore my dad was a pilot. This model wasn't used by the pilots anymore at that time, but it's a part of that history as well. And I was always out with the pilot boats as long as he worked.