raymond.goff
Veteran Member
Hi all:
I joined the forum a couple weeks ago. But now as of yesterday I am the official owner of a 1978 Marine Trader trawler. It has top side damage (railings, teak, mast) from a collapsed covered slip. Rest is in nice shape.
I have no direct contact with prev. Owners that did a lot of upgrades. I am expecting to post a lot of questions over coming months as I get topside repairs done and try to figure out all the systems.
I am in Cincinnati on the Ohio. Luckily have a couple weeks of decent temps so I can play a little before re-winterizing. She is a single engine ford 120 HP with bow thruster. Two owners ago was an electrical engineer and there are some "innovative" electrical items. Those should be most fun.
I bought off a local Marina owner that found it while picking up another boat in Tenn. he was keeping as a project for himself, but he has many such projects and made the mistake of showing me.
This morning will be my first time on the boat where I can start "playing" with everything on my own. So, may be posting first questions later.
Who else has similar boats? My understanding is none of these are alike as the "flexibility" of the various crews that built them.
Ray
I joined the forum a couple weeks ago. But now as of yesterday I am the official owner of a 1978 Marine Trader trawler. It has top side damage (railings, teak, mast) from a collapsed covered slip. Rest is in nice shape.
I have no direct contact with prev. Owners that did a lot of upgrades. I am expecting to post a lot of questions over coming months as I get topside repairs done and try to figure out all the systems.
I am in Cincinnati on the Ohio. Luckily have a couple weeks of decent temps so I can play a little before re-winterizing. She is a single engine ford 120 HP with bow thruster. Two owners ago was an electrical engineer and there are some "innovative" electrical items. Those should be most fun.
I bought off a local Marina owner that found it while picking up another boat in Tenn. he was keeping as a project for himself, but he has many such projects and made the mistake of showing me.
This morning will be my first time on the boat where I can start "playing" with everything on my own. So, may be posting first questions later.
Who else has similar boats? My understanding is none of these are alike as the "flexibility" of the various crews that built them.
Ray
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