Marine Surveyors
Surveying is one of the most important processes of buying a trawler. When buying a trawler you are responsible for the survey, hauling out and cleaning the bottom. All together your looking at about $30.00 to $50.00 per foot. It is the best investment you will make. No one has a crystal ball except […]
Trawler Sales Contract and the Art of Negotiation
A sales contract is an offer to purchase, in writing and conducted between the minds of the buying and selling party. Normally this is where negotiation’s start, the buyer makes an offer and the seller counteroffers, this will go back and forth until an agreement is met. The contract is signed and bound. In the […]
Trawler Towing Insurance – “A horrible ordeal turned into a wonderful ending”.
If ever you were to spend money on your boat it would be a very important decision to buy Towing protection insurance. After writing the diesel engine blogs on trawlerschoolcharters.com site I felt compelled to address the towing issue. Without the right coverage, a tow on the water could set you back thousands and I […]
Trawler School Charters Review
I got a nice YouTube Video Trawler School Charters review that I wanted to share with you today. Click the play button below to watch this Trawler School Charters review: Enjoy! Captain Bob Trawler School Charters
Fuel Contamination and Owning a Trawler Boat – What You Should Know
After reading an article single vs twin a couple decades ago it predicted that 90% of all engine breakdowns are due to fuel contamination. Wow, that got my attention, Owning Trawler School Charters equipped with a single engine was going to be a problem, so I thought. If ever read an article that got to me it was that […]
Single vs Twin Trawler Engine – The Great Debate!
This article will be my hardest to write, it is so controversial. It causes people to boil over into a heated debate on which is the better set up Single or twin! In the matter of fact I refused to write about it in the book I wrote The ABC’s of Trawler Buying, that was seven years ago. […]
Understanding Your Trawler Diesel Engine
Trawler School Charters – This blog is about understanding your Diesel engine. Diesel engines can deliver many years of trouble free service given proper preventive maintenance procedures. Fortunately, diesel engines are remarkably simple in principle and require very little in the way of routine maintenance, although what little is required it is essential for it’s long life. […]
Turbo Charged or Naturally Aspirated Diesel Engine – Trawler School Charters
In this latest post on the Trawler School Charters Blog we are talking about Engines. There is a difference when choosing a Diesel engine, they are either turbo charged or naturally aspirated. A naturally aspirated engine for example is a small block that could be a 120HP or 135HP (Horse Power), this engine has no stress, it just plows slowly through […]
Sundeck Model Trawler
There are four types of trawlers; Sundeck, Trunk, Sedan & Pilothouse. Sundeck models are relatively new models built around 1985 to present. Normally the Sundeck has 7 – 8 knot hull speed and built on a semi-displacement hull. Some trawlers equipped with larger turbo charged engines can obtain higher speeds with the semi displacement hull compared to a full displacement hull found […]
Sedan Trawler
There are four types of trawlers: Sedan, Trunk, Sundeck and Pilothouse. Sedan models are sensible and conservative, they have a striking profile and a user-friendly layout. Built on a semi-displacement hull, the Sedan is a favorite among trawler enthusiasts. Owners enjoy the practicality and all around convenience this model has to offer and are willing to give up their aft master stateroom for the […]