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Hi Steve, I can't comment on the boat but I can on the area. I cruise these waters in a 65 foot trawler and have been very uncomfortable at times and even a little scared. At 36 feet you will be fine and will have a ball but be prepared to tell your crew "sorry not today" or "were staying...

My dirty bum and clean bum.

Thanks and I will keep you all posted on her progress but as I said I am taking it very slow. Although I am filling in most of the back deck the wheelhouse shape is going to remain the same so I hope she doesn't lose too much of her charm. SD, I see you have a set of stabilisers on your boat...

Nenad, built in 1966 in Sydney is a 65 foot, 90 t ex tuna,prawn and salmon trawler.Three years into a slow long term project to convert her into my floating palace.

It was a tough decision but it didn't fit in with my grand plan and also trying to get rid of the weight up high. The bottom floor is getting extended to about 3 quarters of the back deck and above that will be a shade/ Bimini coming out from the wheelhouse with the dinghy at the back. Long term...

Gday Benn, Just stumbled across this website recently and it has been good getting a few ideas. The old girl is built by Tony Franov in Sydney out of iron bark. Steamed straight down to Port Lincoln where she did tuna poling for about 8 years then converted to prawns for 20 years then finally...

HI Dave, I went through the same thing about 3 years ago, started looking at old steel trawlers as I thought wood was too much work and could be trouble but then an old sea dog gave me some wise words "you will never see a 100 year old steel boat". Long story short I bought a 65 foot 1966...