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Thanks bglad and FF, I guess re-bedding suspect areas soon after taking possession and then periodic monitoring for any sign of deterioration (if visible?).

That may explain the retention of teak on those areas of the Krogen. Thanks, G

Great positive news! Will contact the Krogen people before any potential offer. Thanks Jim.

Thanks Marin, for your helpful comments. We really love the look and feel of weathered teak. I guess there are three levels of risk. a) Screws through the grp skin into balsa or other wood core. b) Screws through the grp skin into some form of non-rotting synthetic core. c) No screws. Grae.

Having absorbed much of the "anti-teak" sentiment expressed here I have a question. While comparing raised pilothouse trawlers in the 37-42 foot range circa 2000 vintage we have developed a liking for the Krogen 39 pilothouse. We may consider older and longer boats for similar money to the 34-37...

Today we were gifted a number of old "Passagemaker" magazines. We were interested to note that in 2007 sellers were asking close to the same money for 2001/2 models (of trawlers we are interested in) as is being asked for the same vintage in 2015. Does this mean that these models are a good...

I have always interpreted "maintenance" as just the cost of maintaining the boat in top condition as dinstiinct from "lifestyle" choices (marina vs hook etc). The lifestyle part should be able to be individually budgeted?

Logically smaller, newer and mechanically simpler would be at the lower end of the scale. At least that's what I'm hoping! I guess even that is quite a generalisation. Grae

PS:Just read the new "Annual maintenance cost" post.

Hi Marty, The boats we are considering are: Nordic Tug 32+/37 and American Tug 34. These have a fairly low air draft I believe We like the lower CG and forward pilothouse and are keeping an open mind re other brands that may offer similar characteristics. We like the prospect of the lower...

Hi Twisted Tree, Thanks alot for referring me to "Loopy Kiwi" as, apart from being very interesting, the 'blog contained some specific answers. These combined with your informative reply has removed several areas of uncertainty: 1) Register the craft in NZ. 2) Obtain a Foreign Cruising Permit...

Hi Bruce, We have many companies that arrange shipping and at least one that does the same as "SS Boats". The ones we have questioned appear to be disinterested in shipping from anywhere but Florida. We would intend to inspect ourselves and have the surveys done. Although at present importing is...

Hypothetical case: I (as a New Zealander) wish to buy a trawler from a vendor located somewhere on the great loop and take it to Florida for shipping home. This trip would comprise part of either the Eastern or Western section only. 1) Are there any legal qualifications required? 2) Any other...

We're looking at probably the end of 2015 if we have found a suitable boat at that time. Thanks, G

Thanks alot for you very comprehensive contribution. I appreciate the time you have taken (and all others!) to assist. Short answers to your numbered points: 1) Sounds hopeful. I'll look up Aurora Global Logistics for any NZ connection. 2) I have done some superficial advance research where...

Maybe they were just simplifying the situation for the ignorant! I have not however, given up on the west coast and have time for more detective work. If they did come back to Australasia without a full load then maybe a "back load" would be less expensive. Will do more digging. Thanks.

Will make some specific enquiries re Tacoma. Thanks both.

One would think Long Beach would be best being just across the pacific, however any shipper we have asked has told us to forget the idea. Apparently they are basically a container port,not set up for shipping boats and/or expensive. Thanks for confirming the general trend of advice re conversion.

That is very interesting. We have always been interested in PNW and would love to explore. Never been farther north than San Francisco. One potential problem though is shipping the boat home to NZ. We are told that shipping from the west coast is very difficult compared with sourcing in Florida...

Thanks for that. Good advice. I am certainly keeping in mind eventual resale. G

It's a great help to hear from a contributor who has been through the process. Thanks for the offer of more specific info and I would like to take you up on that a little farther down the track if that's OK? When we are closer to finding the right boat I'll be better equipped to ask the right...

I figured that as the easiest approach thanks for confirming.

I have googled some of the brands/models of fridge, freezer etc and most seem to be dual voltage. Microwave, TV etc are not so important. Most important is battery charging from shore mains power.

This is the long answer to your boat model question! Hopefully not too off topic. I have started my research about 10-12 months in advance primarily to ascertain the viability of importing our preferred boat from the large "pool" of vessels in North America. We are looking at Nordic Tug 32+...

The boat will stay in NZ and the complete conversion would be my far preferred option for all the reasons you quote. The transformer possibility had been rubbished in the historic threads as well, so I wondered if it was just too simple to be true! So after that red herring and back to my...