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Sorry I haven't replied in a while. things have been a bit busy. I suspect that more load on the engine wouldn't hurt anything. I'm more concerned about running at 2400rpm forever and doing only 6.5 knots. That seems to make no sense to me. With almost double the hp as the original engine I...

Hi all, I had a chance to try out our West Indian 36 Trawler last week and came away feeling something isn't quite right. The boat was repowered from a 135 hp Perkins 6cyl to a 240 hp Perkins turbo 6cyl. The prop is allegedly a 23" pitch and 21" diameter. The transmission is a Borg Warner...

Thanks a lot folks. I do have a photo in the survey. The hole is indeed aligned with the rudder for shaft removal. Mystery solved. Being an ex sailboater I'm not really proficient in the nuances of the "other side". :) It raises the question as to why the photo of the other West Indian has a...

Well, the boat is sitting in the water in Michigan. It's getting close to the time to head for Ohio. Like everybody else taking their boat out for the first time, I'm doing the mental list of things to do. Into my head pops the odd rudder configuration. Solid stainless with a 3 inch hole...

We just sold our Hunter sailboat. Manufactured by the same good folks that built the Mainships. One of my major peeves was their utter disregard for the owner that wished to upgrade anything electrical. A cheap piece of pvc conduit would have made impossible tasks a breeze. I found many times...

As a retired sailor I have to say on Lake Erie, A true sailor today is a rare breed. We kept our boat at a sailing club with 300 keel boats. 90% sat on any given day gathering scum on their keels. The ones that did get out had sails up only on the rare perfect day. There was only one boat (not...

LOL....everywhere we went on a schedule with the sailboat the wind was dead on the nose. It really got disheartening. Our trawler will just be a sailboat that goes to windward a heck of a lot better:) Maybe that's why I'd like a mast lol ....or is it homage to the wind gods???

Hi all, Being an old sailor, the idea of a stay sail intrigues me. Has anyone designed and mounted a mast for a stay sail? Are there considerations that need to be made if I decide to go ahead with this? I can see where a stay sail could be an asset in beam seas to reduce rolling. I've also...

Hi again trawler one, I looked at the photo of your boat. The mast looks really nice. Was wondering how thick the plates are and the diameter of the tubing. I'm a die hard DIYer and am going to built a tower. Is the mast designed to hinge down? I plan on using aluminum for the mast and...

I see you have radar set up on your boat. How and where did you mount it. I bought radar and will be mounting it soon. It would be nice to see how you went about it. Thanks, Ted

Hello Trawler One, Have you found any wet core in the decks and cabin top? It seems this one has some problems in the walkway around the deck fills and possibly in the cabin top due to the railing not being bedded. The wet core may be due to the wet and freezing conditions of the great...

Take a look on Yachtworld. There were a couple there recently.

Well, Good News. The previous owner had the unit repaired! Something about a water line being off. I'll look it over when I check out the boat, but it sure is good knowing I can take this off the list. ted

Well, It's official. We own a 1977 West Indian 36 Trawler. There were only about 75 built by Both Morgan (of sailboat fame and Chris Craft). It's been re powered with a Perkins Range 4 240 hp turbo diesel. The previous owner states he gets 2.5 mpg @ 9 knots. That make me really happy. Any...

Hey folks, Thanks for the input. I decided to up the budget a touch and go with Raymarine's new quantum CHIRP Radar and E7 7" display. I'll find out if it was a bad move I guess. From what little I could find it stands with the Simrad gen 4 pretty much. The main reason I went with the...

Survey says "Air Runs". Owner says it doesn't. I haven't been able to substantiate anything yet as we cut the check two days ago and the boat is 250 miles away. My first thought is no Freon. But I could be way off base. The unit is older from what I saw. It was 15 degrees the day we saw the...

Raymarine has a package out with the gen3 radar and 7" A78 multi function display. It's going for about 1800.00 including a transom transducer (I'd rather have a thru hull). I like the idea of the unit having wi fi and an app to tie your multi function to your phone or tablet. It would be nice...

Thanks for the input. Like BobH, I have a buddy that is licensed and has all the goodies. He was reluctant mainly on account of the relatively small charge and the sensitivity of these air conditioners to charge volume. With the cost of a new unit, I'd really like to take a chance on getting...

Allegedly gen3 or 4 are supposed to see out to 48 miles... I sort of doubt that. My main interest is under 5 miles and up close in tight channels etc.. Any navigation I'd be doing with radar would be well within this range. It would be nice to see ugly storms though. Does anyone feel the gen...

Hi Folks, I'm getting ready to by a budget radar. I am curious if the gen3 radar sets are worthwhile. These units are pretty much the bare bone basic units offered. I live and plan to stay in the Great Lakes region and want the unit primarily for the rare fog conditions and occasional night...

Hey Thanks guys, I feel a little better about taking a chance on having it serviced.

Hi Folks, Well, we're one step closer to owning a trawler. Unfortunately the only way we can do it is thru a LOT of sweat equity and DIYing. MY question today is air conditioning. The good news is the boat has air. The bad news is it doesn't work:mad: I was wondering if it is possible to...

Most likely a rift in the space/time continuum. It's a quantum physics thing Haaaahaha!!

Hello Folks, I was wondering about the terms "semi displacement" and "modified V" hull. Being an ex sail boater I'm very familiar with the "displacement hull" The boat I'm considering is a "modified V". A term I'm hot quite clear on. Most of the trawlers I've seen list their hulls as...