AdmiralS
Senior Member
About this time last year we stumbled upon Helmsman Trawlers in our Passagemaker magazine. We instantly fell in love with the lines of the boat, and its spacious interior layout.
We decided to reach out to Helmsman Trawlers with an initial interest introduction, and a slew of questions. We quickly received a response from Scott, the president of Helmsman Trawlers with answers to our questions, and an introduction to Paul in the newly opened Helmsman Trawlers Maryland Office. They had a Helmsman 38E Pilot house available for viewing, so my other half and I jumped in the car the following weekend, and made the 4 hour trip down from New York.
When we arrived, it was a frigid day, but the sun was shining. The boat was out front, bright and shiny. We met with Paul, and he gave us the grand tour. We knew then that Helmsman was most likely going to be our next boat. We loved the boat, and knew that we would need the second stateroom, as we entertain friends and family often. That solidified our want for the 43 Pilothouse.
We spent the following months doing our due diligence. Lots of spreadsheets and number crunching! We came to the conclusion that we could realize our dream a few years earlier than planned, and decided to schedule a visit with Scott in Seattle. We were lucky enough to be able to see the recently delivered Helmsman 43 Pilothouse to Seattle. We were blown away again by the spacious nature of the boat, and the high end fit and finish. A few hours later we had some paperwork, and we were off to the races!
Now for the fun part! The build started about 6 months ago, and today was the day it starts to make its way to its new home in New York on the Hudson River!
I was fortunate enough to visit the boat during the build. I was thoroughly impressed with the level of craftsmanship, and attentiveness that goes into the creation and construction of the vessel. The yard combines modern construction methods while still leveraging tried and true methods. Nothing beats a hand planer to make absolutely perfect and beautiful joinery work.
The finish throughout the boat is outstanding. Words and pictures truly don't do it the justice it deserves. The boats entire interior is varnished, for hardness, longevity and beauty. Many coats of two-part, hand brushed, and hand sanded polyurethane varnish are applied. It consumes a massive amount of time, but in the end it looks fantastic.
Even though the boat was nearing completion, it amazed me how accessible everything was. Nothing is buried behind panels, or hidden. It is refreshing to know that if anything ever requires maintenance, it will be easily accessible!
Here are a few photos while we wait for the arrival! We will report back with some more photos once the boat arrives in Philadelphia and we start making our way up to New York.
We decided to reach out to Helmsman Trawlers with an initial interest introduction, and a slew of questions. We quickly received a response from Scott, the president of Helmsman Trawlers with answers to our questions, and an introduction to Paul in the newly opened Helmsman Trawlers Maryland Office. They had a Helmsman 38E Pilot house available for viewing, so my other half and I jumped in the car the following weekend, and made the 4 hour trip down from New York.
When we arrived, it was a frigid day, but the sun was shining. The boat was out front, bright and shiny. We met with Paul, and he gave us the grand tour. We knew then that Helmsman was most likely going to be our next boat. We loved the boat, and knew that we would need the second stateroom, as we entertain friends and family often. That solidified our want for the 43 Pilothouse.
We spent the following months doing our due diligence. Lots of spreadsheets and number crunching! We came to the conclusion that we could realize our dream a few years earlier than planned, and decided to schedule a visit with Scott in Seattle. We were lucky enough to be able to see the recently delivered Helmsman 43 Pilothouse to Seattle. We were blown away again by the spacious nature of the boat, and the high end fit and finish. A few hours later we had some paperwork, and we were off to the races!
Now for the fun part! The build started about 6 months ago, and today was the day it starts to make its way to its new home in New York on the Hudson River!
I was fortunate enough to visit the boat during the build. I was thoroughly impressed with the level of craftsmanship, and attentiveness that goes into the creation and construction of the vessel. The yard combines modern construction methods while still leveraging tried and true methods. Nothing beats a hand planer to make absolutely perfect and beautiful joinery work.
The finish throughout the boat is outstanding. Words and pictures truly don't do it the justice it deserves. The boats entire interior is varnished, for hardness, longevity and beauty. Many coats of two-part, hand brushed, and hand sanded polyurethane varnish are applied. It consumes a massive amount of time, but in the end it looks fantastic.
Even though the boat was nearing completion, it amazed me how accessible everything was. Nothing is buried behind panels, or hidden. It is refreshing to know that if anything ever requires maintenance, it will be easily accessible!
Here are a few photos while we wait for the arrival! We will report back with some more photos once the boat arrives in Philadelphia and we start making our way up to New York.