Hello all,
My husband and I are looking to "move up" to a 30' or so size trawler from our current 26' semi-displacement hull boat. This means (for us) a fairly decent expenditure of $$. I am overwhelmed trying to search the forums for information to help get informed about the issues we need to consider when thinking about a boat we like-- a Willard Nomad 30. This particular boat has a draft of 5', not 3' as most Willards do (supposedly only two were built with the deeper draft). It has a Perkins diesel, I assume the original, mounted in the stern as opposed to the center part of the boat, and the engine has about 4600 hrs. on it. So, my first questions are: any idea why the engine is in the stern as opposed to more amidships? Is this a problem? Can that little Perkins handle the heavier boat? Is 4600 hrs. a problem? Should I be posting all this in a specific forum?
Thanks so much for your kind responses!
My husband and I are looking to "move up" to a 30' or so size trawler from our current 26' semi-displacement hull boat. This means (for us) a fairly decent expenditure of $$. I am overwhelmed trying to search the forums for information to help get informed about the issues we need to consider when thinking about a boat we like-- a Willard Nomad 30. This particular boat has a draft of 5', not 3' as most Willards do (supposedly only two were built with the deeper draft). It has a Perkins diesel, I assume the original, mounted in the stern as opposed to the center part of the boat, and the engine has about 4600 hrs. on it. So, my first questions are: any idea why the engine is in the stern as opposed to more amidships? Is this a problem? Can that little Perkins handle the heavier boat? Is 4600 hrs. a problem? Should I be posting all this in a specific forum?
Thanks so much for your kind responses!