Trawler Stability - 2nd Opinion Wanted

[psneeld]

One offs don't mean they weren't designed by one of the best NAs.... and there have been cases where production boats weren't built to the designer's exact design.

And certainly used boats can always be a question mark because of uninformed previous owners.

 

[Taras]

If I were looking at the boat and a slow roll was noticed, I would look closely at:
1) Any unusually heavy things on the flybridge i.e. heavy dinghy, heavy hardtop, possible water intrusion into the deck and superstructure, etc.. causing the boat to be top heavy
2) Look at the draft of the boat relative to the top sides (waterline down vs. structure waterline up). Is it truly a "trawler" or it is more of a "planing" hull.
3) Does the boat have large fuel tanks or water tanks that are empty?
Finally, yes, if you're really interested in the boat, get a naval architect involved to really determine if the boat is truly seaworthy.