Quote Originally Posted by SKYCHENEY View Post
How about a Defever or a Grand Alaskan in the 49-60' range? I like the Alaskan 56. I know, they're Taiwan boats, but still might be worth a look.
Oooh those grand alaskans are niiiice, I went on one at flibs ages ago and it was stunning. Defevers are alright, but the ones I've been on are a lot like a hatt MY. They have a real similar layout, and they all seem to have 3208's or 671's each with turbos, it's too much power to be a real trawler but still so much weight that it's too inefficient to run at speed. Given the choice I'd rather just have a hatt LRC. They have 471 or 671 naturals that burn next to nothing at hull speed. The plus side on the Defevers is a full beam standup engine room with a workbench though. That is kinda nice.