My friend and repeat client Peter Edwards of North Conway, NH is purchasing a 36 Albin Express Trawler to complement his 37' Pacific Seacraft. The Trawler will be based between Florida and Maryland with plans to visit the Bahamas. Peter's sailboat is based out of Boothbay Harbor,Me.
This Trawler has a semi-displacement hull, the previous owner having operated the boat typically in the 8/9 knot range by means of a single screw Caterpillar 3126 diesel and complemented by an 8KW Northern Lights Gen-Set. For docking there are both bow and stern thrusters.
There are some flatter sections aft that allows the boat to plane when turned up to 2500 rpm. Peter like his predecessor plans to operate the boat at the more economical side of the fuel burn spectrum, about five gph...
Peter's cruising will start in April with a passage from the Florida Gulf, across the Okeechobee Canal and then Northwards.
