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On Apr 10, 3:50 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

I found an older Luhrs that has caught my attention a little. I have to
go
over to the Vineyard to check it out. Twin 350's, tuna tower, small
galley, head, sleeping spaces, AC/heat and a genset. Well equipped with
newer electronics, including new chartplotter and radar. Unusual in a 29
footer.

http://www.eisboch.com/29luhrs.jpg

That's one of interest. Also have a trawler type to check out. We shall
see.

Eisboch

Pretty boat...


Problem is, they all look pretty in the pictures. You have to really
inspect them in person.
I have a hunch that this boat was probably a charter fishing boat and
will be pretty well beaten up.
But, you don't know until you go and look up close and personal.

Eisboch



Considering how much you liked your boats with the windowed houses, I
don't see you enjoying much off time down in the bilges of that Luhrs.


That's a good observation. One of the reasons I didn't bond well with the
current Mainship Sedan Bridge was the "cave" feeling of the salon.

Eisboch

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On Apr 10, 3:50 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

I found an older Luhrs that has caught my attention a little. I have
to go
over to the Vineyard to check it out. Twin 350's, tuna tower, small
galley, head, sleeping spaces, AC/heat and a genset. Well equipped with
newer electronics, including new chartplotter and radar. Unusual in
a 29
footer.

http://www.eisboch.com/29luhrs.jpg

That's one of interest. Also have a trawler type to check out. We shall
see.

Eisboch

Pretty boat...


Problem is, they all look pretty in the pictures. You have to really
inspect them in person.
I have a hunch that this boat was probably a charter fishing boat and
will be pretty well beaten up.
But, you don't know until you go and look up close and personal.

Eisboch



Considering how much you liked your boats with the windowed houses, I
don't see you enjoying much off time down in the bilges of that Luhrs.


That's a good observation. One of the reasons I didn't bond well with
the current Mainship Sedan Bridge was the "cave" feeling of the salon.

Eisboch


Luhrs Mainship has a lovely 34' trawler with twins it has been making
for some years. It's another boat on my list. With or without flying
bridge. Really nice salon for a boat this size.


http://www.mainship.com/models/34trawler/34T.html







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Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time

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Luhrs Mainship has a lovely 34' trawler with twins it has been making for
some years. It's another boat on my list. With or without flying bridge.
Really nice salon for a boat this size.


http://www.mainship.com/models/34trawler/34T.html



You will get a kick out of this.

The guy who is buying my 40' Mainship Sedan Bridge currently owns an older,
34' Mainship trawler.
During our initial discussions we kicked around the idea of a partial trade.
I lost interest in a trade deal however, because his is a single screw, plus
he admitted that he had some problems with soft exterior decks that needed
to be repaired.

Turns out it didn't matter. He and his wife checked out my boat, liked it
and made an acceptable offer without any discussion of a trade.

I think the older Mainship trawlers were not as well made as the newer
models. It's probably because Mainship has now focused only on trawler
models and no longer build cruisers.
I've looked at Albin's and a couple of others, including Sabreliner. The
new Sabreliner's are unbelievable, but so is the price. When it comes to
enduring quality in older models, it is hard to beat a Grand Banks. There
is something to be said about sticking to a design and focusing on yearly
improvements over the years.


Eisboch

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Luhrs Mainship has a lovely 34' trawler with twins it has been making
for some years. It's another boat on my list. With or without flying
bridge. Really nice salon for a boat this size.


http://www.mainship.com/models/34trawler/34T.html



You will get a kick out of this.

The guy who is buying my 40' Mainship Sedan Bridge currently owns an
older, 34' Mainship trawler.
During our initial discussions we kicked around the idea of a partial
trade. I lost interest in a trade deal however, because his is a single
screw, plus he admitted that he had some problems with soft exterior
decks that needed to be repaired.

Turns out it didn't matter. He and his wife checked out my boat, liked
it and made an acceptable offer without any discussion of a trade.

I think the older Mainship trawlers were not as well made as the newer
models. It's probably because Mainship has now focused only on trawler
models and no longer build cruisers.
I've looked at Albin's and a couple of others, including Sabreliner.
The new Sabreliner's are unbelievable, but so is the price. When it
comes to enduring quality in older models, it is hard to beat a Grand
Banks. There is something to be said about sticking to a design and
focusing on yearly improvements over the years.


Eisboch



No question Sabreliners are among the best boats around. There are a few
of them up at Annapolis, three maybe, that I drooled at... :) I've not
been overly impressed with the build quality of Albins.

Just for grins, you might consider a trial ride in a new 34 Mainship.
I'll bet you can get a really hot on one now.





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Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:35:01 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

That's a good observation. One of the reasons I didn't bond well with the
current Mainship Sedan Bridge was the "cave" feeling of the salon.

See if you can find a nice clean Bertram 33 that has been repowered
with diesels. Nice visibility from the salon, great ride and very
high quality construction. We loved ours but it was too small for
extended cruising. You might also consider a GB42 with twins. There
are a lot of them around, many with Cat 3208s which will move it right
along at good speed.