Does anyone recognize what boat is this - model, place of origin, anything?
If yes, you would help a lot!

http://www.pixelpresent.com/brod/boat.jpg

Lena,
I don't know, however if the experts in this NG would care to comment they
could probably answer your question.
Fredo

"Lena" wrote in message
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Does anyone recognize what boat is this - model, place of origin,
anything? If yes, you would help a lot!

http://www.pixelpresent.com/brod/boat.jpg

Lena wrote:

Does anyone recognize what boat is this - model, place of origin, anything?
If yes, you would help a lot!

http://www.pixelpresent.com/brod/boat.jpg

My guess would be a modified or custom Defever off Catalina.

--
Skipper

Lena wrote:
Does anyone recognize what boat is this - model, place of origin, anything?
If yes, you would help a lot!

http://www.pixelpresent.com/brod/boat.jpg


The photo is poorly focused and of such low resolution that it's not
possible to enlarge it and view enough details to get really
definitive.

Here's what you're probably looking at, IMO:

42-45' trawler. Late 70's or early to mid 80's. The foredeck originally
suggests a larger boat, until one realizes the superstructure is short
and set well aft. The gunwales and the bit of stern of which we can
catch a glimpse, as well as the location of the superstructure suggest
a deep draft semi-displacement hull with the remote possibility of a
displacement hull remaining open pending additional views. The serious
dinghy and the solar panel suggest the boat is used for coastal
cruising. LIkely a single diesel (more common in that era) with a lot
of tankage for extended range.

The teak around the windows and the teak cabin door on the port side,
as well as the general appearance of the vessel and the fact that it's
a trawler, suggest an Asian origin.
As a "Taiwan trawler" the exact same boat, with minor modifications,
could have been sold under many different brand names. There are some
resources such as the Powerboat Guide that have lots of photos of older
boats, but nobody even scratches the surface of the wide variety of
trawlers produced over the years. A handful of yards probably turned
out 25 different "brands" of boats, and if you wanted to be a boat
dealer in the 70's and 80's it was just a matter of showing up with
some plans (or a plan to blatantly knock off somebody else's boat), and
surprisingly little cash. If John Doe already had the US rights to
distribute Brand X boats, the yard would make a couple of
minor modifications to the Brand X design, call it Brand Y, and set you
up in business as a competitor if you were willing to order a batch of
boats.

If it is indeed a Taiwan Trawler it could be: Ocean Alexander, CHB,
DeFever, Marine Trader, Island Gypsy, etc, etc, etc, etc.

A quick spin through my copy of the Powerboat Guide doesn't show an
exact match for
your mystery boat under the brands I thought to check out first- but I
didn't take the time to check all 1500 pages and the PG doesn't show
all the myriad variations of trawlers available.

tnx a lot for a very detailed observation... i'll try to find it based on
the information you gave me... thanks a lot again!

"Lena" wrote in message
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Does anyone recognize what boat is this - model, place of origin,
anything? If yes, you would help a lot!

http://www.pixelpresent.com/brod/boat.jpg