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TALLEST AND WIDEST 43-FOOTER LAUNCHED

NOVA SCOTIA 43 FEATURES AND SPECS

LOGAN 33 AN UNUSUAL OFFERING FROM NEW ZEALAND

WEST MARINE OPENS FIRST STORES OUTSIDE THE U.S.

TRAWLER WORLD NEWS BYTES

SITE SEE

DATES TO NOTE

HOW TO REACH US

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Number 102 Broadcast on the Internet 08/26/02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Tallest and widest 43 ever -- Nova Scotia 43 features and specs -- Logan 33 an unusual offering from New Zealand -- West Marine opens first stores outside the U.S. -- News bytes -- Site see -- Dates to note -- How to reach us at Trawler World -- Read this edition online and see photos at http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_twnews_102.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TALLEST AND WIDEST 43-FOOTER LAUNCHED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When he created the Nova Scotia 43, Captain Curt Marsh wanted a 14-knot raised pilothouse coastal cruiser that would stand out in the marketplace. On that count, he certainly has succeeded. His is the tallest and widest 43 ever built. With air draft of 16 feet with the mast lowered, the Nova Scotia towers over a Krogen 42's 14 feet and a Selene 43's 14 feet 2 inches. With a beam of 17 feet, the Nova Scotia is much wider than the Krogen at 15 feet and the Selene 43 at 15 feet 8 inches. The result is a most spacious 43 that appeals to buyers--six have placed orders so far--but occasionally raises eyebrows about stability, a question that Capt. Curt dismisses by pointing to the boat's broad beam, the fact that most of the weight is low, and the hull's years of service in the North Atlantic in fishing boats. The height of the boat translates into full headroom everywhere, which is especially noticeable in the pilothouse and master stateroom below it. The beam means accommodations are roomy and the engine room is truly huge. The Nova Scotia 43 and its stretched sibling, the Nova Scotia 49, are built in New Brunswick in the Canadian Maritimes. The Nova Scotia refers to the style of fishing boat from whence comes the hull. The builder, Magna Marine, has been building fishing vessels and custom boats for 25 years. Capt. Curt, who conceptualized and designed the Nova Scotia, owns Regatta Pointe Yacht Sales in Palmetto, Florida, where Hull #1 does service as a demonstrator. Hull #2 will be launched next week at St. John, New Brunswick, on the Bay of Fundy and then brought down the east coast on its own bottom. One 49 is under construction for a customer. Boats can also be trucked across Canada to the west coast, with the superstructure separate from the hull until the destination is reached. Capt. Curt also has designed a 58-footer called the Marsh Harbour Edition. It's essentially the same hull extended aft. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOVA SCOTIA 43 FEATURES AND SPECS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An hour spent aboard Hull #1 at West Marine Trawler Fest in Melbourne revealed a boat on which time had been lavished during construction. The outfit and finish are excellent. Most impressive is the air-conditioned engine room with 6 feet 8 inches of headroom and a pilothouse that looks large enough to belong on a 50-to-60-footer. The love seat on the Portuguese bridge should prove to be a delight. According to Capt. Curt, the features his customers find appealing include: -- How quiet the vessel is under way. -- Large walk-in, cedar-lined hanging lockers that are air-conditioned. -- The option of a king-size, walk-around bed in the master stateroom. -- Whisper-flush electric heads. -- Only one shower to keep clean. -- Large temperature-controlled wine cellar and commissary. -- Headroom throughout the boat. -- Beech wood interior in light honey color. -- Exterior Dutch doors. -- Electrical connectors bow and stern. -- The go-anywhere ambiance created by a 10-foot-high bow. -- Oversized, high exterior rails. -- Wide, clear side decks port and starboard. -- Large, wide, functional boarding gates, port, starboard and stern. Specs: LOA - 43 feet, beam - 17 feet, draft - 4 feet 6 inches, displacement - 36,000 pounds, fuel capacity - 800 gallons, engine - 450-hp Cummins, hull speed - 8.8 knots, claimed top speed - 14 knots, claimed range at 7.5 knots - 2,000 nautical miles. Price, fully equipped: $549,000. http://www.novascotiayachts.com http://www.magnamarine.com http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/tna-nac/stories-e.asp#marine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOGAN 33 AN UNUSUAL OFFERING FROM NEW ZEALAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three friends who served together in the Canadian Navy as senior officers have formed Heritage Launch Inc. to import the Logan 33 from New Zealand to North America. The Logan is a faithful reproduction of a 1912 motor launch. The lines are exact, as the molds for the fiberglass hull are taken directly from the original wooden boat which is still in service. The Logan may not look like your average trawler yacht but it is very much a displacement powerboat, ballasted with lead, intended for cruising in coastal waters. No beamy heavyweight in the contemporary idiom, the Logan is 8 feet wide and displaces 7,062 pounds. As a result, the Logan slips through the water easily at hull speed, 7.6 knots, driven by a 40-horsepower Yanmar inboard diesel. The bonus is that it's trailerable. The Logan 33 will be on display in Newport International Boat Show at Newport, Rhode Island, September 12-15. "Our one-boat-only show special price for a new 2003 Logan 33, equipped with every option offered and delivered in time for next year's boating season, will be $159,000, as against a list price of $179,800," said Fred Blair, one of the three partners in Heritage Launch. "Incidentally, that includes air tickets to New Zealand to break a bottle of champagne across the bow of your new boat before setting off for sea trials in the beautiful Bay of Islands." Heritage North, the demonstrator boat at the show, will be offered for $124,900. No trip to New Zealand at that price. http://www.heritagelaunch.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEST MARINE OPENS FIRST STORES OUTSIDE THE U.S. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Marine, the largest retailer of recreational and commercial boating supplies in the U.S., is expanding outside of the U.S. for the first time by opening two stores in Canada, both in cruising destinations in British Columbia, and hinting at more outlets north of 40. Sidney, gateway to the Gulf Islands, offers a wealth of recreational boating and fishing activities close to the bustle of Victoria on Vancouver Island, and Vancouver is world famous for its pristine rivers and coastal waters. The Sidney store is located at 2210 Beacon Avenue, and the Vancouver store is at 1601 West 2nd Avenue. "Meaningful growth and expansion are as much a part of the West Marine tradition as outstanding service and selection," says Michelle Farabaugh, senior vice-president, marketing and strategic planning. "In Sidney and Vancouver, we see two areas surrounded by enthusiastic boating communities, which could benefit from a stronger presence in the boating supplies market. We believe many regions throughout Canada share a similar position and we hope to eventually accommodate them by entering the market through British Columbia." Now more than 240 stores strong, West Marine got off to a humble start 34 years ago when founder Randy Repass started selling rope to fellow boaters out of his garage in Sunnyvale, California. http://www.westmarine.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRAWLER WORLD NEWS BYTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Videographer Hans Schmidt wants to make a documentary for the Discovery Channel of a voyage around the world by a trawler yacht. He is a veteran of the Coast Guard and fishing in Alaska, no stranger to being at sea in all weathers. If there is a circumnavigation in your plans, reach Hans via <mailto:allhans_2000@yahoo.com> or 520-326-4796 in Tucson, Arizona. -- Tricks of the Trades is a new book by Bruce Van Sant, author of The Gentleman's Guide to Passage South, the Bible for Caribbean cruisers. His latest work is mighty interesting and really useful handbook for tropical cruising, compiled after 45 years of sailing and seven years of trawlering. The publisher, Cruising Guide Publications, offers a large selection of titles for cruisers. http://www.cruisingguides.com -- SOS INC. of Fruitland, Idaho, the manufacturer of SOSPENDERS branded inflatable PFDs, is voluntarily recalling about 7,200 automatic inflatable personal floatation devices. About 300 defective Hammar units in one lot of 500 were loaded incorrectly and will not inflate the vest. This recall impacts all PFDs sold under the Millennium product label, as well as the Hammar rearm kits. These units were sold to consumers by West Marine between March 2002 and August 2002. If you own any of these products, please contact the SOS customer service department at 800-858-5876 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PST Monday through Friday. -- If you see news in the making anywhere in the world of trawlers, please let Trawler World News know at <mailto:news@trawlerworld.com>. Items are selected entirely on the basis of the newsiness and interest to the readership. No payment is required or accepted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SITE SEE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Admired by many, the Pilgrim 40 no longer is in production, but it's the object of much affection by members of the Pilgrim 40 Owners Group. For information on the Pilgrim 40 and dozens of photos of the boat, go: http://my.voyager.net/~pilgrim40/ Gozzard Yachts has Pilgrim information at: http://www.gozzard.com/main/p40/p40_frameset.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DATES TO NOTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Krogen Rendezvous September 13-15 Oak Harbor, Washington mailto:sued4@juno.com CHB Owners Rendezvous September 13-15 Port Orchard, Washington mailto:andrewlengenfelder@earthlink.net MTOA Northern Rendezvous September 19-29 Crisfield, Maryland http://www.geocities.com/mtoasr98/hdsup02n.htm West Marine Trawler Fest
September 25-28 Solomons, Maryland http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_tfest.htm West Marine Passagemaking Under Power
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