Fromtime to time, many of us have bemoaned the high cost of new trawlers.
Here's interesting design in aluminum by Michael Kasten that might be built
professionally for under $300K, perhaps just under $10 per pound of
displacement at half load.
It's being drawn to your attention strictly FYI, with no endorsement
intended, and no commercial interest on my part.
--Georgs
From: "Michael Kasten" michael@kastenmarine.com
I thought you might like to see some recent progress on a 40' aluminum two
stateroom trawler currently under construction. This is my 40' Coaster
design being built at Reyse Marine in Surrey, BC.
Once the design was completed, I detailed and nested all the parts for NC
cutting. I then emailed the NC cut files to Northwest Plasma in Seattle.
NW Plasma pre cut all the parts and shipped them on pallets to Reyse. This
is very much the same process we used for Boojum.
As you can see from the enclosed pics, the frame of the Coaster 40 is
complete and the plating is now nearly all installed. NC cutting provided a
precise fit for all the parts, and has allowed Reyse to reduce fabrication
labor by a significant amount as compared to manual lofting and cutting.
FYI - The Coaster was estimated for construction at around USD $280k by two
separate yards in BC, and at around USD $250 by two other yards in New
Zealand. This is for a turn-key finished boat with all the specified
equipment.
Although systems were intentionally kept relatively simple, we will end up
with a nicely finished vessel complete with integral fuel tanks, paravane
rig, hydraulic windlass and bow thruster, plus the usual complement of
electronics (radar, etc.) and conveniences, such as washer / dryer. Power
is provided by a John Deere 4045 DFM.
Coaster is certainly an economical vessel...
You can check it out at: http://www.kastenmarine.com/coaster40.htm
Best regards,
Michael Kasten
michael@kastenmarine.com
http://www.kastenmarine.com
>Fromtime to time, many of us have bemoaned the high cost of new trawlers.
Here's interesting design in aluminum by Michael Kasten that might be built
professionally for under $300K, perhaps just under $10 per pound of
displacement at half load.
It's being drawn to your attention strictly FYI, with no endorsement
intended, and no commercial interest on my part.
--Georgs
>From: "Michael Kasten" <michael@kastenmarine.com>
>
>I thought you might like to see some recent progress on a 40' aluminum two
>stateroom trawler currently under construction. This is my 40' Coaster
>design being built at Reyse Marine in Surrey, BC.
>
>Once the design was completed, I detailed and nested all the parts for NC
>cutting. I then emailed the NC cut files to Northwest Plasma in Seattle.
>NW Plasma pre cut all the parts and shipped them on pallets to Reyse. This
>is very much the same process we used for Boojum.
>
>As you can see from the enclosed pics, the frame of the Coaster 40 is
>complete and the plating is now nearly all installed. NC cutting provided a
>precise fit for all the parts, and has allowed Reyse to reduce fabrication
>labor by a significant amount as compared to manual lofting and cutting.
>
>FYI - The Coaster was estimated for construction at around USD $280k by two
>separate yards in BC, and at around USD $250 by two other yards in New
>Zealand. This is for a turn-key finished boat with all the specified
>equipment.
>
>Although systems were intentionally kept relatively simple, we will end up
>with a nicely finished vessel complete with integral fuel tanks, paravane
>rig, hydraulic windlass and bow thruster, plus the usual complement of
>electronics (radar, etc.) and conveniences, such as washer / dryer. Power
>is provided by a John Deere 4045 DFM.
>
>Coaster is certainly an economical vessel...
>
>You can check it out at: http://www.kastenmarine.com/coaster40.htm
>
>
>Best regards,
>Michael Kasten
>______________________________
>
>michael@kastenmarine.com
>http://www.kastenmarine.com
>
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