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Given my intimate knowledge of these North Sea trawlers I have been contracted on occasions to provide purchase advice.

If you are seriously interested in  buying a trawler for conversion to a private yacht, feel free to contact me. 

The trawlers shown below are for sale.  Expect to pay between Euro 650-950 K, depending on the age (1983-89).  These are very fine trawlers, in excellent state of maintainance (yearly to 2-yearly dockings are normal).  Lengths very between 38 and 43 meters (122-139 ft) with drafts of up to 16 ft.  These are vessels for serious blue water cruising. They can be designed to be operated by a crew of 3.

I can work as your manager/technical consultant for the mechanical & electrical equipment selection and arrangements.   I can also offer building supervision provided you do the conversion at the NavTech Shipyard in Cartagena and our finishing facilities in Panama .  The Maaskant Shipyard in The Netherlands is another good option.  There you won’t need me to be on top of the job but, it will take a lot longer as they are busy with new contruction and it will cost you considerably more.

If you live in the US and want a very VERY high level finishing, you may want to consider doing the steel- and mechanical work in Cartagena and the finishing in the US or in Panama (it’s easier and cheaper to get working crew and/or parts/items to Panama).  It will still bring cost savings.  With our own conversion for instance, we estimate the removal work (steel, masting, isolation, rubbing strikes, etc.) cost about 1/4 of what it would cost in The Netherlands and is done twice as fast.

So for the conversion,  Colombia is the most cost-effective place, possibly in combination with finishing in Panama.  If you want some very high-end finishing which require special craftmanship, you can take the vessel to your country.

Contact: Thorwald Westmaas

Used trawler inquiry

1. Your Name(required)
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4. Planned use for conversion(required)
5. Area of use(required)
6. Important features(required)
7. What kind of yachts have you owned if any
8. Are you qualified as a captain
9. Other observations

 

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