In a message dated 9/3/01 10:40:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, fire@itol.com
writes:

<< Am looking at a flybridge trawler to purchase and am wondering about the
feasibility of  permanently removing the the flybridge ? Anyone ever done
this ? >>

I just saw a boat that looked like this coming up the river today. It was the
only one I stood up gave a 'thumbs up' too. I'm not sure what it would have
looked like with it's flybridge (probably just like the one I was sitting on)
but it looked great. The hull looked factory made fiberglass but the house
had a well done but simpler homemade look. Kind of like a lobster yacht but
with longer house.

Anyway, you'd probably have some holes to patch and possibly some flybridge
attachment moldings you would have to decide how to handle. I've often stood
on the pier and held my hand over the flybridge just to see how she would
look topless. Pretty pert!

Al Johnson
34' Marine Trader "Angelina"

Some years ago someone at my marina transferred to the marina a Marine
Trader 34 for outstanding fees .

The boat was in pretty rough shape and has been undergoing rebuilding for
some time . One of the first things to be removed was the fly bridge to
allow rebuilding of the Main Cabin top . It was only about 3 hrs work to
take off the whole thing - in one piece ! Quite surprising  how easy it came
off .

The top was rebuilt and the fly bridge is now reinstalled - along with
new wiring et al ..

I kinda liked it without the top - it is the only one that I have seen
with it removed ...

Ken
m/v Mrs. Hudson