>From: Georgs Kolesnikovs <gxk@interlog.com> >Here's my rationale for nominating the Mainship 34 as one of the 10 most >outstanding trawlers of all time: >Back in the fuel-starved 1970s, John and Warren Luhrs had the right idea >when they asked designer John Cherubini to draw the lines for a >classic-looking, down-east-style flybridge sedan cruiser in a >semi-displacement hull that embodied the spacious accommodations and fuel >efficiencies more common to long-range diesel cruisers. More than 1,300 >Mainship 34s (and Nantucket 34s and Mainship II Motor Cruisers) are >testimony to the wisdom and foresight of the Luhrs brothers. I think I can certainly agree that the 34' Mainship is a great intro to the Trawler World. And I haven't a clue (yet) what we can do a for a worthy replacement, now that our Mainship III (Silverheels) is sold... -Chris (now truly boatless near Ft. Lauderdale)