feedback on the fan tale design trawler? IE: TransWorld.
Better known as the
Fantail 50 trawler. These boats were built in Taiwan at the Transworld yard.
They were beautifully appointed and nicely finished. All the materials and
equipment aboard were first class. They have a lot of neat details like a hot
and cold sink in the engine room for washing up after servicing the systems
there. As I recall, there were only 10 or 11 of them built. The biggest
problem with the full displacement hull is that it is almost completely round
in cross section (very little turn at the chine). They got the reputation for
being very rolly even while at the dock. I was on one at a boat show several
years ago and there were about 6 or 7 people aboard and you had to hold onto
something even while tied to the dock. They do not carry enough fuel to be a
serious open ocean cruiser. They are best suited as a coastal cruiser. In
my opinion, they require active fin stabilizers while under way and flopper
stoppers while at anchor for stability. If you want to pursue long distance
cruising, you will have to figure out how to add more fuel capacity (but that
would further complicate the hydro dynamics). I talked to the designer of the
Fantail 50, the marine illustrator Steve Davis, and he felt the boat would
benefit from more ballast. As you can see, all of these considerations starts
to involve a complete redesign of the hull.
I really love the design and
finish of this boat. I seriously considered purchasing one about 10 or 12
years ago. However, the drawbacks mentioned above made me look for
alternatives. I'm happy I did.
Patrick
Willard 40PH
ALOHA
La Paz, MX
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:35:22 AM
Subject: Re: [PUP] Fantale
>Any
feedback on the fan tale design trawler? IE: TransWorld.
Better known as the
Fantail 50 trawler. These boats were built in Taiwan at the Transworld yard.
They were beautifully appointed and nicely finished. All the materials and
equipment aboard were first class. They have a lot of neat details like a hot
and cold sink in the engine room for washing up after servicing the systems
there. As I recall, there were only 10 or 11 of them built. The biggest
problem with the full displacement hull is that it is almost completely round
in cross section (very little turn at the chine). They got the reputation for
being very rolly even while at the dock. I was on one at a boat show several
years ago and there were about 6 or 7 people aboard and you had to hold onto
something even while tied to the dock. They do not carry enough fuel to be a
serious open ocean cruiser. They are best suited as a coastal cruiser. In
my opinion, they require active fin stabilizers while under way and flopper
stoppers while at anchor for stability. If you want to pursue long distance
cruising, you will have to figure out how to add more fuel capacity (but that
would further complicate the hydro dynamics). I talked to the designer of the
Fantail 50, the marine illustrator Steve Davis, and he felt the boat would
benefit from more ballast. As you can see, all of these considerations starts
to involve a complete redesign of the hull.
I really love the design and
finish of this boat. I seriously considered purchasing one about 10 or 12
years ago. However, the drawbacks mentioned above made me look for
alternatives. I'm happy I did.
Patrick
Willard 40PH
ALOHA
La Paz, MX
