Arguably the very first production trawler built to a standard plan and sold through a dealer network was the 34 6 Chantyman built at the Hong Kong yard of American Marine.

Grand banks trawler. One of the most popular trawlers and one that seems to hold its value very well is the Grand Banks. The side decks are wide and covered and boarding is a breeze either through the port and starboard side midship gates or the transom door which leads one from the oversized teak swim platform into the. Grand Banks is popular for their Trawler Downeast Motor Yachts Express Cruiser and Antique and Classic among other classes and models.

This beautifully designed luxury yacht comes in both flybridge and enclosed skylounge configurations with either upper or lower galley layout options. Whether you are looking at the Aleutian East Bay or Heritage Series Grand Banks Yachts is recognized for building some of the finest trawler style yachts on the market today. At their boatyard on Junk Bay in Hong Kong Newton and his sons built heavy sailboats and big motor yachts.

In 1963 the Newtons began producing the first line of Grand Banks. The full name is the GRAN. Totals for current models as of May 1 1998 Model Built.

1978 Grand Banks Sedan A modern classic the Grand Banks 32 Sedan is one of the most popular small trawler designs ever produced. Grand Banks continues its bold foray into redefining the future of efficient long-range cruising with the release of the Grand Banks 54 the second addition to the new Grand Banks family series. Buying and Refitting a Grand Banks 36 Europa Trawler.

The Grand Banks 43 Europa offers a two stateroom two head arrangement with a large salon galley up huge flybridge and spacious cockpit. On our trip last trip back from Florida we had a steering related issue the autopilot forced the boat into a hard turn starboard at 3AM in the morning locking the steering linkage mechanically 80 miles offshore. Enjoy a glass of wine and the sunset on the Flybridge with the beautiful delta as a backdrop.

Overall these available boats have a bigger draft and very wide beam characteristics that make them well-suited for overnight cruising and day cruising. You can also use the search fields to find trawlers by state length year budget. The iconic design is recognized worldwide as the Grand Banks Heritage Series the leading trawler-yacht for over 50 years.