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Thanks Brian:
This is precisely the info I was looking for. What did you end up with? The
MT49 and 50 are both appealing though I like the heft of the DeFever better.
But what in the heck do I know, this business of displacement being more
comfortable is heresy to me. I have no direct experience other than party
boat fishing. It's much nicer on a 60 footer than a friends Bayliner 24'.
Brian wrote:
> When I went on the hunt for a trawler a few years ago I didn't really know
> what I wanted after looking at several boats in the 50' range I came
> across a
> 49 DEFEVER RPH. When I pulled into the parking lot and saw the boat I knew
> immediately that's what I wanted the salty no nonsense look really
> appealed to
> me. Now that particular boat was not in very good condition and I thought
> over
> priced after looking at several other 49s I realized that those boats cost
> a
> lot more than other Taiwan built trawlers. I don't think its the name
> because other styles of Defevers seem to be pretty much in line with
> other Taiwan
> boats it must be because there just aren't a lot of choices with that
> kind of
> design.
>
> I was only able to find one 49 in top condition the asking price was high
> and my lower offer was refused the boat sold for near ask about a month
> later.
> So now I decided the heck with used I'm going to buy a new boat I found a
> dealer that had one and got on a plane to go buy a boat. When I arrived
> and began
> inspecting the boat I was completely disappointed with the quality
> Deferrer had stopped building these boats in Taiwan and was now building
> in China
> and in my opinion the quality went down the drain.
>
> So I don't know if years from now that a new 49 will bring any more than
> some other boat on the used market if the quality doesn't improve I
> wouldn't
> think so. And as far as the used market it seems they will bring more but
> you
> have to pay more on purchase. In my opinion possible resale value should
> take a
> back seat to finding a boat that you like in good condition at a fair
> price.
> When you look at Taiwan built trawlers you will find boats with the same
> brand name built in the same year with construction methods and quality
> that go
> from very good to very bad. It appears that the importers of these boats
> used
> different yards to build them and the yards used different subcontractors
> to
> work on them so they really need to be evaluated on an individual basis.
>
> I ended up finding a boat a little bigger than a 49 with a very similar
> design and a much less popular name when I inspected it I was surprised
> to find
> so many things identical to the 49 I later learned that they were built
> in
> the same yard. Passagermaker magazine has printed some good articles on
> Taiwan
> trawlers and Defever I don't know which issues but I'm sure you could
> look it
> up both are well worth reading. Your considering a beautiful boat and I
> wish
> you the best of luck finding one.
>
> Brian
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